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Using a Functional Analysis Followed by Differential Reinforcement and Extinction to Reduce Challenging Behaviors in Children with Smith-Magenis Syndrome
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Hodnett, Jennifer; Scheithauer, Mindy; Call, Nathan A.; Mevers, Joanne Lomas; Miller, Sarah J. – American Journal on Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities, 2018
Smith-Magenis syndrome (SMS) is a genetic disorder, commonly caused by a 17p11.2 deletion, affecting the Retinoic Acid Induced 1 gene. It affects approximately 1 in 25,000 individuals, with over 90% engaging in challenging behaviors. Function-based treatments, using the principles of applied behavior analysis, have consistently been shown to…
Descriptors: Functional Behavioral Assessment, Behavior Problems, Genetic Disorders, Developmental Delays
An Assessment of Three Procedures to Teach Echoic Responding
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Cividini-Motta, Catia; Scharrer, Nicole; Ahearn, William H. – Analysis of Verbal Behavior, 2017
The research literature has revealed mixed outcomes on various procedures for increasing vocalizations and echoic responding in persons with disabilities (Miguel, Carr, & Michael "The Analysis of Verbal Behavior," 18, 3-13, 2002; Stock, Schulze, & Mirenda "The Analysis of Verbal Behavior," 24, 123-133, 2008). We…
Descriptors: Disabilities, Autism, Verbal Stimuli, Developmental Delays
Teaching Parents to Implement Functional Communication Training for Young Children with Developmental Delays
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Gerow, Stephanie; Rispoli, Mandy; Ninci, Jennifer; Gregori, Emily V.; Hagan-Burke, Shanna – Topics in Early Childhood Special Education, 2018
The purpose of this study was to assess the impact of parent training on parent implementation of functional communication training (FCT) in the trained routine and in a novel routine. Three young children with developmental delays and their parents participated. A multiple-probe across parent-child dyads was used to evaluate the impact of parent…
Descriptors: Parent Education, Young Children, Developmental Delays, Program Effectiveness
The Long-Term Effects of Functional Communication Training Conducted in Young Children's Home Settings
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Wacker, David P.; Schieltz, Kelly M.; Berg, Wendy K.; Harding, Jay W.; Padilla Dalmau, Yaniz C.; Lee, John F. – Education and Treatment of Children, 2017
This article describes the results of a series of studies that involved functional communication training (FCT) conducted in children's homes by their parents. The 103 children who participated were six years old or younger, had developmental delays, and engaged in destructive behaviors such as self-injury. The core procedures used in each study…
Descriptors: Parents as Teachers, Young Children, Developmental Delays, Behavior Problems
Using Telehealth and Expert Coaching to Support Early Childhood Special Education Parent-Implemented Assessment and Intervention Procedures
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Hoffmann, Audrey N.; Bogoev, Bistra K.; Sellers, Tyra P. – Rural Special Education Quarterly, 2019
Researchers and clinicians have successfully demonstrated the use of telehealth in supporting parents to conduct functional analyses (FAs) and subsequent functional communication training (FCT). We replicated and extended previous research by utilizing telehealth to train an existing Early Childhood Special Education (ECSE) Behavior Specialist to…
Descriptors: Telecommunications, Health Services, Intervention, Expertise