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dc.contributor.authorMaire, Lisa K.
dc.date.accessioned2010-10-27T14:16:33Z
dc.date.available2010-10-27T14:16:33Z
dc.date.issued2010-10-27
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10464/3070
dc.description.abstractThis study sought to compare the results of the Motivation Assessment Scale (MAS; Durand & Crimmins, 1988), Questions About Behavior Function Scale (QABF; Matson & Vollmer, 1996) and Functional Analysis Screening Tool (FAST; Iwata & Deleon, 1996), when completed by parent informants in a sample of children and youth with autism spectrum disorders (ASD) who display challenging behaviour. Results indicated that there was low agreement between the functional hypotheses derived from each of three measures. In addition, correlations between functionally analogous scales were substantially lower than expected, while correlations between non-analogous subscales were stronger than anticipated. As indicated by this study, clinicians choosing to use FBA questionnaires to assess behavioural function, may not obtain accurate functional hypotheses, potentially resulting in ineffective intervention plans. The current study underscores the caution that must be taken when asking parents to complete these questionnaires to determine the function(s) of challenging behaviour for children/youth with ASD.en_US
dc.language.isoengen_US
dc.publisherBrock Universityen_US
dc.subjectAutism spectrum disordersen_US
dc.subjectAutistic children -- Treatmenten_US
dc.subjectAutistic youth -- Treatmenten_US
dc.titleA comparison of functional behaviour assessment rating scales in a sample of children and youth with autism spectrum disordersen_US
dc.typeElectronic Thesis or Dissertationen
dc.degree.nameM.A. Applied Disability Studiesen_US
dc.degree.levelMastersen_US
dc.contributor.departmentCenter for Applied Disability Studiesen_US
dc.degree.disciplineFaculty of Social Sciencesen_US
refterms.dateFOA2021-07-30T01:52:02Z


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