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Functional Communication Training and Chained Schedules of Reinforcement to Treat Challenging Behavior Maintained by Terminations of Activity Interruptions
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Falcomata, Terry S.; Roane, Henry S.; Muething, Colin S.; Stephenson, Kasey M.; Ing, Anna D. – Behavior Modification, 2012
In this article, the authors evaluated functional communication training (FCT) and a chained schedule of reinforcement for the treatment of challenging behavior exhibited by two individuals diagnosed with Asperger syndrome and autism, respectively. Following a functional analysis with undifferentiated results, the authors demonstrated that…
Descriptors: Behavior Problems, Asperger Syndrome, Reinforcement, Communication Skills
Further Evaluations of Functional Communication Training and Chained Schedules of Reinforcement to Treat Multiple Functions of Challenging Behavior
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Falcomata, Terry S.; Muething, Colin S.; Gainey, Summer; Hoffman, Katherine; Fragale, Christina – Behavior Modification, 2013
We evaluated functional communication training (FCT) combined with a chained schedule of reinforcement procedure for the treatment of challenging behavior exhibited by two individuals diagnosed with Asperger syndrome and autism. Following functional analyses that suggested that challenging behavior served multiple functions for both participants,…
Descriptors: Behavior Modification, Functional Behavioral Assessment, Interpersonal Communication, Communication Skills
Assessment and Treatment of Elopement Maintained by Access to Stereotypy
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Falcomata, Terry S.; Roane, Henry S.; Feeney, Brian J.; Stephenson, Kasey M. – Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis, 2010
We evaluated a treatment for elopement maintained by access to stereotypic door play. First, we conducted a functional analysis of elopement that produced undifferentiated results. Next, we conducted an assessment in which we evaluated the relation between elopement and door play. Results suggested a functional relation between the 2 behaviors…
Descriptors: Play, Behavior Modification, Outcomes of Treatment, Behavior Problems
Constipation Associated with Self-Injurious and Aggressive Behavior Exhibited by a Child Diagnosed with Autism
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Christensen, Tory J.; Ringdahl, Joel E.; Bosch, Joni J.; Falcomata, Terry S.; Luke, Jeffrey R.; Andelman, Marc S. – Education and Treatment of Children, 2009
A functional analysis was conducted to identify the role environmental variables had on the maintenance of self-injury and aggression. At the outset of the evaluation, an abdominal x-ray showed a moderate to large amount of stool throughout the colon (i.e., constipation). Consequently, medication was administered to promote bowel emptying. Initial…
Descriptors: Aggression, Self Destructive Behavior, Child Behavior, Autism