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- Title
EFFECTS OF PROVIDING SENSORY STIMULATION TO DECREASE SELF-STIMULATORY BEHAVIOR: USING ADDITIONAL FOOD TO SUPPRESS HAND-MOUTHING BEHAVIOR.
- Authors
Yang, L. Jason; Bruner, John D.
- Abstract
This study describes the use of sensory stimulation to reduce self-stimulatory behavior of hand mouthing by an institutionalized adult male with profound developmental disabilities. The data showed that when an extra amount of food was presented to eat at meal time, the mouthing behavior decreased quickly to an appreciably lower level. Results suggested that additional food could effectively reduce hand-mouthing behavior in a short period of time if it served a similar function—to provide preferred sensory reinforcers to the individual. An interesting phenomenon which had been observed in this study was a shift in sensory stimulatory behavior or sensory reinforcer from one form to another. While hand mouthing was decreasing, vocalization seemed to be increasing. The advantages of providing additional food as a treatment strategy are discussed with reference to other studies using response inhibition to treat hand mouthing behavior.
- Subjects
SENSORY stimulation; SENSATION seeking; SELF-injurious behavior; PEOPLE with developmental disabilities; SENSORY deprivation; DEVELOPMENTAL disabilities
- Publication
Behavioral Interventions, 1996, Vol 11, Issue 3, p119
- ISSN
1072-0847
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1002/(SICI)1099-078X(199607)11:3<119::AID-BRT157>3.0.CO;2-J