On this episode of Ask Dr. Doreen, Shannon Penrod sits down with Dr. Doreen Granpeesheh to talk about one of the most important questions we can ask when a challenging behavior happens:

What is the function of the behavior?

How can parents begin to figure out why a behavior is happening? What clues should they look for? And how can understanding the function help us respond in a way that actually teaches new skills?

We'll explore questions like:

🔹 Is your child trying to escape or avoid something?
🔹 Are they seeking attention or connection?
🔹 Are they trying to get access to something they want?
🔹 Could the behavior be providing some kind of sensory input?
🔹 What happens right before the behavior—and what happens right after?

Join Shannon and Dr. Doreen for a practical conversation about learning to become a behavior detective and looking beyond what a child is doing to better understand why.

00:00 Intro & Show Welcome
02:46 All Ghouls Gala Announcement
05:05 Meet Dr. Doreen Granpeesheh
07:32 What Is a Behavior Trying to Tell You?
09:15 Function #1: Attention-Seeking Behaviors
10:05 Function #2: Escape and Avoidance
10:56 Function #3: Access to Desired Items & Activities
11:46 Function #4: Automatic & Sensory Behaviors
13:24 Teaching Better Ways to Communicate
14:40 How Parents Can Identify Behavior Functions
21:45 Using AI and Functional Assessments
24:02 ABA Funding, Generalization & School Support
35:55 Zoo Safety, Elopement & Teaching Danger Awareness
40:18 ODD vs. the Need for Control
48:10 Bilingual ABA, Crying Behaviors & Final Takeaways
 
 Ask Dr. Doreen — helping families find the clues behind the behavior.

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