A clinician conducted a functional

A clinician conducted a functional analysis of each child's inappropriate behavior during an initial visit and posited that all of the children used challenging behaviors to gain access to a preferred item or activity. Clinicians, who were at the family's home once or twice a week during the treatment phase, taught parents specific techniques to give their children an alternative means to gain access to desired items or activities, although the method of delivery used to teach parents the desired techniques was not clearly defined by the researchers. All 3 children demonstrated a decrease in inappropriate behavior and an increase in appropriate functional communication.