Autism Jargon: Establishing Operation

Published: July 13, 2015, 3:54 p.m.

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Today\\u2019s Jargon is EO. \\xa0EO stands for Establishing Operation. \\xa0Establishing Operations are things or circumstances that make it more likely for a behavior to occur. \\xa0If you give a person a lot of salty snacks they are more likely to drink a lot of liquid. \\xa0If you drink more liquid to will need to be urinate more frequently. \\xa0During potty training when you want more opportunities to teach you might have an Establishing Operation that a child has lots of access to salty snacks and preferred liquids!

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