Have you ever wondered if it is ok to use your child’s aberrant behaviors such as self-stimulatory behavior as a reinforcer for engaging in adaptive behavior?
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1286223/
Toward a functional analysis of self-injury.
What is Functional Behavioral Assessment (FBA) and where did it come from?
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1297798/
B A Iwata, M F Dorsey, K J Slifer, K E Bauman, and G S Richman