Topography and Function of Challenging Behaviors in Individuals with Autism Spectrum Disorder

Hong, Esther; Dixon, Dennis R.; Stevens, Elizabeth; Burns, Claire O.; Linstead, Erik

doi:10.1007/s41252-018-0063-7

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“…Individuals with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) often demonstrate a variety of disruptive behaviors, which pose an increased risk to their physical health, and social and emotional wellbeing (Hong, Dixon, Stevens, Burns, & Linstead, 2018;Horner, Carr, Strain, Todd, & Reed, 2002). A wide body of research exists on the treatment of many of these disruptive behaviors using differential reinforcement of other behavior (DRO) procedures (e.g., Jessel & Ingvarsson, 2016;Weston, Hodges, & Davis, 2017).…”

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Differential negative reinforcement of other behavior to increase compliance with wearing an anti‐strip suit

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Goulet

Mann

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J of App Behav Analysis

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Using a changing-criterion design, we replicated and extended a study (Cook, Rapp, & Schulze, 2015) on differential negative reinforcement of other behavior (DNRO). More specifically, educational assistants implemented DNRO to teach a 12-year-old boy with autism spectrum disorder to comply with wearing an anti-strip suit to prevent inappropriate fecal behavior in a school setting. The duration for which the participant wore the suit systematically increased from 2 s at the start of treatment to the entire duration of the school day at the termination of the study. Moreover, these effects were generalized to a new school with novel staff and persisted for more than a year. These findings replicate prior research on DNRO and further support the use of the intervention to increase compliance with wearing protective items, or medical devices, in practical settings.

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Differential negative reinforcement of other behavior to increase compliance with wearing an anti‐strip suit

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Mann

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J of App Behav Analysis

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“…Previous analysis of the topography of challenging behaviors have manifested as largely qualitative in nature [3]. These studies e↵ectively underline the di culty as well as the necessity of the consistent and reliable labeling of challenging behaviors exhibited by individuals with ASD.…”

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“…These studies e↵ectively underline the di culty as well as the necessity of the consistent and reliable labeling of challenging behaviors exhibited by individuals with ASD. In this labeling, one must distinguish between behaviors which, at times, can only be separated based on the implied function of these actions as is the case with Disruptions and Tantrums [3]. In this thesis we look to diverge from a qualitative analysis into the quantitative, allowing for the discovery of patterns and features in behavioral data that could only be extracted through machine learning algorithms.…”

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“…To apply the SVM classifier to the document vectors for the purposes of binary classification, we use the "SVC" class in the "sklearn" Python package [28]. The process of demonstrating disruptive behavior is often the same process followed in the manifestation of a tantrum, an empirical truth reinforced by the interchange-able use of these terms in the behavioral analysis of ASD, [3], as well as in the finding that of the top 10 verbs used to describe these two behaviors in a clinical setting, four were shared between disruption and tantrums (crying, screaming, throwing, and yelling). Thus, our hypothesis holds true in that a quantitative analysis of challenging behaviors, even those found to be qualitatively indistinguishable at times, will produce deeper insight and perhaps provide a mechanism to aide clinicians in their analysis of behavioral manifestations during treatment.…”

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“…Challenging behaviors are defined as behaviors that are not culturally or socially acceptable, and can put the physical safety of the individual and/or others in jeopardy, a↵ect learning, and limit access to community settings [1,2,3]. These behaviors often a↵ect an individual's ability to interact with their environment consistently and positively [4,5,6].…”

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Topography and Function of Challenging Behaviors in Individuals with Autism Spectrum Disorder

Cited by 24 publications

References 34 publications

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