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Behaviors, such as hitting, biting, hair pulling, short attention spans, high activity levels and tantrums are common among young children. Functional assessments are critical in helping adults to understand what these challenging behaviors might mean and an important stage in helping children eliminate them. Research shows most behavioral interventions fail because the intervention does not take into consideration the reason for the behavior. Functional assessment helps caregivers and therapists to look at the cause of the behavior and based on that cause incorporate an intervention. Functional assessment helps caregivers and therapists become more objective regarding how behavior is described to parents. This in turn helps parents to see assessment tools are being used to measure behavior and are not just based on the “feelings” of the caregiver or therapist. This step by step guide makes discussing behavior and working with families more effective.—
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