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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]If you’re texting her back intermittently then you are NOT ignoring her. Did you do an FA? If not, why the F not? [/quote]

What is that? [/quote]

A functional analysis. If your provider tells you to ignore the behavior without first determining the function of the behavior then I’d fire them immediately and find someone that knows what they’re doing.[/quote]

Oh ok. If that is some kind of formal assessment or process, then we have not had it. We have talked extensively about the function of the behavior, and the parent coach and DBT individual work together and consult. I’m fairly certain they know what they’re doing.[/quote]

I think what the PP doesn’t get is that other evidence based modalities do not center on finding a “function” for the behavior. DBT and SPACE see the behavior as an outgrowth of emotional dysregulation and avoiding anxious sensations, respectively. The ABA notion of determine a “function” is really more for kids more severely on the spectrum where it may be harder to determine what is going on - eg they want attention, they are in pain, they don’t like transitions. Or for a very young child maybe a learning disability that is causing behavioral issues because they don’t understand the school assignment.

For a normal IQ teen acting like this, you don’t need to look far to understand the function. She has strong emotions and reacts to them accordingly. [/quote]

This is OP and I have to disagree with you about DBT, at least the DBT we have. It is not focused on emotional dysregulation or avoiding anxious feelings, but primarily on what behavior we are inadvertently reinforcing. My parent coach feels strongly that this is a learned behavior and how DD has gotten her needs met and gotten relief in the past. And individually DD needs to work on healthier ways to get her needs met. She’s also always reacted disproportionately to any inkling that her feeling that she’s somehow defective is valid. Her meltdowns are always triggered by an insult, perceived slight, or ignoring by a valued peer, her sister, or me. Or, her phone getting cut off. But that’s a whole other story and we nipped that in the bud a while ago thank goodness.[/quote]

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