Enhancing Communication to Reduce Challenging Behaviors

• By: Todd Merritt, PhD, BCBA-D Jessica Basir, MS, BCBA Chelsea M. K. Hawley, MS The Arc Westchester
• September 23rd, 2021
• ASL, assessment, Augmentative and Alternative Communication, challenging behavior, communication, deafness, Fall 2021 Issue, functional behavior assessment, functional communication training, sign language, technology
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The most recent report from the CDC found the prevalence of autism spectrum disorder (ASD) to be one in 54 children in the US (Maenner et al., 2020). Because the diagnostic criteria for ASD includes persistent deficits in communication and deficits in nonverbal communicative behaviors, many...