Functional analysis methodology focuses on the identification of variables that influence the
occurrence of problem behavior and has become a hallmark of contemporary approaches to …

Many individuals with autism cannot speak or cannot speak intelligibly. A variety of aided
augmentative and alternative communication (AAC) approaches have been investigated …

Problem behaviors like self‐injury, aggression, or disruption will likely require intervention at
some point in the life of a person diagnosed with autism. Behavioral intervention has been …

Hundreds of studies have shown the efficacy of treatments for problem behavior based on
an understanding of its function. Assertions regarding the legitimacy of different types of …

Behavioral assessment is a psychological assessment paradigm that emphasizes
empirically supported, multimethod and multi-informant assessment of specific, observable …

The current study describes an assessment sequence that may be used to identify
individualized, effective, and preferred interventions for severe problem behavior in lieu of …

The purpose of the current investigation was to apply the functional analysis described by
Iwata, Dorsey, Slifer, Bauman, and Richman (1982/1994) to the inappropriate mealtime …

Aggression can present as a significant problem behavior in individuals with a diagnosis of
developmental disability. Much research has focused on the prevalence of aggression in …

We compared the effects of positive reinforcement alone, escape extinction alone, and
positive reinforcement with escape extinction in the treatment of the food and fluid refusal of …

Differential reinforcement of alternative behavior (DRA) is one of the most common behavior
analytic interventions used to decrease unwanted behavior. We reviewed the DRA literature …