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Do Functional Analyses Probe Learning Histories, or Create Them? An Exploratory Investigation
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Lambert, Joseph M.; Houchins-Juárez, Nealetta J. – American Journal on Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities, 2020
During functional analysis (FA), therapists arrange contingencies between potential reinforcers and problem behavior. It is unclear whether this fact, in and of itself, facilitates problem behavior's acquisition of new (false-positive) functions. If problem behavior can come under the control of contingencies contrived between it and known…
Descriptors: Functional Behavioral Assessment, Behavior Problems, Reinforcement, Correlation
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
Functional Communication Training in Rett Syndrome: A Preliminary Study
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Byiers, Breanne J.; Dimian, Adele; Symons, Frank J. – American Journal on Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities, 2014
Rett syndrome (RTT) is associated with a range of serious neurodevelopmental consequences including severe communicative impairments. Currently, no evidence-based communication interventions exist for the population (Sigafoos et al., 2009). The purpose of the current study was to examine the effectiveness of functional assessment (FA) and…
Descriptors: Genetic Disorders, Neurological Impairments, Developmental Disabilities, Communication Problems
Examining the Relationship between Heart Rate and Problem Behavior: A Case Study of Severe Skin Picking in Prader-Willi Syndrome
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Hall, Scott S.; Hammond, Jennifer L.; Hustyi, Kristin M. – American Journal on Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities, 2013
Few studies have examined the relationship between heart rate and self-injurious behavior (SIB) shown by individuals with IDD (intellectual and developmental disabilities). In this single-case study, we simultaneously monitored heart rate and activity levels during a functional analysis of severe skin picking behavior exhibited by a young man with…
Descriptors: Genetic Disorders, Mental Retardation, Metabolism, Self Destructive Behavior
Examining the Function of Problem Behavior in Fragile X Syndrome: Preliminary Experimental Analysis
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Langthorne, Paul; McGill, Peter; O'Reilly, Mark F.; Lang, Russell; Machalicek, Wendy; Chan, Jeffrey Michael; Rispoli, Mandy – American Journal on Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities, 2011
Fragile X syndrome is the most common inherited cause of intellectual and developmental disability. The influence of environmental variables on behaviors associated with the syndrome has received only scant attention. The current study explored the function served by problem behavior in fragile X syndrome by using experimental functional analysis…
Descriptors: Genetic Disorders, Mental Retardation, Behavior Problems, Children
Relationship among Challenging, Repetitive, and Communicative Behaviors in Children with Severe Intellectual Disabilities
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Petty, Jane; Allen, Debbie; Oliver, Chris – American Journal on Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities, 2009
We used experimental and descriptive functional analyses and lag sequential analyses to examine the functional and temporal relationship among the self-injurious (SIB), potentially injurious, repetitive, challenging, and pragmatic communicative behaviors of 6 children with intellectual disabilities. Functional analyses revealed social function for…
Descriptors: Naturalistic Observation, Severe Mental Retardation, Pragmatics, Behavior Problems