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BRIEF REPORT: LATENCY FUNCTIONAL ANALYSIS OF ELOPEMENT
Author(s) -
Davis Tonya N.,
Durand Shan,
Bankhead Jenna,
Strickland Erica,
Blenden Kara,
Dacus Sharon,
Hannig Alyssa Pond,
Haupert Megan,
Fuentes Lisa,
Machalicek Wendy
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
behavioral interventions
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.605
H-Index - 34
eISSN - 1099-078X
pISSN - 1072-0847
DOI - 10.1002/bin.1363
Subject(s) - functional analysis , psychology , latency (audio) , functional connectivity , developmental psychology , functional impairment , intervention (counseling) , functional theory , neuroscience , clinical psychology , psychiatry , computer science , biology , density functional theory , telecommunications , biochemistry , gene , chemistry , computational chemistry
Elopement is a potentially dangerous problem behavior prevalent among individuals with developmental disabilities. However, functional analysis of elopement presents unique challenges including potential confounds because of the need for participant retrieval during functional analysis sessions. In the current study, we implemented a latency functional analysis with an eight‐year‐old child with an intellectual disability, in which the dependent measure was latency to elopement. Following the latency functional analysis, a functional communication intervention was developed and its effectiveness in decreasing elopement was evaluated using an ABAB design. Findings suggest that a functional analysis of latency may be a suitable methodology to identify the operant function of elopement. Copyright © 2013 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.