Behaviour

Question 1

How might you define behaviour?

Answer 1

• “The way in which one acts or conducts oneself, especially towards others”
• “The way in which person behaves in response to a particular situation or stimulus”

Question 2

Outline a behavioural history.

Answer 2

• Explore each problematic behaviour
  
  • Consider developmental context
  • Consider family and environmental context e.g. when, where

	A: Antecedent	
		- What is the cause or trigger?
		- When, where?
		- When, where did it start happening?
	B: Behaviour	
		- What exactly happens?
		- Is it developmentally appropriate?
		- What are the parent/teacher expectations?
		- Are they reasonable?
		- One or # of problematic behaviours?
	C: Consequences	
		- What happens after?
		- What are the effects on the child and those around them?
		- How is it affecting function?

• Explore the impact of the behaviour
  
  • Child, family, friends, teachers
• Review of ‘other behaviours’:
  
  • Eat
  • Sleep
  • Play

Question 3

What are some red flag behaviours?

Answer 3

A:
	- No clear or reasonable trigger 
	- Occurring in multiple environments 
B:
	- Clearly developmentally inappropriate 
	- Regression 
	- Multiple concerning behaviours 

C:

- Harmful to self or others
- Affecting function of child and/or family
- Academic and social function

Question 4

What ‘sleep’ questions should you ask?

Answer 4

○ Don’t forget to ask about screentime!
○ Difficulty settling/falling/sleeping itself
○ When/where? Problems during daytime?

Question 5

What ‘play’ questions should you ask?

Answer 5

○ Types/stages of play of play
○ How do they play?
○ Who do they play with?
○ What do they play with? 
○ Consider interaction with others
○ Consider type of activity
○ Patterns of rigidity or repetitive play 
○ Is it developmentally appropriate?

Question 6

What types of play are there?

Answer 6

• Sensory: look, listen, touch, taste e.g. bubbles, water play, lining up trains
• Functional, cause and effect: hit, push, post, pop
• Imaginative (pre-schooler): role play, pretend play

Question 7

What stages of play are there?

Answer 7

• unoccupied : only observes
• solitary <3: alone, focused on own activity
• onlooker 2-3: watches others, doesn’t participate
• parallel 2 1/2 to 4: plays separately but mimics
• associative 3-4: plays with others but not co-ordinated
• co-operative 4ish +: organised play