Communication interventionists often encounter children whose ability to learn new skills
and interact with others is jeopardized by challenging behaviors. Challenging behaviors …

T he previous chapter illustrated how antecedent and setting events in a child's environment
can be arranged to prevent problem behaviors from occurring. In an ideal world …

This authoritative book explains how challenging behavior can be redirected into socially
acceptable behavior through functional communication intervention. Prominent researchers …

Children gain access to what they want and need using many behaviors, including those
that would be considered inappropriate, annoying, or harmful. These problem behaviors act …

This study tested the relative efficacy of two interventions for children referred for
consultation services due to problem behavior in the classroom. Teachers nominated …

The applicability of teaching communication replacement behavior for challenging behavior
has not been fully recognized by early interventionists Working With young children in their …

We evaluated the initial effectiveness, maintenance, and transferability of the results of
functional communication training as an intervention for the challenging behaviors exhibited …

Abstract [The authors] demonstrate how to uncover the communicative purpose that problem
behavior often serves, and how to teach individuals [with developmental disabilities] …

The purpose of the present study was to demonstrate the effectiveness of an intervention
that included extinction and functional communication training for the reduction of multiply …

It is now axiomatic that challenging behaviors are defined more profitably by their functions
(their motivations) than by their topographies (what they look like). The notion that …