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Functions
Escapes or avoids stimulation or sensation
Escapes or avoids item or activity
Escapes or avoids social situation with adult
Escapes or avoids social situation with child/student
Obtain or get stimulation or sensation
Obtain or get item or activity
Obtain or get social situation with adult
Obtain or get social situation with child/student
Escapes or avoids item or activity
Escapes or avoids social situation with adult
Escapes or avoids social situation with child/student
Escapes or avoids stimulation or sensation
Obtain or get item or activity
Obtain or get social situation with adult
Obtain or get social situation with child/student
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CONTEXT
Communication
Technology aided instruction and intervention
Scripting
Functional communication training
Response cards
Opportunities to respond
Health and Wellbeing
Scheduled exercise
Regular medical and dental review
Cognitive behaviour therapy
Mindfulness
Social Relationships
Peer mediated intervention
Social narratives
Non contingent positive attention
Proximity Control
Control/choice
Self management
Say it show it check it
Task sequence
Preferred items/High interest
Mobility or access
Physical access
Adult time
Routine activity
Active teaching of rules
Predictability and change
Novel person
PREVENT
Antecedent based intervention
Alternative schedule of liked and disliked tasks
Change schedule or routine
Pre activity intervention
Choice making
Modified instruction delivery
Environmental audit
Pre teaching
Modify delivery of instruction or request
Prompting
Time delay
Modify communication
Check in and check out
Environmental adjustments
Guided notes
Check and connect
Scheduled breaks
Curriculum and instructional modifications
Task analysis
Reduced task demands
DESIRED
Teach/strengthen desired behaviours or skills that serve the same function as problem behaviour
Discrete trial training
Modelling
Social skills training
Structured play groups
Naturalistic intervention
ACCEPTABLE
Teach/strengthen acceptable alternative behaviours or skills that serve the same function as problem behaviour
Discrete trial training
Modelling
Social skills training
Structured play groups
Naturalistic intervention
CONSEQUENCE
Positive reinforcement
Reinforcement
Non contingent reinforcement
Differential reinforcement
Mystery motivators
Minimise reinforcement for problem behaviour
Response interruption redirection
Behaviour contract
Removal of punishment
Behaviour specific praise
Appropriate negative consequences for problem behaviour if needed
Accessibility support
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Last updated 15 December 2025