Table 1.

Goal Alignment and Parent-Led ABI

Element	Description	Example
Parent interest	Based on the Valued Living Questionnaire and the Bull’s-Eye Values Survey, identify the caregiver’s values. Conduct an activity preference assessment with the parent using the Meaningful Activity Participation Assessment.	Mom identified family as a value and gardening as a preferred activity. The family has a garden in the backyard of the home and both adult- and child-sized gardening tools in the shed.
Treatment goal	Select a treatment goal from the child’s program that aligns with the parent’s values and activities of interest.	Manding: requesting items necessary to complete tasks using four- to five-word sentences. The child can request items needed to participate in gardening.
Time of day	Select the time of day and duration for the selected activity.	Mom gardens before lunch every day. The child can attend to activities for approximately 10–15 min at a time.
Data collection	Collect the child’s language samples.	Use Marco Polo™ to capture permanent-product data on the language used during the gardening activity.
Generalization	Four- to five-word mands are demonstrated in novel contexts.	The child demonstrates the ability to ask for items using four- to five-word mands in other activities (e.g., cooking, playing with a sibling).
Outcomes	Four- to five-word mands are used spontaneously in novel contexts.	The child spontaneously uses four- to five-word mands in novel contexts (e.g., with extended family members, during mealtimes).