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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I second the recommendation for an FBA: the goal of the Functional Behavioral Analysis is to get the teaching team to understand what functions the problematic behaviors serve.

[b]A behavior chart can be very useful, but only if everyone has a good sense of why the behaviors are occurring.  And it's also essential that EVERYONE be on the same page with the charts. [/b] At my DC's DCPCS, a substitute berated my kid for needing a chart--in front of the whole class.[/quote]

+1000.  I kept wondering why it seemed like a behavior chart/contract was the end all be all for OP because for my daughter it didn't work.  She felt singled out and as parents we were at a loss as to the desired outcome and how we were supposed to reinforce it at home.  When we would try to ask if there were triggers for the behavior, was it certain subjects or settings that were worse than others we could never get any information.  I had to look up FBA just now and I said YES, that would have been more effective if that was the first step before she was put on a behavior contract.  My frustration was always that I felt my daughter could be motivated to change behaviors if we could tap into what motivated her.  Also, the eacher continued using something that wasn't really working six months later.  Needless to say, at a private school now.

I think a pp poster that mentioned finding a school that is flexible and willing to try different things is key.  What may work for one child may not work for your child and what may work one year for your child may not work the next year.
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