Children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) and intellectual disabilities (ID) present with
problem behaviour at rates disproportionately higher than their typically-developing peers …

Supporting parents in reducing challenging behavior of children with autism spectrum
disorder (ASD) requires the identification of effective, feasible, and sustainable interventions …

We conducted descriptive observations of severe problem behavior for 2 individuals with
autism to identify precursors to problem behavior. Several comparative probability analyses …

Parent training is often a required component of effective treatment for a variety of common
childhood problems. Although behavior analysts have developed several effective parent …

The success of behavioral treatments like functional communication training depends on
their continued implementation outside of the clinical context, where failures in caregiver …

Descriptive analyses involve direct observation of behavior and environmental events in
naturalistic contexts. Research in descriptive analysis has focused on a variety of areas …

Functional analyses of inappropriate mealtime behavior typically include conditions to
determine if the contingent delivery of attention, tangible items, or escape reinforce food …

Prior research has shown that bringing functional communication responses under the
discriminative control of schedule-correlated stimuli facilitates rapid reinforcement schedule …

Children with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDDs) are at increased risk for
problem behavior. 1 A subset of these individuals develop severe problem behavior, which …

This chapter focuses on methods of assessment involving the direct observation of behavior.
These methods typically are referred to as descriptive methods, in that the assessments …