Extensive reviews of functional analysis literature were conducted 10 (Beavers et al., 2013)
and 20 (Hanley et al., 2003) years ago; we expanded this review to capture the vast and …

Background Challenging behaviour is frequently associated with the presence of intellectual
disability. If not effectively treated, chronic challenging behaviour can negatively impact a …

Problem behaviors like self‐injury, aggression, or disruption will likely require intervention at
some point in the life of a person diagnosed with autism. Behavioral intervention has been …

Hundreds of studies have shown the efficacy of treatments for problem behavior based on
an understanding of its function. Assertions regarding the legitimacy of different types of …

Functional communication training (FCT) was conducted by parents of 17 young children
with autism spectrum disorders who displayed problem behavior. All procedures were …

A widely used practitioner guide and text, this book presents a blueprint for meeting the
challenges of severe problem behavior in grades PreK-8. It shows how to provide effective …

To gather information about the functional behavior assessment (FBA) methods behavior
analysts use in practice, we sent a web‐based survey to 12,431 behavior analysts certified …

Functional analysis (FA) methodology is a well-established standard for assessment in
applied behavior analysis research. Although used less commonly in clinical (nonresearch) …

The “replication crisis” describes recent difficulties in replicating studies in various scientific
fields, most notably psychology. The available evidence primarily documents replication …

Behavior consultants conducted functional analyses (FAs) via telehealth with 20 young
children with autism spectrum disorders between the ages of 29 and 80 months who …