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Functional communication training (FCT)

Teaching a child a quicker, easier way to get what a behaviour was getting them, such as asking for a break with a word, a sign, a picture or a device instead of hitting or screaming.

Related: Behaviour intervention plan (BIP) · AAC (augmentative and alternative communication) · Mand

Read: Functional behaviour assessment: finding out why a behaviour happens · Functional communication training: teaching a child to ask instead of hit or scream

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