Functional behavior assessment for people with autism making sense of seemingly senseless behavior - Glasberg, Beth A. (Bethesda, Md. Woodbine House, 2006)
Why problem behaviors occur -- How are behaviors learned? -- Getting started: first steps for completing a functional behavior assessment -- Measuring behavior -- Finding out who knows what -- Observation time -- Test your hypothesis -- Putting it all together: a summary of the assessment process -- You finally know the function of the behavior: now what? -- Special circumstances and troubleshooting.
Keywords: Autism; Autism in children; Behavioral assessment; Behavioral assessment of children; Behavior disorders in children