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ReviewBehavior analysis in practice2024

A Discussion of Positive Behavior Support and Applied Behavior Analysis in the Context of Autism Spectrum Disorder in the UK and Ireland.

David Stalford, Scott Graham, Michael Keenan

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Review in Behavior analysis in practice, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. An erratum has been issued. Cited by 5 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

5 citing papers in PubMed.

  1. Beyond the Outburst: Charting a New Frontier for Understanding and Treating Irritability in Autistic Adults.Autism research : official journal of the International Society for Autism Research · 2026
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  2. I Wouldn't Even Want to Go There!Perspectives on behavior science · 2025
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

3 authors.

David StalfordUlster University-Coleraine Campus, Londonderry, Northern Ireland.ORCID 0000-0002-6377-5423
Scott GrahamUlster University, Coleraine, Londonderry, Northern Ireland.
Michael KeenanUlster University, Coleraine, Londonderry, Northern Ireland.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

This article addresses the relationship between applied behavior analysis (ABA) and the emergence of positive behavior support (PBS) in context of autism spectrum disorder (ASD) in the UK and Ireland. Two overarching issues that are salient in this discussion are professional training and certification. To date, there has been a lack of standardized training or statutory requirements to practice PBS despite proponents insisting that its practice should be grounded in behavior analytic principles. Furthermore, there is an undercurrent of anti-ABA bias fueled by misinterpretation and unsubstantiated anecdotal claims used to promote an alternative "value based" approach to managing behavior.

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Applied behavior analysisAutismAversive proceduresPositive behavior supportScience

Identifiers

PMID38966271
PMCPMC11219608

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