Schedule thinning is a necessary treatment procedure following the acquisition of a
communication response during functional communication training. In this article, we update …

Biological systems interact directly with the environment and learn by receiving multimodal
feedback via sensory stimuli that shape the formation of internal neuronal representations …

Demand fading involves the removal and gradual reintroduction of demands and has been
shown to effectively reduce escape-maintained challenging behavior. However, it is …

Teachers critically need classroom management skills. To develop these skills, teachers
need high-quality professional development (PD). To support teachers, schools need …

The behavior-analytic approach to the assessment and treatment of problem behavior
begins with a functional behavior assessment and concludes with function-based treatment …

Delay tolerance training is used to teach children to accept delayed access to a requested
item or event without exhibiting challenging behaviors. It is used during schedule thinning …

Functional communication training (FCT) in the treatment of escape‐maintained problem
behavior for children with disabilities often includes extinction for problem behavior, which is …

Indicators of well-being can be important measures for improving the treatment of
challenging behavior and family quality of life. We examined methods for assessing …

Elopement is one of the most common forms of problem behavior for individuals with autism
spectrum disorder (ASD) and is associated with the greatest probability of a lethal outcome …

Biological systems interact directly with the environment and learn by receiving multimodal
feedback via sensory stimuli that shape the formation of internal neuronal representations …