Teaching two boys with autism spectrum disorders to request the continuation of toy play using an iPad^®-based speech-generating device.

Highlights: [•] Two young boys with autism learned to use an iPad^®-based speech-generating device to request the continuation of toy play. [•] The teaching procedures included brief interruption of play, response prompting, and natural reinforcement. [•] After acquisition, the requesting response was maintained without prompting and generalized to other objects/activities. [•] The intervention replaced reaching and aggression with socially acceptable (iPad^® assisted) communication. [Copyright &y& Elsevier]

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