Acquired Brain Injury Case Study – an example of how SASBA can be utilised in clinical work (part 2)

‘Touching Others’

In order to try and better understand the function of this behaviour for BS so that an appropriate formulation and treatment plan could be devised, SASBA data for TO was examined in detail.

With regard to possible setting events the three Contributing Factors described within the Antecedents(that is, conditions that increase the probability that TO may occur) section of the scale were scrutinised. TO was not associated with a noisy environment – if it had been, then a possible explanation for the behaviour might be that it was associated with reduced ability to tolerate frustration. No TO was recorded within 24 hours of an epileptic fit – suggesting it was probably not a behavioural symptom of some possible underlying episodic disorder. However, Figure 2 reveals that a clear majority of this behaviour took place outside the context of carrying out some structured activity, and Figure 3 reflects that most TO took place in the afternoon. In addition, further inspection of the recordings demonstrated that the most severe instances of TO occur during the afternoon, at times when structured activity was not being facilitated.