Assessing the utility of a demand assessment for functional analysis.
We evaluated the utility of an assessment for identifying tasks for the functional analysis demand condition with 4 individuals who had been diagnosed with autism. During the demand assessment, a therapist presented a variety of tasks, and observers measured problem behavior and compliance to identify demands associated with low levels of compliance or high levels of problem behavior (low-probability demands) and demands associated with high levels of compliance or low levels of problem behavior (high-probability demands). Results showed that clearer functional analysis outcomes were obtained for 3 of the 4 participants when low-probability rather than high-probability demands were used.
Roscoe
Eileen M
EM
New England Center for Children, Southborough, Massachusetts 01772, USA. eroscoe@necc.org
Rooker
Griffin W
GW
Pence
Sacha T
ST
Longworth
Lynlea J
LJ
D000293:Adolescent; D001288:Attention; D001321:Autistic Disorder / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis; D002648:Child; D002653:Child Behavior Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology / Q000523:psychology* / Q000628:therapy*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D019370:Observation / Q000379:methods; D010349:Patient Compliance; D012054:Reinforcement, Psychology; D055815:Young Adult