BRIEF REPORT: LATENCY FUNCTIONAL ANALYSIS OF ELOPEMENT. (10th April 2013)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Davis, Tonya N.; Durand, Shannon; Bankhead, Jenna; Strickland, Erica; Blenden, Kara; Dacus, Sharon; Hannig, Alyssa Pond; Haupert, Megan; Fuentes, Lisa; Machalicek, Wendy
• Is Part Of: Behavioral interventions. Volume 28:Number 3(2013:Aug.)
• Page Start: 251
• Page End: 259
• Publication Date: 2013-04-10
• Subjects: People with mental disabilities -- Behavior modification -- Periodicals; Behavior therapy -- Periodicals; 616.89142
• DOI: 10.1002/bin.1363
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1072-0847

Abstract

<abstract abstract-type="main"> <title> <x xml:space="preserve">Abstract</x> </title> <p>Elopement is a potentially dangerous problem behavior prevalent among individuals with developmental disabilities. However, functional analysis of elopement presents unique challenges including potential confounds because of the need for participant retrieval during functional analysis sessions. In the current study, we implemented a latency functional analysis with an eight‐year‐old child with an intellectual disability, in which the dependent measure was latency to elopement. Following the latency functional analysis, a functional communication intervention was developed and its effectiveness in decreasing elopement was evaluated using an ABAB design. Findings suggest that a functional analysis of latency may be a suitable methodology to identify the operant function of elopement. Copyright © 2013 John Wiley &amp; Sons, Ltd.</p> </abstract>