Does PBS work better with some disabilities than others?
Positive Behavior Support can be utilized across populations, not just individuals with disabilities. However, implementing PBS in to the routine of an individual with a disability, research shows that the most impressive gains in reducing challenging behavior have occurred in individuals who have severe intellectual disabilities. Many successful studies, too, have been done with people who have developmental disabilities, especially those with moderate to severe mental retardation. Currently, researchers have been exploring the use of positive behavioral support with people who have brain injury or emotional disturbance. PBS does not work as well with people who engage in self-injury (to release self-stimulation pleasing chemicals) or who have mental health issues that have to be dealt with in another fashion (e.g., medications).
