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The positive effects of task interspersal has been demonstrated several times over quite some years, and in Research in Autism Spectrum Disorders, 3, 2009, Benavides and Polson has published yet another study showing the effects of task interspersal on the performance of matching-to-sample taks by three children with autisme.

In this study they found an increase in the percentage of correct responding on matching tasks, and adding to the growing body of demonstrations of the effect. They also found that the increase in correct responding remained when the reinforcer density was reverted to baseline levels.

Link to the article: Benavides, C.A., & Pulson, C.L. (2009). Task interpsersal and performance of matching task by preschoolers with autism. Research in Autism Spectrum Disorders, 3, 619-629

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