Self-Regulation Strategies for Self-Injury
Self-injurious behavior and autism Ferguson explains that self-injurious behaviors (SIBs) are present in 40 – 50% of autistic people. They often persist in varying forms and intensities across the lifespan
Autism and Pica
Pica and behavioral treatments Pica is the ingestion of inedible substances and is the most dangerous form of self-injurious behavior associated with autism (2:12). Items frequently ingested include generally harmless things
Assessing and Treating Challenging Behavior in Individuals with Autism
Challenging behaviors that co-occur with autism for some individuals include aggression, self-injury, property destruction, noncompliance, tantrum behavior, etc. (2:25). These behaviors, just like any other, are learned through association, modeling, and