Project:
Intervention and Research in Children with Autism, Asturias, Spain.
Annual grant: Eur 150,000 per annum.
Funding source: Cajastur, Oviedo, Spain
Main researchers: Gladys Williams & Luis Antonio Pérez-González
Project timeline: May 1999 to June 2000 and July 2003 to March 2004.
Participated in a series of invited conferences since 2004 in Brazil, Mexico, and Spain. Details will be provided upon request.
Cursos de extension universitaria - Guest faculty leader Since the year 2000 I imparted summer courses on behavior analysis at various cities throughout Spain
Williams, G., Laitinen, R. E. (2017). A Brief Report of the Verbal Behavior Curriculum (VBC) to Teach Children with Autism and Other Language Disorders. Behavioral Development Bulletin, 22, (1) 258-265.
Pérez-González, L. A., Alonso -Álvarez, B., & Williams, G (2014). Teaching a simple discrimination using a blocked-trial procedure to overcome location overselectivity. European Journal of Behavior Analysis, 15, 137-147.
Pérez-González, L. a., Hervzlikowicz, K., Williams. G. (2008). Stimulus relations analysis and the emergence of novel intraverbals. The Psychological Record, 58, (1) 7.
Pérez-González, L. A., Garcia-Asenjo, L., Williams, G., & Carnerero, J. J (2007). Emergence of Intraverbal Antonyms in Children with Pervasive Developmental Disorder. Journal of Applied Behavior analysis, 40, 697-701.
Williams, G., Carnerero, J. J., & Pérez-González, L. A. (2006). Generalization of tacting actions in children with autism. Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis. 39, 233-237.
Williams, G., Pérez-González, L. A., Madeira, J. M., & Menéndez-Suárez, S. (2005). Cómo enseñar a niños con autismo a hacer preguntas funcionalmente relevantes: Una réplica sistemática. Psicothema, 17, pp. 597-600.
Pérez-González, L. A., & Williams, G. (2005). Programa integral para la enseñanza de habilidades a niños con autismo. Psicothema, 17, pp. 222-233.
Williams, G, Pérez-González, L. A., & Muller-Queiroz, A. B. (2005). Using a combined blocking procedure to teach color discrimination to a child with autism. Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis, 38, 555-558.
González Menéndez, A. M., Williams, G. y Pérez-González, L. A. (2003). Guía de tratamientos psicológicos eficaces para el autismo. En M. Pérez Álvarez, J. R. Fernández Hermida, C. Fernández
Rodríguez e I. Amigo Vázquez (Eds.), Guía de tratamientos psicológicos eficaces III: Infancia y adolescencia (pp. 17-56). Madrid: Pirámide.
Williams, G., Pérez-González, L. A., & Vogt, K. (2003). The role of specific consequences in the maintenance of three types of questions. Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis, 36, 285-296.
Pérez-González, L. A., & Williams, G. (2002). A multi-component procedure to teach conditional discriminations to children with autism. American Journal on Mental Retardation, (107) 4, 293-301.
Williams, G., Donley, C. & Keller, J. (2001). Teaching children with autism to ask questions about hidden objects. Journal for Applied Behavior Analysis, 33, 627-630.
Donley, C. & Williams, G. (1997). Parents exhibit children's progress at a poster session. Teaching Exceptional Children, 4, Vol. 29.
Mattaini, M. A., McGowan, B. G., & Williams, G. (1997). Child Maltreatment. In M. A. Mattaini, M. A., & Thyer, B.A. (Eds.), Finding Solutions to Social Problems, Behavioral Strategies for Change, (pp. 223-266). American Psychological Association, Washington, DC.
Williams, G. & Greer, R. D. (1993). A comparison of verbal-behavior and linguistic-communication curricula for training developmentally delayed adolescents to acquire and maintain vocal speech. Behaviorology, 1,31-46.
Greer, R. D., Williams, G., Dorow, L., McCorkle, N., & Russ, A. (1991). Peer mediated procedures to induce swallowing and food acceptance in young children. Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis, 24, 783-790.
Greer, R. D., McCorkle, N., & Williams, G. (1989). A sustained analysis of the behavior of schooling. Behavioral Residential Treatment, 4. 113-141.
Williams, G. & Dorow, L. (1983). Changes in complaints and other verbalizations of a chronically depressed geriatric patient as a function of interrupted music listening and verbal feedback. Journal for Music Therapy, Fall, 241-246.
To be written
Williams, G., (May 2025). The Jack Gewirtz Research Awards - The Making of Behavior Analysts as Scientist Practitioners: A Symposium Sponsored by the Behavioral Development Special Interest Group (DEV SIG), presented at the 51st International Association for Behavior Analysis (ABAI) conference, Washington, DC.
Williams, G., (May 2024). The Making of Behaviorists. A Symposium by Recent Winners of the Jack Gewirz Student Research Award, presented at the 50th International Association for Behavior Analysis (ABAI) conference, Philadelphia, PA.
Morel, M., Williams, G. (May 2023). Evaluating Matched Sensory Stimuli for Saliva Play: A Case Study. A poster presented at the 49th International Association for Behavior Analysis (ABAI) conference, Denver, CO.
Williams, G., Laitinen, G. (September 2022). Shaping Visual Regard as a Pivotal Response. Paper presented as part of a symposium titled: “Behavior-Analytic Interventions with Infants and Young Children to Train Pivotal Social Skills.” 11th International Association for Behavior Analysis (ABAI), Dublin, Ireland.
Williams, G., (May 2022). Symposium (submission ID# 75335). Constructive Positive Alternatives to Coercive Parenting. Paper presented as part of a symposium titled: If You are Using Coercion, You Are Not a Behavior Analyst. 48th International Association for Behavior Analysis (ABAI) conference, Boston, MA.
Laitinen, R., Williams, G., Polgar, S. (May 2020). Workshop submission ID #66377, (May 2020). “ Eyes, Ears and Thoughts Up Front”: Teaching Generative Attending Skills Across the Spectrum.” A workshop presented at 46th International Association for Behavior Analysis, (ABAI), Washington, D.C.
Williams, G., Laitinen, G. (May 2020). Symposium (submission ID #66419). The Efficacy of Multiple Exemplar Instruction in the Acquisition of Naming as a Verbal Behavioral Cusp. Paper presented as part of a symposium titled: “Behavioral and Verbal Behavioral Cusps: Research and Practical Applications,” 46th International Association for Behavior Analysis, (ABAI), Washington, D.C.
Williams, G., (September 2019). The Challenges of Maintaining the Science Practitioner Approach in the Applied Field of Behavior Analysis. Invited symposium. Autism and Behavior Analysis: International Perspectives. A paper presented at the 10th International Association for Behavior Analysis (ABAI) conference, Stockholm, Sweden.
Williams, G., (May 2019). Practical Approaches to Address the Needs of Adolescents and Adults with Autism Spectrum Disorder. A paper presented as part of a symposium titled: Clinical Interventions from the field: Maintaining the Scientist Practitioner Ideals of Case Management. 45th International Association for Behavior Analysis (ABAI), Chicago, IL.
Laitinen, R. E. & Williams, G. Polgar, S., (May,2019). "Eyes Up Front" Teaching Generative Attending Skills Across the Spectrum. A workshop. 45th Association for Behavior Analysis International (ABAI), Chicago, IL.
Laitinen, R., Williams, G. (December 2018). Teaching Basic Pre-requisite Skills to Generate New Language. A workshop presented at the third autism conference, MCI San Juan, Puerto Rico.
Garbarini, S., Williams, G., DeMauro, M. (September 2018). Manding for Information “What’s That?” using a Speech Generator Device. A paper presented at the 29th New York State Association for Behavior Analysis (NYSABA), Albany, NY.
Williams, G., Laitinen, R. E., Garbarini, S. E., (May 2018). Presented a workshop The Acquisition of Behavioral Cusps as the Basics to Develop Language. A workshop presented at the 44th Association for Behavior Analysis International (ABAI), San Diego, CA.
Williams, G. (May,2018). Decreasing Echolalic Responses by Teaching a Conditional Response to the Autoclitic OR When Differentially Tacting From Two Options. A paper presented as part of a symposium titled Managing Generative Processes in the Development of Early Verbal Behavior Repertoires. 44th Association for Behavior Analysis International (ABAI), San Diego, CA.
Laitinen, R. E. & Williams, G. (November 2017). The Acquisition of Behavioral Cusps as the Basics to Develop Language. A workshop. Ninth International Conference, Paris, France.
Laitinen, R. E., Garbarini, S. E., Wagner, L. L., & Dreyfus, A. Williams, G.(November 2017). Build a Better Mousetrap: An Innovative Public School Applied Behavior Analysis Hybrid Model. A panel discussion. Ninth International Conference, Paris, France.
Williams, G. (May,2017). The Roll of Echolalia in Language Development. A paper presented as part of a symposium titled Engineering Verbal Behavior Cusps. 43th Association for Behavior Analysis International (ABAI), Denver, CO.
Partington, J.W., Laitinen, R. E., & Williams, G. (May,2017). Web Technologies for ABA: The Perils and Benefits. A Panel Presentation. 43th Association for Behavior Analysis International (ABAI), Denver, Co.
Garbarini, S. E. & Williams, G., (May,2017). How to Establish Stimulus Control Over an Emerging Echoic Repertoire. A paper presented as part of a symposium. 43th Association for Behavior Analysis International (ABAI), Denver, CO.
Williams, G. (May,2017). The Roll of Echolalia in Language Development. A paper presented as part of a symposium titled Engineering Verbal Behavior Cusps. 43th Association for Behavior Analysis International (ABAI), Denver, CO.
Laitinen, R. E. & Williams, G. (February,2017). Engineering Behavioral Cusps for Verbal Behavior Development. 35th Annual Western Regional Conference on Behavior Analysis, CALABA, Anaheim, CA.
Williams, G., Laitinen, R. E., (October,2016). The Acquisition of Behavioral Cusps as the Basics to Develop Language. A workshop presented at the 27th New York State Association for Behavior Analysis (NYSABA), Albany, NY.
Williams, g., Laitinen, R. E., Garbarini, S. E., (October,2016). Presented a series of procedures to teach basic skill on the Shaping of Visual Regard, Echoic Repertoire, and to Inquire About Unknown Auditory Stimuli. “Ignite presentations” at the 27th New York State Association for Behavior Analysis (NYSABA), Albany, NY.
Laitinen, R. E. & Williams, G. (May,2016). Generative Instruction for Individuals with Learning Challenges. A workshop. 42nd Association for Behavior Analysis International (ABAI), Chicago, IL.
Williams, G., & Garbarini, S. E. (May,2016). A Functional Analysis of Primary Verbal Operants on the Continuum of Language Development. A paper presented as part of a symposium titled Engineering Behavioral Cusps for Verbal Behavior Development. 42nd Association for Behavior Analysis International (ABAI), Chicago, IL.
Laitinen, R. E., & Williams, G. (May,2016). Shaping Visual Regard as a Behavioral Cusp. A paper presented as part of a symposium titled Engineering Behavioral Cusps for Verbal Behavior Development. 42nd Association for Behavior Analysis International (ABAI), Chicago, IL.
Williams, G., & Garbarini, S. (October,2015). The Chronology of Acquisition of Primary Verbal Operants on the Continuum of Language Development. Paper presented at the 26th New York State Association for Behavior analysis (NYSABA), Albany, NY.
Laitinen, R., & Williams, G. (October,2015). Using the Science of Generative Didactics to Develop Repertoires for Effective Teaching. A theoretical paper to be presented at the 26th New York State Association for Behavior analysis (NYSABA), Albany, NY.
Laitinen, R., & Williams, G. (May,2015). Engineering the Contingencies of Joint Attending Programming. A theoretical Paper presented at the 41st Association for Behavior Analysis International (ABAI), San Antonio, TX.
Laitinen, R., & Williams, G. (October,2014). A contingency Analysis of Joint Attention Programming. Paper presented at the 25th New York State Association for Behavior Analysis (NYSABA), Saratoga Springs, NY.
Williams, G., Demauro, M., Reyes, M., Chilar, K., & Laitinen, R. (October,2014).+
+Shaping Visual Regard in Children with Autism. Poster presented at the 25th New York State Association for Behavior Analysis (NYSABA), Saratoga Springs, NY.
Williams, G., & Laitinen, R., (May, 2014). On Becoming Fully Verbal. A Workshop on language acquisition given at the 40th Association for Behavior Analysis International (ABAI), Chicago, IL.
Williams, G., Wuensch, S. (November,2013). How to Get from Echoic Repertoire to Functional Language: Paper presented at the 24th New York State Association for Behavior Analysis (NYSABA), Saratoga Springs, NY.
Demauro, D., Reyes, M., Williams, G., & Wuensch, S. (November,2013). Generalized Imitation Using a Mirror Protocol to Teach a Girl with Autism to Imitate in the Natural Environment. Poster presented at the 24th New York State Association for Behavior Analysis (NYSABA), Saratoga Springs, NY.
Williams, G., Centra, C., & Wuensch, S. (November,2013). Decreasing Perseverative Question Asking of an 11–Year Old Boy with Autism. Poster presented at the 24th New York State Association for Behavior Analysis (NYSABA), Saratoga Springs, NY.
Williams, G., Wuensch, S. (June, 2013). Teaching Children with Autism to Ask Questions About Unknown Auditory Stimuli. Poster presented at the 39th International Association for Behavior Analysis. Minneapolis, (USA).
Williams, G., Wuensch, S. Rodríguez-Mori, M., & Fernández-Vuelta, M. (October, 2012). Teaching Children with Autism to Ask Questions About Unknown Auditory Stimuli. Poster presented at the 30th Annual AUTISM New Jersey conference, New Jersey, (USA).
Williams, G., Wuensch, S. Ruzich, D. (October,2012). Increasing Mand Repertoire During Meal Times in a special needs school. Poster presented at the 30th Annual AUTISM New Jersey conference, New Jersey, (USA).
Williams, G., Fernandez-Vuelta, M., Gomez-Verdugo, B., Carnerero J. J. (May, 2012). Inducing Echoic Responses in Non-verbal Children: Echoic Extension, A Strategy that May Work. This paper was part of a symposium titled: Increasing Early Vocalizations of Nonverbal Children Diagnosed With Autism. Paper presented at the 2012 ABAI Convention, Seattle, WA.
Williams, G., Wuensch, S. J., & Centra, C. (January,2012). Increasing Mands During Small Groups In A Special Needs School. Paper presented at the 2012 ABAI Autism Conference, Philadelphia, PA.
Pérez-González, L. A., Williams, G. & Duarte-Gan, C. (November,2011). Differences In Imitation Using The Mirror, With Correction Or Without Correction. Paper presented at the 6th International Conference of the International Association for Behavior Analysis. Granada, España.
Williams, G. (November, 2011). Implementing Applied Behavior Analysis In Spain: A Reality or An Illusion? Paper presented at the 6th International Conference of the International Association for Behavior Analysis. Granada, España. INVITED PRESENTATION.
Pérez-González, L. A., Williams, G. y Duarte, C. (November,2011). The Beginning of Language Development In Children With Autism (A Case Report). Paper presented at the 6th International Conference of the International Association for Behavior Analysis. Granada, España.
Carnerero, J. J., Pastor, A., Williams, G. y Pérez-González, L. A. (November, 2011). Relations In Full Naming: A Function Of Delay In Children With Autism. Paper presented at the 6th International Conference of the International Association for Behavior Analysis. Granada, España.
Perez-Gonzalez. L. A., (Chair) Williams, G. - Invited Discussant for the symposium. (November,2011). Some factors involved in the emergence of complex verbal relations. Symposium presented at the 6th International Conference of the International Association for Behavior Analysis. Granada, España.
Williams, G., Wuensch, S. J., Fernandez-Vuelta, M. & Gomez-Verdugo, M. B. (May,2011). A Novel Procedure Teach Discrimination Of Common Objects: Combining The Exclusion Procedure With Whole Blocking Procedure. Poster presented at the 37th ABAI’s Annual Convention in Denver, Colorado, 2011.
Williams, g., Wuensch, S. J., & DeMauro, M. (May,2011). A Replication Of A Study To Reduce Palilalia. Poster presented at the 37th ABAI’s Annual Convention in Denver, Colorado, 2011.
Williams, G., Wuensch, S., & Gómez Verdugo, B. (February,2011). Reducing Palilalia by Presenting Tact Corrections: a Replication Study. 4th International CABAS Conference, New York. N.Y.
Williams, G., Luciano, M. C., Rodriguez-Mori, M., & Wuensch, S. (May,2010). Teaching Children with Autism the Generalized Meaning of Singular–Plural Relations of Nouns. Paper presented at the 36tn Annual Convention of the Association for Behavior Analysis International (IABA), San Antonio, Texas.
Gómez-Verdugo, B., Williams, G., Carew, H., & Schack, K. (October,2010). Echoic extension: A procedure to Teach Echoic Repertoire. A poster presented at the 28th Annual Autism New Jersey conference, New Jersey (USA).
Williams, G., Stephen John Wuensch & Gómez-Verdugo, Belen (October, 2010). Teaching Auditory-Visual Discrimination of Common Objects Combining the Exclusion Procedure with Whole Blocking Procedure. A poster presented at the 28th Annual Autism New Jersey conference, New Jersey, (USA).
Williams, G., Rodriguez-Mori, M., Queiroz, A. B., Carvalho, D. (August, 2009).+
+The Effects Of Learning A Series Of Intraverbals In The Description Of Objects. A talk given at the 5th International Conference of the Association for Behavior Analysis, Oslo, Norway.
Williams, G., Arntzen, E., Muller-Queiroz, A.B., & De Matos, D. C. (August, 2009) Reducing Severe Compulsive Behaviors in an Individual With Autism. A Case Study. A talk given at the 5th International Conference of the Association for Behavior Analysis, Oslo, Norway.
Williams, G., Rodriguez-Mori, M., & Vogt, K. (August, 2009). Teaching A Tact Repertoire From Words To Full Sentences In Children With Autism. A talk given at the 5th International Conference of the Association for Behavior Analysis, Oslo, Norway.
Williams, G., Rodriguez-Mori, M., Vogt, K., & Fernandez-Vuelta, M. (May, 2009).+
+Teaching Children with Autism to Ask Question About Unknown Auditory Stimuli. Poster presented at the 35tn Annual Convention of the Association for Behavior Analysis, Tuzson, Ar (USA)
Williams, G., Perez-Gonzalez, L. A., Queiroz, A., Carvalho de Matos, D., & Vogt, K. (February,2009) Teaching Children with Autism to Describe Novel Objects. A Strategy Using Intraverbals. Poster presented at the ABA International Autism Conference, Jacksonville, FL.
Williams, G., Rodriguez, Mori, M., Wensch, J. (February,2009) Can Children With Autism Learn To Inquire About Unknown Auditory Stimuli? Poster presented at the ABA International Autism Conference, Jacksonville, FL.
Williams, G., Carvallho de Matos, D., Quiroz, A. B. & Vogt, K. (February,2008).+
+An Analysis of Pre-Requisite Skills for The Emergence of Object Description. A talk given at the 4th Conference of the European Association for Behavior Analysis, Madrid, Spain.
Williams, G., Rodriguez-Mori, M., Fernandez-Vuelta, M. (September, 2008). Echoic Extension: An Effective Procedure to Teach Echoic Repertoire and Other Verbal Skills. A talk given at the 4th Conference of the European Association for Behavior Analysis Madrid, Spain.
Williams, G., Carvallho de Matos, D., Quiroz, A. B. & Vogt, K. (September,2008).+
+A Procedure to Get the Student’s “Yes” And “No” Responses Under the Appropriate Stimulus Control. Poster at the 4th Conference of the European Association for Behavior Analysis Madrid, Spain.
Williams, G., Rodriguez-Mori, M. & Fernandez-Vuelta, M. (September, 2008). Decreasing Delayed Echolalia Using a Positive Procedure. A Case Study. Poster at the 4th Conference of the European Association for Behavior Analysis, Madrid, Spain.
Williams, G., Mallada,C., Rodriguez, C., Wuensch, S.J., (September, 2008). Teaching Conditional Discriminations Using Multiple Exemplars and The Whole Blocking Procedure. 4th Conference of the European Association for Behavior Analysis, Madrid, Spain.
Williams, G., Fernandez, Fernandez, C., & Fernandez-Vuelta. (September,2008) Listener Emersion Procedure To Teach Following Instructions Instructions In A Child With Autism. 4th Conference of the European Association for Behavior Analysis, Madrid, Spain.
Perez-Gonzalez, L. A., Fernandez-Vuelta, M., Rodriguez-Mori, M. & Williams, G.+
+Teaching Procedures That Facilitate Reading Emergence (September,2008). 4th Conference of the European Association for Behavior Analysis Madrid, Spain.
Carvallho de Matos, D., Williams, G., & Quiroz, A. B. & Pie Abid Andery, M. A. (September, 2008). Establishment of Simple Simultaneous Letter Discrimination In An Adolescent With Autism: A Replication Of Touchette (1971)4th Conference of the European Association for Behavior Analysis Madrid, Spain.
Carvallho de Matos, D., Quiroz, A. B., & Williams, G. (September,2008). Replacing Obsessive Compulsive Behavioars With Tacts. A Case Study. Poster presented at the 4th Conference of the European Association for Behavior Analysis, Madrid, Spain.
Williams, G., Carvalho de Matos. D., Muller-Queiroz, A., Rodriquez-Mori, M., Vogt, K., Fernandez – Vuelta, M. (May, 2008). Can we Teach Abstract Thinking to Children with Autism? Paper presented in the symposium titled Research and Instructional Implications for the Functional Indepencence of Primary Verbal Operants for Early Speakers. 34th Annual Convention of the Association for Behavior Analysis, Chicago.
Williams, G., Muller-Queiroz, A., Rodriguez-Mori, M., Vogt, K., Carvalho-Matos, D., Fernandez-Vuelta, M., & Vinueza, G., (May, 2008). Prerequisite Skills for the Emergence of Object Description. Poster presented at the 34tn Annual Convention of the Association for Behavior Analysis, Chicago.
Williams, G., Muller-Queiroz, A., Williams-Keller, J., Carvalho de Matos, D., & Vogt, K. (May, 2008). Tacting It isand It is notin a MTS task using color discrimination Poster presented at the 34tn Annual Convention of the Association for Behavior Analysis, Chicago.
Carvalho de Matos. D., Muller-Queiroz, A., Williams, G. (May, 2008). Establishing a Simple Simultaneous Discrimination of Letters in an Adolescent with Autism. Poster presented at the 34tn Annual Convention of the Association for Behavior Analysis, Chicago.
Williams, G., Rodriguez-Mori, M., Vogt, K., Wuensch, S., & Mekjian, L. (May, 2008). Using the Whole Blocking Procedure with Multiple Exemplars to Teach Object Selection. Poster presented at the 34tn Annual Convention of the Association for Behavior Analysis, Chicago.
Williams, G., Muller-Queiroz, A., Carvalho de Matos. D., Williams-Keller, J., Rodruiguez-Mori, M., & Vogt, K. (May,2008). Teaching Children with Autism to Behave as Listeners in the Discrimination Task of You and Me.Poster presented at the 34tn Annual Convention of the Association for Behavior Analysis, Chicago.
Williams, G., Muller-Queiroz, A., Vogt, K., Williams-Keller, J., Rodriguez, Suarez-Valgrande, C., (May 2008). Teaching to Discriminate the Personal Pronouns Youand Iin children with autism. Paper presented at the 29th annual International Conference on Developmental and Learning Disabilities – National Institute for people with Disabilities, New York, NY.
Williams, G., Muller-Queiroz, A., Vogt, K., Carvalho de Matos. D., Vogt, K., Mallada – Rodriguez, C. (May, 2008). Can Children with Autism Learn Abstraction? An Empirical Approach. Paper presented at the 29th annual International Conference on Developmental and Learning Disabilities – National Institute for people with Disabilities, New York, NY
Williams, G., Rodriguez-Mori, M., Fernandez-Vuelta, M., & Willliams-Keller, J. (February, 2008). Teaching Correspondence Between Verbal and Written Yes and NO Responses in the Function of Mands. Poster presented at the second Association for Behavior Analysis, Autism conference, Atlanta, GA
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