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Behavior analysts still don't know how to interpret the data they collect using functional analyses--but functional analyses do harm autistics, e.g. in this study causing high rates of "hitting oneself in the head or banging head against a surface" onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/... ABA in 2025

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Jasmeen Kaur, Michelle A. Frank‐Crawford, John C. Borrero (2026). Unmasking social functions: Outcomes from a retrospective consecutive case series of 19 applications. Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis, 59(1), e70045. Wiley.

Date de publication
17/12/2025
Identifiant
10.1002/jaba.70045
Auteurs
Jasmeen Kaur, Michelle A. Frank‐Crawford, John C. Borrero
Source
Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis
Détails
59(1), e70045
Type de référence
article
Éditeur
Wiley
Source de métadonnées
crossref

Résumé

Abstract Prior research has identified the potential dangers associated with challenging behavior, specifically self‐injurious behavior, and has thus highlighted the need to employ protective procedures to ensure the safety of individuals with self‐injurious behavior. Although protective procedures can sometimes suppress responding, some small‐ n studies suggest they can also elucidate or unmask social functions when the initial functional analysis indicates that challenging behavior is only automatically maintained. However, large‐scale studies of functional analysis outcomes indicate that co‐occurring automatically and socially maintained challenging behavior is relatively uncommon. We conducted a retrospective consecutive case series study to describe a set of procedures to unmask social functions when the initial functional analysis indicated an automatic function. Results suggest that protective procedures unmasked social functions in 26.32% of cases.

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