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The Questions about Behavioral Function (QABF): Current Status as a Method of Functional Assessment
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Matson, Johnny L.; Tureck, Kimberly; Rieske, Robert – Research in Developmental Disabilities: A Multidisciplinary Journal, 2012
Functional assessment has now entered the mainstream for evaluation and to aid in the treatment of challenging behaviors, while experimental functional analysis was at the forefront of this movement, this particular methodology has proven to be impractical, and thus has limited utility in real world settings. As a result of these factors…
Descriptors: Behavior Problems, Standardized Tests, Functional Behavioral Assessment, Evaluation Methods
Examination of an Antecedent Communication Intervention to Reduce Tangibly Maintained Challenging Behavior: A Controlled Analog Analysis
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O'Reilly, Mark; Fragale, Christina; Gainey, Summer; Kang, Soyeon; Koch, Heather; Shubert, Jennifer; El Zein, Farah; Longino, Deanna; Chung, Moon; Xu, Ziwei; White, Pamela; Lang, Russell; Davis, Tonya; Rispoli, Mandy; Lancioni, Giulio; Didden, Robert; Healy, Olive; Kagohara, Deborah; van der Meer, Larah; Sigafoos, Jeff – Research in Developmental Disabilities: A Multidisciplinary Journal, 2012
We examined the influence of an antecedent communication intervention on challenging behavior for three students with developmental disorders. Students were taught to request tangible items that were identified as reinforcers for challenging behavior in a prior functional analysis. Individual participant multielement and reversal designs were used…
Descriptors: Behavior Problems, Intervention, Behavior Modification, Disabilities
Providing Services in the United Kingdom to People with an Intellectual Disability Who Present Behaviour Which Challenges: A Review of the Literature
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McKenzie, Karen – Research in Developmental Disabilities: A Multidisciplinary Journal, 2011
There is ongoing debate about the best model of service provision for people with an intellectual disability who present severe behavioural challenges. The present paper reviewed research which evaluated a range of UK service provision in terms of impact on challenging behaviour and other quality of life indices. A literature search was carried…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Mental Retardation, Behavior Problems, Human Services
Use of Differential Reinforcement to Reduce Behavior Problems in Adults with Intellectual Disabilities: A Methodological Review
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Chowdhury, Monali; Benson, Betsey A. – Research in Developmental Disabilities: A Multidisciplinary Journal, 2011
The least-restrictive-alternative guideline for providing treatment emphasizes the use of non-aversive procedures to reduce maladaptive behaviors in individuals with intellectual disability (ID). Differential reinforcement (DR) is an excellent example of such a non-aversive, reinforcement based behavioral intervention. The purpose of this…
Descriptors: Adults, Behavior Problems, Behavior Modification, Reinforcement
Towards a Comprehensive Model of Stereotypy: Integrating Operant and Neurobiological Interpretations
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Lanovaz, Marc J. – Research in Developmental Disabilities: A Multidisciplinary Journal, 2011
The predominant models on the emergence and maintenance of stereotypy in individuals with developmental disabilities are based on operant and neurobiological interpretations of the behavior. Although the proponents of the two models maintain largely independent lines of research, operant and neurobiological interpretations of stereotypy are not…
Descriptors: Developmental Disabilities, Behavior Problems, Motion, Repetition
Aggression as Positive Reinforcement in People with Intellectual Disabilities
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May, Michael E. – Research in Developmental Disabilities: A Multidisciplinary Journal, 2011
From an applied behavior-analytic perspective, aggression in people with intellectual disabilities is mostly maintained by social reinforcement consequences. However, nonsocial consequences have also been identified in functional assessments on aggression. Behaviors producing their own reinforcement have been labeled "automatic" or "nonsocial" in…
Descriptors: Mental Retardation, Brain, Rewards, Positive Reinforcement
Efficacy of Atypical Antipsychotic Medication in the Management of Behaviour Problems in Children with Intellectual Disabilities and Borderline Intelligence: A Systematic Review
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Unwin, Gemma L.; Deb, Shoumitro – Research in Developmental Disabilities: A Multidisciplinary Journal, 2011
The use of medications to manage problem behaviours is widespread. However, robust evidence to support their use seems to be lacking. The aim was to review research evidence into the efficacy of atypical antipsychotic medication in managing problem behaviour in children with intellectual disabilities and borderline intelligence. A systematic…
Descriptors: Mental Retardation, Drug Therapy, Behavior Problems, Behavior Modification
The Use of Clozapine among Individuals with Intellectual Disability: A Review
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Singh, Ashvind N.; Matson, Johnny L.; Hill, B. D.; Pella, Russell D.; Cooper, Christopher L.; Adkins, Angela D. – Research in Developmental Disabilities: A Multidisciplinary Journal, 2010
Clozapine has been approved in the United States since 1990 for refractory or treatment resistant schizophrenia in the general population. However, as with many other antipsychotic medications, it is being prescribed for reasons other than those indicated. Among individuals with intellectual disabilities, clozapine is increasingly being prescribed…
Descriptors: Mental Retardation, Schizophrenia, Drug Use, Behavior Problems
Time Use Differences in Activity Participation among Children 4-5 Years Old with and without the Risk of Developing Conduct Problems
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Yu, Mong-Lin; Ziviani, Jenny; Baxter, Janeen; Haynes, Michele – Research in Developmental Disabilities: A Multidisciplinary Journal, 2012
Conduct problems in childhood are associated with the way in which children engage in daily activities. Research, to date, on conduct problems in relation to time use has primarily focused on school aged children and their participation in discrete activities such as watching TV and sport. The purpose of the present study is to determine if…
Descriptors: Behavior Problems, Physical Activities, Supervision, Peer Groups
The Development of an Instrument to Evaluate Treatment Intrusiveness for Individuals with Severe and Challenging Behavior
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Carter, Stacy L.; Mayton, Michael R.; Wheeler, John J. – Research in Developmental Disabilities: A Multidisciplinary Journal, 2009
The current study examined the use of an instrument designed to evaluate the intrusiveness of treatments for addressing problem behaviors. Participants read case vignettes with proposed treatments and then completed a checklist of factors that could influence the degree of treatment intrusiveness. Results indicated that the participants were…
Descriptors: Behavior Problems, Vignettes, Medical Services, Medical Evaluation
Behaviors and Corresponding Functions Addressed via Functional Assessment
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Matson, Johnny L.; Sipes, Megan; Horovitz, Max; Worley, Julie A.; Shoemaker, Mary E.; Kozlowski, Alison M. – Research in Developmental Disabilities: A Multidisciplinary Journal, 2011
One-hundred seventy-three studies that employed functional assessment were evaluated with respect to types of challenging behaviors studied and the functions identified that maintained those behaviors. For most studies, two to three behaviors were targeted. Of the 38 different challenging behaviors identified, self-injurious behavior (SIB) and…
Descriptors: Self Destructive Behavior, Behavior Modification, Functional Behavioral Assessment, Behavior Problems
Validation of a Questionnaire on Behaviour Academic Competence among Chinese Preschool Children
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Leung, Cynthia; Lo, S. K.; Leung, Shirley S. L. – Research in Developmental Disabilities: A Multidisciplinary Journal, 2012
The aim of this study was to validate a questionnaire on academic competence behaviour for use with Chinese preschool children in Hong Kong. A parent version and a teacher version were developed and evaluated. The participants included 457 children (230 boys and 227 girls) aged four and five years old, their preschool teachers and their parents.…
Descriptors: Validity, Developmental Disabilities, Reliability, Preschool Children
An Analysis of Functional Communication Training as an Empirically Supported Treatment for Problem Behavior Displayed by Individuals with Intellectual Disabilities
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Kurtz, Patricia F.; Boelter, Eric W.; Jarmolowicz, David P.; Chin, Michelle D.; Hagopian, Louis P. – Research in Developmental Disabilities: A Multidisciplinary Journal, 2011
This paper examines the literature on the use of functional communication training (FCT) as a treatment for problem behavior displayed by individuals with intellectual disabilities (ID). Criteria for empirically supported treatments developed by Divisions 12 and 16 of the American Psychological Association (Kratochwill & Stoiber, 2002; Task Force,…
Descriptors: Mental Retardation, Autism, Behavior Problems, Case Studies
The Nature and Treatment of Compulsions, Obsessions, and Rituals in People with Developmental Disabilities
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Matson, Johnny L.; Dempsey, Timothy – Research in Developmental Disabilities: A Multidisciplinary Journal, 2009
Developmental disabilities such as intellectual disability and autism are often accompanied by special sets of behaviors which are major challenges for the person and those in their community. Among the most worrisome of these are compulsions, rituals and obsessions. Often these behaviors are left untreated; however, when intervention does occur…
Descriptors: Mental Retardation, Developmental Disabilities, Autism, Intervention
Behavioral Interventions for Rumination and Operant Vomiting in Individuals with Intellectual Disabilities: A Systematic Review
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Lang, Russell; Mulloy, Austin; Giesbers, Sanne; Pfeiffer, Brooke; Delaune, Elizabeth; Didden, Robert; Sigafoos, Jeff; Lancioni, Giulio; O'Reilly, Mark – Research in Developmental Disabilities: A Multidisciplinary Journal, 2011
We conducted a systematic analysis of studies that involved the treatment of rumination and operant vomiting in individuals with developmental disabilities. A total of 21 studies involving a combined 32 participants were identified and analyzed in terms of (a) participant characteristics, (b) dependent variables, (c) intervention procedures, (d)…
Descriptors: Evidence, Participant Characteristics, Behavior Problems, Intervention
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