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Werner, Natalie; Bienstein, Pia – Journal of Mental Health Research in Intellectual Disabilities, 2023
Background: Understanding the operant function of self-injurious behavior in autistic individuals is imperative to understanding its etiology and designing effective prevention strategies. Methods: We conducted a postal survey of residential care facilities including two functional assessment tools: QABF and IfES. Questionnaires for N = 178…
Descriptors: Self Destructive Behavior, Autism Spectrum Disorders, Adults, Intellectual Disability
Bailey Andressen Copeland – ProQuest LLC, 2024
Although function-based treatments have been proven to decrease challenging behavior, it is unclear whether these results translate to socially significant outcomes. In fact, researchers rarely analyze what happens outside the highly controlled setting in which behavior analytic sessions typically occur. In our first study, we used a changing…
Descriptors: Behavior Problems, Behavior Modification, Functional Behavioral Assessment, Intellectual Disability
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Reem Muharib; Emily Gregori – Journal of Developmental and Physical Disabilities, 2022
Challenging behaviors are prevalent among adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD). In this review, we used the What Works Clearinghouse Standards (WWC) to evaluate the quality of 84 studies that aimed to treat the challenging behaviors of adults with IDD, ages 22 years and older, using a function-based intervention. Then, we…
Descriptors: Adults, Intellectual Disability, Developmental Disabilities, Functional Behavioral Assessment
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Bethan Ward; Ste Weatherhead; Beth Greenhill – Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities, 2025
Background: The Welfare Reform Act (2012) has been criticised for harming claimants, particularly through functional assessments. Although many people with intellectual disabilities in the UK receive welfare benefits, their experiences of undergoing functional assessments are under-researched. Method: Eight participants with intellectual…
Descriptors: Welfare Services, Welfare Recipients, Eligibility, Attitudes toward Disabilities
Andrea Bowen Masud – ProQuest LLC, 2023
Access to inclusive school settings is associated with many benefits for students with intellectual and developmental disabilities in the areas of academics (Agran et al., 2020; Kurth & Mastergeorge, 2010), social skills (Kleinert et al., 2015; Lyons et al., 2011; Schwab et al., 2015), and communication skills (Ballard & Dymond, 2017;…
Descriptors: Students with Disabilities, Inclusion, High School Students, Behavior Problems
Sara K. Snyder – ProQuest LLC, 2023
Functional behavior assessment (FBA) is an integral component of treatment development for students with intellectual and developmental disabilities. The continuum of FBA methods includes indirect, direct, and functional analysis assessment methods. However, there is not a standard for the best approach to the FBA process. This evaluation compared…
Descriptors: Student Behavior, Behavior Problems, Functional Behavioral Assessment, Students with Disabilities