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Comparison of Results of Functional Assessment and Analysis Methods with Young Children with Autism.
Peer reviewedCunningham, Echo; O'Neill, Robert E. – Education and Training in Mental Retardation and Developmental Disabilities, 2000
This study examined the comparative validity of rating scale, structured interview, descriptive observation, and experimental functional analysis approaches to the assessment of the problem behaviors of three young children with autism. The results indicated good agreement across indirect and direct methods. (Contains references.) (Author/DB)
Descriptors: Autism, Behavior Problems, Behavior Rating Scales, Functional Behavioral Assessment
Peer reviewedGirolami, Peter A.; Scotti, Joseph R. – Education and Training in Mental Retardation and Developmental Disabilities, 2001
This study applied the methodology of an analog experimental (functional) analysis of behavior to the specific interaction between parents and three children with mental retardation exhibiting food refusal and related mealtime problems. Analog results were highly consistent with other forms of functional assessment data, including interviews,…
Descriptors: Behavior Problems, Children, Data Collection, Family Environment
