{"id":3489,"date":"2015-06-03T15:28:55","date_gmt":"2015-06-03T21:28:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/last-drum.flywheelsites.com\/?p=3489"},"modified":"2024-09-10T16:37:06","modified_gmt":"2024-09-10T21:37:06","slug":"assessing-and-treating-challenging-behavior-in-individuals-with-asd","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/autism.org\/assessing-and-treating-challenging-behavior-in-individuals-with-asd\/","title":{"rendered":"Assessing and Treating Challenging Behavior in Individuals with Autism"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Lauren Moskowitz, Ph.D.<\/a>, discusses the complex aspects of challenging behaviors and the importance of conducting a thorough functional behavioral analysis to create effective treatment plans. The talk underscores the importance of recognizing challenging behaviors as learned communication techniques and describes varying situational contexts that can serve as antecedents to challenging behaviors and outbursts. The discussion includes an overview of the key components of functional behavior assessments and subsequent treatment strategies and techniques via relatable, practical examples.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>