Escape And Task Avoidance And Access To Tangibles

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A. Behavior: Aggression Antecedent: Wants access to tangible or escape from sibling interaction.
Behavior: Hits with open hand, pushes, throws items, and hits with toys.
Consequence: She is verbally reprimanded.

Function: The function of this behavior is Escape and Task Avoidance and Access to Tangibles.

Replacement Behaviors:
1. Rosemary will utilize Functional communication to indicate wants and needs.
2. Rosemary will be able to comply with instructions provided. B. Behavior: Automatic/Self-Stimulatory

Antecedent: Wants attention or access to a tangible and/or to self-sooth.
Behavior: She will engage in visual stims, screams, run around in circles, echolia, mouth, and/or touch soft or silky textures.
Consequence: She is told to stop or allowed to engage in behaviors. Function: The function of this behavior is Automatic and/or Access to tangibles and/or Attention. Replacement Behaviors: 1. Rosemary will comply with redirection of Automatic behavior. 2. Rosemary will utilize Functional communication to indicate wants and needs. 3. Rosemary will exhibit behavior at an appropriate time and place. 4. Rosemary will use coping strategies such as: deep breathing, counting to five, pressure squeezes, touching smooth textures, take her for walks, deep pressure squeezes, hot dog in blanket (use heavy blanket), chewy alternative(tried before), in order to calm down. C.
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Behavior: Eloping
Antecedent: She sees a desirable item or will want to engage in desirable activity and told he cannot.
Behavior: Rosemary will run towards the item or activity she is seeking.
Consequence: Parents run after Rosemary and will say, “Get back here!”
Function: The function of this behavior is Access to Tangibles.
Replacement Behaviors:
1. Rosemary will utilize Functional communication to indicate wants and needs.
2. Rosemary will comply with instructions provided.
D. Behavior: Tantrums

Antecedent: When preferred items are denied or removed or not available.
Behavior: She will scream, throw items, sits on the floor, and rolls on the floor.
Consequence: Mom will ignore her and walk away or tell her to stop crying or will get her desirable item. Rosemary will follow mom and try to get her attention

Function: The function of this behavior is Access to Tangibles and Attention.

Replacement Behavior:

5. Rosemary will utilize Functional communication to indicate wants and needs.
6. Rosemary will use coping strategies such as: deep breathing, counting to five, listen to soothing music, deep pressure squeezes, tactile sensory box with different soft textures, ask for walk, in order to calm down. 7. Rosemary will comply with instructions and calm down before having access to tangibles. E. Behavior: Self-Injurious Antecedent: When preferred items are denied or removed or not available. Behavior: Rosemary will slap herself. Consequence: Mom will ignore her and walk away or tell her to stop crying or will get her desirable item. Rosemary will follow mom and try to get her attention Function: The function of this behavior is Access to Tangibles. Replacement Behavior: 8. Rosemary will utilize Functional communication to indicate wants and needs. 9. Rosemary will use coping strategies such as: deep breathing, counting to five, listen to soothing music, deep pressure squeezes, tactile sensory box with different soft textures, ask for walk, in order to calm down. 10. Rosemary will comply with instructions and calm down before having access to tangibles. IV. REINFORCER SURVEY: RAISD RAISD is the Reinforcer Assessment for Individuals with Severe Disabilities. It is used to identify preferred stimuli that may be used as reinforcers.  Tangibles: Puzzles and bubbles.  Activity: Likes bright lights, Dancing, Swinging, TV, listening to music, smelling flowers, touching various fabrics, and water play.  Social: Verbal praise.  Edibles: Pizza. V. BEHAVIORAL SUPPORT PLAN A. General Principles 1. Aggression Proactive Strategies 1. Use priming strategy, verbal prompting, or a visual schedule. 2. Provide choices to allow Rosemary to choose a non-preferred activity or task, along with preferred activity. Reactive Strategies 1. In the event of an aggressive act, verbally redirect by saying, “No, please don’t” or “It’s not OK to hit, throw toys, and/or push” using a firm flat affect. 2. If aggression is the result of not receiving a desired object, then that item(s) will not be made available until the aggressive behavior has ceased and replacement behavior exhibited. 3. If aggression is the result of trying to escape a demand, then follow through with

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