Breaking down aggression in autism




Autism Science Foundation Weekly Science Report show

Summary: You asked – our summer intern Priyanka Shah delivered!  This week’s podcast is one on a topic suggested by listeners.  She describes the risk factors and treatments for aggressive behaviors in autism.  Priyanka looked at research and listened to clinicians who have experience treating aggressive behaviors in autism.   In this podcast, description of Functional Behavioral Analysis plus pharmacological treatments are provided.<br> Here are some additional resources:<br> Aggression Study by Kanne &amp; Mazurek (2011): <a href="http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20960041">http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20960041</a><br> More information about behavior assessments: <a href="http://www.wrightslaw.com/info/discipl.fba.jordan.pdf">http://www.wrightslaw.com/info/discipl.fba.jordan.pdf</a><br> Simple FBA Chart Example:<br> <br> <a href="http://i1.wp.com/asfpodcast.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/fba.png"></a><br>