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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2016 Jan 1.
Published in final edited form as: J Appl Behav Anal. 2015 May 1;48(2):289–314. doi: 10.1002/jaba.201

Table 3.

Indirect Assessment Results for Bill, Daniel, and Nate. Information in parentheses was obtained on follow-up and clarification questions. Items in italics were identified on both open- and closed-ended assessments. Asterisks indicate events tested in modified FA.

Bill
Closed-ended Average Rank
Caregiver does not comply with requests (edibles, time alone)* 4
Caregiver asks individual to perform challenging task (putting on shoes)*(stringing beads) 4
Caregiver asks individual to perform an activity of daily living or a physical education objective 4
Caregiver restricts access to preferred item for long duration 4
Caregiver asks individual to perform task or activity for long durations 4
Transitions occur, such as changing from one activity to another 4
Open-ended Agreement
Denied access to liquids or water Partial
Starting non-preferred task Partial
Attend then ignore Partial
Wait and give space Partial
Daniel
Closed-ended Average Rank
Caregiver prevents individual from engaging in motor activity (walks)* 5
Caregiver denies requests for items or takes them away (snack foods)* 4.5
Open-ended Agreement
Denied access to a walk/walking* Exact
[Staff] Evade and block / evade and deflect Partial
Wants something/item Partial
Nate
Closed-ended Average Rank
Denied requests for preferred items and activities and takes these away (bathroom for ritualistic behavior of pacing and clicking heels against the wall)* (soda, comfy chair) 4.5
Restricted access to tangible provided by individual other than caregiver (soda, comfy chair) 4
Open ended Agreement
Work Exact
Denied or interrupted access to preferred items or activities such as the bathroom (for ritualistic behavior of pacing and clicking heels against the wall)* Exact
Respond to first vocal with reminder to have a quiet voice Exact
To get what he wants Exact
Denied access (soda, comfy chair) Partial
When agitated ignore or provide space Partial