Lists Written list or pictures of Problem behavior activities. The person chooses functions to avoid the order. task/activity termination or sudden activity changes Calendars Weekly or monthly calendars Problem behavior to indicate when events will functions to avoid occur and to help the person task/activity participate in event planning termination or sudden and time management. activity changes When a person makes a Saying yes to the request and In conjunction with Concrete request for something they when that will work. May not calendars/schedules, affirmative cannot have immediately, work the first time, but can great way to build answers to answer them affirmatively become a negotiation. planning and requests and let them know when they negotiation skills can have what they are asking for. Choices instead Instead of giving a demand to -There are 4 chores to Problem behavior do a task, give choices about complete for the day, offer functions to escape of demands what task to do or different choice of 2 of them. demands/tasks options available for -Floor has to be cleaned, we completing the task. can use the broom or the vacuum. Pair less-preferred activities Going to the doctor is no fun Problem behavior Using a with something the person so we take the DS with us for functions to preferred item likes. the ride there and the wait in escape/avoid aversive as a distractor the waiting room. environments or activities Fading-in Gradually introducing more Asking a person to put the Problem behavior time or effort into an activity functions to demands plates on the counter that a person does not prefer escape/avoid activities after dinner that’s all. Gradually expect more time/effort in weeks/months ahead
Lists Written list or pictures of activities. The person chooses the order. Problem behavior functions to avoid task/activity termination or sudden activity changes Calendars Weekly or monthly calendars to indicate when events will occur and to help the person participate in event planning and time management. Problem behavior functions to avoid task/activity termination or sudden activity changes Concrete affirmative answers to requests When a person makes a request for something they cannot have immediately, answer them affirmatively and let them know when they can have what they are asking for. Saying yes to the request and when that will work. May not work the first time, but can become a negotiation. In conjunction with calendars/schedules, great way to build planning and negotiation skills Choices instead of demands Instead of giving a demand to do a task, give choices about what task to do or different options available for completing the task. -There are 4 chores to complete for the day, offer choice of 2 of them. -Floor has to be cleaned, we can use the broom or the vacuum. Problem behavior functions to escape demands/tasks Using a preferred item as a distractor Pair less-preferred activities with something the person likes. Going to the doctor is no fun so we take the DS with us for the ride there and the wait in the waiting room. Problem behavior functions to escape/avoid aversive environments or activities Fading-in demands Gradually introducing more time or effort into an activity that a person does not prefer Asking a person to put the plates on the counter after dinner that’s all. Gradually expect more time/effort in weeks/months ahead Problem behavior functions to escape/avoid activities
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