| Age (years) | Expressive communication age (years)a | Psychotropic medications | Other treatments | Function(s) of challenging behavior identifiedb | Forms of challenging behavior on daily basisc | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 |  |  |  |  |  | Pre-booster | Post-booster |
P10 | 11 | 2.2 | Aripiprazole Fluoxetine | Speech therapy (.5 h/week) Behavior therapy (2 h/week) | Attention Transition escape | Hitting others Kicking others Grabbing others Destroying things | None |
P14 | 9.11 | 3.8 | Dextro-amphetamine | Speech therapy (1 h/week) Physical therapy (.5 h/week) Occupational therapy (.5 h/week) Behavior therapy (1 h/week) | Attention Tangible | Self-biting Head-hitting | Self-biting Head-hitting |
P23 | 11.8 | 1.5 | Quetiapine Clonidine Risperidone | Speech therapy (.5 h/week) Occupational therapy (.5 h/week) Behavior therapy (2 h/week) | Attention Academic escape | Self-biting Head-hitting Hitting others Grabbing | Self-biting Hitting others Grabbing others |
P25 | 13 | 3.5 | Fluoxetine Clonidine | None | Transition escape | Self-biting Self-scratching Hitting others Kicking others Biting others Destroying things | Self-biting Self-scratching |
P32 | 9.8 | 3.1 | Methylphenidate Aripiprazole Lacosamide Baclofen | Speech therapy (1 h/week) Occupational therapy (1 h/week) Physical therapy (1 h/week) | Attention Tangible | Grabbing others Verbally abusive | Grabbing others verbally abusive |
P49 | 7.4 | .11 | Clonidine Guanfacine | None | Attention Academic escape | Body hitting Grabbing others Pinching others | Destroying things |