This article reviews general classes of variables which help to maintain aberrant behavior including attention seeking, sensory and perceptual consequences, and access to materials or activities. Suggestions for a methodology providing a comprehensive functional analysis are offered which include descriptive analysis, hypothesis forming,…

The study evaluated the effects of a time-efficient reinforcer assessment package with three preschoolers with autism. Systematic assessment of children's reinforcers for correct responding virtually eliminated nontargeted maladaptive behaviors, and yielded expected improvements in accuracy. (Author/DB)

A product of Project Measurement, this facilitator's manual is designed for an inservice course on the use of measurement in the instructional process for special educators of mentally handicapped students. Project Measurement had three goals: (1) to provide a better measurement system for special education teachers, (2) to encourage a team…