Stop Banging Your Head: Changing Self-Injurious Behavior Into Communication. (August 2022)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: More, Cori M.; Buchter, Jennifer; Oh-Young, Conrad
• Is Part Of: Beyond behavior. Volume 31:Number 2(2022)
• Page Start: 115
• Page End: 124
• Publication Date: 2022-08
• Subjects: early childhood -- self-injurious behavior -- communication -- intervention; Problem children -- Education -- United States -- Periodicals; Behavior disorders in children -- Periodicals; Behavior disorders in children; Problem children -- Education; United States; Electronic journals; Periodicals; 371.93
• DOI: 10.1177/10742956211023499
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1074-2956

Abstract

Self-injurious behavior is prevalent in early childhood and it affects almost 53% of young children with disabilities. Once these behaviors are consistently present, they may become resistant to intervention. The purpose of this article is to provide early care and education center providers and family caregivers with ways to effectively reduce self-injurious behavior.