Functional communication training (FCT) is one of the most common and effective
interventions for severe behavior problems. Since the initial description of FCT by Carr and …

Choice responding refers to the manner in which individuals allocate their time or
responding among available response options. In this article, we first review basic …

Despite a growing acknowledgement of the importance of understanding the impacts of
trauma on therapeutic approaches across human service disciplines, discussions of trauma …

Second, AAC is a multidisciplinary field in which individuals with complex communication
needs and their families, along with computer programmers, educators, engineers, linguists …

Differential reinforcement of alternative behavior (DRA) is one of the most common behavior
analytic interventions used to decrease unwanted behavior. We reviewed the DRA literature …

Since the last major empirical review on choice interventions and preference assessments
among people with severe to profound developmental disabilities (Lancioni, O'Reilly, & …

The adoption of effective behavioral interventions and teaching strategies for young children
is largely influenced by the extent to which stakeholders find the procedures appropriate and …

The speed with which a functional analysis (FA) provides a convincing demonstration of the
variables that influence problem behavior may be termed efficiency. Multiple FA formats …

Abstract In Verbal behavior, Skinner (1957) provided a conceptual framework and taxonomy
for the controlling variables of language that defined independent verbal operants by their …

Research in the area of behavior support has repeatedly demonstrated the positive effects of
learning more effective and efficient communication on the challenging behaviors of …