Critical Literature Review

Introduction

A functional assessment must be included in the IEP (Individulaized Education Plan ) of every school student who creates serious problem behaviors for their own learning or for their classmates or threatens to inflict physical harm , is guilty of substance abuse , wields weapons or requires disciplinary action (Murdock , 2005 . This is the rule by IDEA 1997 (Individuals with Disabilities Education Act . The assessment is usually followed by interventions to correct the problem behaviors Should the assessment be incomplete or faulty , the interventions may not be helpful and sometimes could be counter-productive

. FBA though recognized as a promising practice , it is still doubted as to how it could best be trained and used . There are existing debates about what is practical and could maintain integrity for practical implementation Investigators have studied the current status of the use of functional behavioral assessment for emotional behavior diss . A number of critical issues have been outlined

Autism and intellectual disability are seen in some children and need good interventions to help bring about some change to make them more capable of communication and adjustment to near normal life Understanding the factors which motivate this behavior would help us design interventions which reduce it and replace it using more purposeful skills . 37-95 of individuals with intellectual disability and autism are reported to have stereotypical or repetitive behaviors Children with only intellectual disability have less of it than children with both . They are not up to learning new skills and find it difficult to communicate and...