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ABC Recording Chart

Record one incident of a target behaviour: what led up to it, what it looked like, and what happened afterwards. Fill it in as soon as you can, while the detail is still fresh.

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WHO AND WHEN0/3

Participant’s name

Staff name

When did the target behaviour occur?

Date

Time

A · B · C0/4

Describe what you saw, not what you think it meant.

Activity — the setting: what was going on and what the participant was doing.
Antecedent — the trigger: the one thing that happened immediately before.
Behaviour — what it actually looked like, in plain observable terms.
Consequence — what happened straight afterwards, including how you responded.

A — Activity: what was the participant doing beforehand?

What was happening in the lead-up: where, with whom, and what was going on.

A — Antecedent: what happened right before the behaviour was triggered?

The single thing immediately before it — a request, a noise, a change of plan.

B — Behaviour: what did the behaviour look like?

What someone else watching would have seen and heard. How long did it last?

C — Consequence: what happened straight after the behaviour?

How you responded, and what the participant got or avoided as a result.

Your report goes straight to the coordinator for review.