Alias : Mario, Grade 3, Age 9 

Mario was referred for special education in his home district (1st grade) as he was behind in academics and demonstrating behavioral issues. He was referred to the alternative placement program at IU1's Colonial Campus in Comprehensive Therapeutic Emotional Support (CTES).

His teacher reported the following descriptions of problem behavior:

• Punching
  
  
  



• Kicking
  
  
  



• Spitting
  
  
  



• Leaving Classroom
  
  
  



• Yelling racial slurs, swearing, explicit sexual language
  
  
  



• Lying
  
  
  



• Refusal to complete tasks
  
  
  



• Function of Behavior – Gain attention from staff/peers, Escape or Postpone Demand
  
  
  

As you can see from the diagram above, there were 13 student incident reports from his traditional classroom during the school year (chart on the left), and 0 student incident reports from instructional time in Fab Lab space (chart on the right). Right click the image and choose "Open image in a new tab" to see a full-size version of the diagram.  

This data was collected through the Chartlytics program under the direction of project coordinator Stephanie Hoesly, IU1 Training & Consultation: Autism/Behavior, E-Color Facilitator (G/B), Chartlytics Consultant.