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. 2020 May 18;63(2):107–114. doi: 10.33160/yam.2020.05.006

Table 2.  The function of each student's challenging behavior from the functional assessment, the main contents of the consultation, and the effect size.

Student Target Behavior Function Consultation Times Effect size
S1 Hitting one’s head with
one’s hands
Sensory, Demand, Escape/
Avoidance
Extinction by headgear 4 100
Hitting one’s head on the floor Sensory, Demand, Escape/
Avoidance, Attention
Using communication cards 88.89
S2 Biting one’s wrist Demand, Escape/Avoidance, Sensory Using communication cards 3 36.17
S3 Shouting and making a strange noise Escape/Avoidance Adjusting the environment 3 44.45
Grabbing the teacher Escape/Avoidance, Attention Using communication cards 73.52
S4 Kicking and hitting teachers Escape/Avoidance Behavioral contract 5 100
S5 Hitting and scratching own cheek Sensory Teaching alternative sensory play 3 NA
S6 Crying Escape/Avoidance Adjusting the environment 6 78.57
Differential reinforcement of on-task behavior
S7 Repetitively turning lights
on and off
Sensory Teaching alternative sensory play 4 NA
S8 Hitting and scratching
teachers or classmates
Escape/Avoidance, Attention Adjusting the environment 6 100
Teaching alternative play

NA, not applicable (There was no behavior record)