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Functional Communication Training Including Discrimination and Tolerance to Denial for Elementary Age Students with Autism
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Sara K. Snyder; Jessica L. Herrod; Erinn E. Whiteside; Kevin M. Ayres – Focus on Autism and Other Developmental Disabilities, 2024
Functional communication training (FCT) provides an efficient means for reducing a variety of challenging behaviors while increasing social communication. After establishing a functional communication response (FCR), interventionists may need to design a program to thin the schedule of reinforcement to provide more durable effects and maintenance…
Descriptors: Autism Spectrum Disorders, Communication Skills, Training, Behavior Modification
Efficacy of Teachers Supporting Paraeducators to Implement Functional Communication Training
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Ogden, Nicolette; Walker, Virginia L.; Tapp, Melissa C.; Carpenter, Megan E. – Focus on Autism and Other Developmental Disabilities, 2023
Functional communication training (FCT) is an evidence-based practice for individuals with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) that can be implemented by practitioners in school settings. However, few studies have explored effective and sustainable training approaches to support paraeducators in their implementation of FCT. The purpose of this study…
Descriptors: Teacher Role, Paraprofessional School Personnel, Communication Skills, Training
A Meta-Analysis of Functional Communication Training Effects on Problem Behavior and Alternative Communicative Responses
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Chezan, Laura C.; Wolfe, Katie; Drasgow, Erik – Focus on Autism and Other Developmental Disabilities, 2018
We conducted a meta-analysis of single-case research design (SCRD) studies on functional communication training (FCT). First, we used the What Works Clearinghouse (WWC) Standards to evaluate each study. Next, we calculated effect sizes using Tau-U. Then, we aggregated the effect sizes across the studies to produce an omnibus effect size. Results…
Descriptors: Functional Behavioral Assessment, Behavior Modification, Communication Skills, Reinforcement
A Retrospective Chart Review of Dietary Diversity and Feeding Behavior of Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder before and after Admission to a Day-Treatment Program
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Sharp, William G.; Jaquess, David L.; Morton, Jane F.; Miles, Aida G. – Focus on Autism and Other Developmental Disabilities, 2011
The nutritional status and mealtime performance among a group of children with autism spectrum disorders (ASD) were examined before and after admission to an intensive feeding day-treatment program. Treatment involved escape extinction, reinforcement, and stimulus fading procedures. Outcomes focused on dietary diversity and mealtime performance,…
Descriptors: Autism, Nutrition, Caregiver Training, Program Effectiveness
Environmental Fit: A Model for Assessing and Treating Problem Behavior Associated with Curricular Difficulties in Children with Autism Spectrum Disorders
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Blakeley-Smith, Audrey; Carr, Edward G.; Cale, Sanja I.; Owen-DeSchryver, Jamie S. – Focus on Autism and Other Developmental Disabilities, 2009
Theoretical considerations suggest that problem behavior should increase when a child's competency does not match the curricular demands of the environment (i.e., when there is poor environmental fit). In the present study, environmental fit was examined for six children with autism spectrum disorders. Results indicated that the children exhibited…
Descriptors: Autism, Competence, Behavior Problems, Pervasive Developmental Disorders