Abstract
A functional analysis suggested that the problem behavior of a 9-year-old girl with autism was maintained by gaining the opportunity to restore ritualistic toy arrangements that had been disrupted. Functional communication training and extinction produced clear decreases in problem behavior in 2 contexts: 1 in which we removed a play item, and 1 in which we merely relocated the item and blocked its rearrangement.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 507-511 |
Number of pages | 5 |
Journal | Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis |
Volume | 46 |
Issue number | 2 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Jun 2013 |
Keywords
- behavior disorders
- functional analysis
- idiosyncratic variables
- ritualistic behavior
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Applied Psychology
- Sociology and Political Science
- Philosophy