Descriptive article which explains briefly that physiological and social theories of self-injurious behavior. Includes a description of self-stimulatory behavior.
Booklet in the Pro.Ed Series. This manual will provide parents, teachers and therapists with an approach for developing treatment programs for self-injurious behavior.
There is increasing evidence that serotogenic treatments markedly reduce self-injurious movements such as head-banging, self-hitting and self-biting in some developmentally delayed individuals.