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This guide describes functional behavior assessment (FBA), a highly regarded strategy that parents and professionals can use to identify the factors contributing to the problem behavior. As the book explains, children and adults with ASDs are susceptible to unwanted behaviors due to difficulties with communication skills, social skills, and narrow interests. For example, a nonverbal adult engages in head-banging to obtain beads reserved for times when he needs calming; a child with social skills deficits inappropriately seeks attention by hitting classmates; or an adolescent hyperfocused on one tv program irritates everyone by constantly talking about it. An FBA helps to determine what purpose the behavior serves for the individual and the specific circumstances that led to learning the behavior in the first place. Later on, the assessment is used to develop an intervention plan to help the individual unlearn the behavior.

Anyone can learn the basics of FBA. The book's step-by-step explanations, forms, and case studies make it easy for parents and professionals to:

• Decide which challenging behavior to address
• Select members of an FBA team
• Measure behavior
• Gather information from other observers
• Establish a baseline
• Observe a problem behavior
• Test the hypothesis about the function of the behavior
• Begin to plan for an intervention
• Troubleshoot

Mothers Who Made a Difference offers unique encouragement to the weary mom. Using stories from Scripture, the author creates touching fictional accounts that modern moms will identify with. Each story and accompanying application will demonstrate that God values mothers and the roles they play raising children. The stories provide examples of how everyday circumstances and decisions can influence the lives of our children and future generations in life-changing and eternal ways. Readers will feel affirmed as they realize that God can use even the mundane tasks of motherhood in extraordinary ways.

• The author uses fictionalized Bible accounts and modern-day applications to communicate affirmation to mothers.
• Simple examples from the Bible to illustrate that the mundane tasks of motherhood are used by God for extraordinary purposes.
• In its very appealing package, this book will be appropriate to give as gifts as well as for mothers to purchase for themselves.