Outcome summaries of latency‐based functional analyses conducted in hospital inpatient units. Issue 3 (29th May 2017)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Lambert, Joseph M.; Staubitz, John E.; Roane, Jessica Torelli; Houchins‐Juárez, Nealetta J.; Juárez, A. Pablo; Sanders, Kevin B.; Warren, Zachary E.
• Is Part Of: Journal of applied behavior analysis. Volume 50:Issue 3(2017)
• Page Start: 487
• Page End: 494
• Publication Date: 2017-05-29
• Subjects: autism -- functional analysis -- hospital -- latency; Psychology, Applied -- Periodicals; Social Behavior -- Periodicals; 150
• DOI: 10.1002/jaba.399
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0021-8855

Abstract

Abstract : Latency‐based functional analysis (FA) may be a viable alternative to the standard, rate‐based, FA when frequently evoking problem behavior is not advisable. We conducted 18 latency‐based FAs of the problem behavior of children diagnosed with autism in inpatient hospital settings and identified functional relations during 44.4% (8 of 18) of latency‐based FAs. Implications for conducting FAs of severe problem behavior are discussed.