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This paper provides a sequenced, structured format for conducting a behavioral analysis. It is designed to help ensure that the analysis is comprehensive, that it includes potentially important antecedent events, that influencing factors become apparent and that useful recommendations for treatment can be derived from it. In addition, the guide solicits other useful types of information, including: (1) covert antecedents such as thoughts; (2) distant antecedents which may relate to a behavior; and (3) under what conditions the behavior does not occur.
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Behavior Therapy/methods , Patient Compliance , Psychological Tests , Follow-Up Studies , HumansABSTRACT
The present report, part of a national, multicenter study to investigate the effects of fenfluramine on autistic behavior, describes findings on four autistic children ranging in age from 7 to 20 years. Additional performance and parental observation measures apart from those of the multicenter study are included. Results of this study which indicated no significant side effects, a reduction in some deviant behaviors and an improvement in activity level/attention span, provide support for earlier reports. The possibility that fenfluramine's apparently positive effects might be to simply reduce inappropriate behaviors via lethargy was examined and not supported.
