title: The Generality of Interview-Informed Functional Analyses: Systematic Replications in School and Home.
abstract: Behavioral interventions preceded by a functional analysis have been proven efficacious in treating severe problem behavior associated with autism. There is, however, a lack of research showing socially validated outcomes when assessment and treatment procedures are conducted by ecologically relevant individuals in typical settings. In this study, interview-informed functional analyses and skill-based treatments (Hanley et al. in J Appl Behav Anal 47:16-36, 2014) were applied by a teacher and home-based provider in the classroom and home of two children with autism. The function-based treatments resulted in socially validated reductions in severe problem behavior (self-injury, aggression, property destruction). Furthermore, skills lacking in baseline-functional communication, denial and delay tolerance, and compliance with adult instructions-occurred with regularity following intervention. The generality and costs of the process are discussed.
authors.affiliation: The New England Center for Children, Western New England University, Springfield, MA, USA.
authors.forename: Joana L
authors.initials: JL
authors.lastname: Santiago
authors.affiliation: Psychology Department, Western New England University, 1215 Wilbraham Road, Springfield, MA, 01119, USA. ghanley@wne.edu.|The University of Massachusetts Medical School, Worcester, MA, USA. ghanley@wne.edu.
authors.forename: Gregory P
authors.initials: GP
authors.lastname: Hanley
authors.affiliation: Western New England University, Springfield, MA, USA.|Crossroads School, Santa Monica, CA, USA.
authors.forename: Keira
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Moore
authors.affiliation: Western New England University, Springfield, MA, USA.|Eastern Connecticut State University, Willimantic, CT, USA.
authors.forename: C Sandy
authors.initials: CS
authors.lastname: Jin
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D001321:Autistic Disorder / Q000523:psychology* / Q000628:therapy*; D001519:Behavior; D001521:Behavior Therapy / Q000379:methods*; D002648:Child; D005260:Female; D006792:House Calls; D006801:Humans; D007406:Interview, Psychological; D008297:Male; D015203:Reproducibility of Results; D012574:Schools
keywords: Classroom-based treatment; Delay tolerance; Functional analysis; Functional communication; Home-based treatment; Synthesized contingencies