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Burke, Grace M. – Topics in Language Disorders, 1990
The paper discusses approaches designed to reduce, eliminate, or replace unconventional behavior in individuals with severe disabilities. Emphasis is placed on the need to analyze the communicative functions of behavior and to facilitate the development of an individual's communication system. A case example of a four-year-old nonverbal child is…
Descriptors: Behavior Change, Behavior Problems, Case Studies, Communication (Thought Transfer)