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Functional Behavior Assessment for People With Autism: Making Sense of Seemingly Senseless Behavior (Topics in Autism)
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Binding: Paperback
Dewey Decimal Number: 618.9285882
EAN: 9781890627584
Edition: 1
ISBN: 1890627585
Label: Woodbine House
Manufacturer: Woodbine House
Number Of Items: 1
Number Of Pages: 152
Publication Date: January 10, 2006
Publisher: Woodbine House
Studio: Woodbine House
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Editorial Review:
It's not unusual for people with autism spectrum disorders (ASDs) to exhibit challenging behaviors including noncompliance, aggression, and repetitive actions that interfere with daily life. These behaviors, which appear meaningless, unproductive, or even dangerous, can be changed or stopped.
This guide describes functional behavior assessment (FBA), a highly regarded strategy that parents and professionals can use to identify the factors contributing to the problem behavior. As the book explains, children and adults with ASDs are susceptible to unwanted behaviors due to difficulties with communication skills, social skills, and narrow interests. For example, a nonverbal adult engages in head-banging to obtain beads reserved for times when he needs calming; a child with social skills deficits inappropriately seeks attention by hitting classmates; or an adolescent hyperfocused on one tv program irritates everyone by constantly talking about it. An FBA helps to determine what purpose the behavior serves for the individual and the specific circumstances that led to learning the behavior in the first place. Later on, the assessment is used to develop an intervention plan to help the individual unlearn the behavior.
Anyone can learn the basics of FBA. The book's step-by-step explanations, forms, and case studies make it easy for parents and professionals to: - Decide which challenging behavior to address
- Select members of an FBA team
- Measure behavior
- Gather information from other observers
- Establish a baseline
- Observe a problem behavior
- Test the hypothesis about the function of the behavior
- Begin to plan for an intervention
- Troubleshoot
With Functional Behavior Assessment for People with Autism caregivers are well on the way to breaking down the barriers created by challenging behavior. A forthcoming sequel will thoroughly address how to develop an effective behavioral intervention plan.
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Rating:  - A great addition to any Autism Library
A great addition to any Autism Library. One of many books I've purchased lately in my pursuit of knowledge and answers. I would recommend it to anyone who is having behavioral issues. It's a good book. I would say it's a great place to start if you want to learn more about behavioral issues.
Rating: - An extensively informative and exceptionally detailed explanation of the conditions autism might cause
Functional Behavior Assessment For People With Autism: Making Sense Of Seemingly Senseless Behavior by Beth A. Glasberg (Consultant for Douglass Outreach at the Douglass Developmental Disabilities Center at Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey) is an informed and informative analysis of the behavior tendencies and habitual pursuits of children with autism. As many sufferers of autism engage in certain behavior which might be cause to others' discrimination of them. Thoroughly accessible for ... Read More
Rating:  - keep it simple
This book is very concise and plainly written. I began working in Special Ed. not so long ago, and found this book full of helpful information and I especially like the "keep it simple" side bars. The first time I had to write up a behavioral analysis,I used this book as a guide, and it made the process so much easier! Recently took a graduate level course in Autism and the practicing instructor felt the book was one that she would add to her reference library also. I used this book as a blueprint ... Read More
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