Sensory Behaviors {Response Blocking}
Some sensory behaviors can be extremely dangerous. Anything that involves the head can cause serious brain damage and needs to be addressed immediately. These behaviors are of highest priority. If […]
Sensory Behaviors {Reinforce Intervals without Behavior}
An intervention to reduce both disruptive and dangerous sensory behaviors is providing high magnitude reinforcement for time intervals WITHOUT the behavior. This intervention can be done with any type of […]
Sensory Behaviors {Sensory as Reinforcer}
Some sensory behaviors can actually work to your benefit. Hold the phone. Craytown I know. But let me clarify. These behaviors are obviously extremely reinforcing for your student because they […]
Sensory Behaviors {Alternative Response}
The main way to target sensory behaviors is to see if you can think of an alternative response that is more appropriate. Some type of response that in some way […]
Reducing Sensory Behaviors
If you work with children with autism, you know what I’m talking about when I mention sensory behaviors. It’s part of the diagnostic criteria of autism – stereotyped and repetitive […]