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Analysis of Conditions Associated with Low Rates of Challenging Behaviour in Two Adolescents with Multiple Disabilities

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  06 October 2014

Madonna Tucker ,
Jeff Sigafoos  and
Heidi Bushell
Madonna Tucker
Affiliation:
University of Queensland
Jeff Sigafoos*
Affiliation:
University of Queensland
Heidi Bushell
Affiliation:
University of Queensland
*
Jeff Sigafoos, Schonell Special Education Research Centre, The University of QueenslandQLD 4072, Australia
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Analyses and interventions were conducted to reduce challenging behaviour in two adolescents with multiple disabilities. A functional analysis of each child's challenging behaviour was conducted initially. Although the results of this functional analysis showed that challenging behaviour occurred during roughly 30 to 60% of the assessment trials conducted under each of several conditions, there was one condition for each child that was associated with little or no challenging behaviour. These conditions were then manipulated using stimulusfading procedures. Initially, the stimuli associated with low rates of challenging behaviour were provided on a nearly continuous and noncontingent basis. Next, exposure to these stimuli was systematically reduced. The present studies suggest that analysis of the conditions associated with low rates of challenging behaviour may be helpful in designing interventions.

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Research Article
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Behaviour Change , Volume 15 , Issue 2 , June 1998 , pp. 126 - 139
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Copyright © The Author(s) 1998

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