Behavior Analysis: Research and Practice, Vol 24(1), Feb 2024, 44-55; doi:10.1037/bar0000283
The following article details the use of comprehensive positive interaction training intervention based upon a brief functional analysis (BFA) and treatment intervention for a male with an autism spectrum disorder. The young man was living in a community-based apartment setting that had been funded by a private health system in Italy. He was consistently engaging in property destruction and aggressive behavior toward staff. A BFA was completed as well as an assessment of the interaction style that the staff in the home were employing. It was discovered that his aggressive behavior was being maintained by attention from staff as well as by escape from demands. A function-based intervention was put into place whereby staff’s interaction patterns were examined and found to be lacking with respect to appropriate interaction skills. Once the function-based intervention was implemented, significant decreases in aggressive behavior occurred as well as concomitant increases in appropriate community access. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2024 APA, all rights reserved)