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An application of the trial‐based functional analysis to assess problem behavior evoked by ritual interruption
Author(s) -
Weyman Jennifer R.,
Bloom Sarah E.,
Campos Claudia,
Garcia Anna R.
Publication year - 2022
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.1882
Subject(s) - functional analysis , psychology , autism spectrum disorder , applied behavior analysis , schedule , autism , developmental psychology , clinical psychology , biochemistry , chemistry , computer science , gene , operating system
Children with autism spectrum disorder engage in restricted and repetitive behavior. Some of these children engage in problem behavior when these rituals are interrupted. The purpose of the current study was to evaluate the use of the trial‐based functional analysis to assess problem behavior related to ritual interruption and to treat the problem behavior using functional communication training plus a multiple schedule. We found that the trial‐based functional analysis correctly identified the presence of a rituals function and the treatment was effective in four of four participants, and the treatment generalized to additional rituals for three of three participants.