Start Here | Why Behavior Happens: Finding the Reason Your Autistic Child Does It (Ebira)

Presenter: Ogunmola Precious Olubukola Free autism help for parents, in Ebira. In this video: why behavior happens. Problem behavior means the things your child does that you would like to see less of, such as hitting, biting or screaming, and every family has its own list. The first thing to know is why, because the help has to match the reason. A cream for itching does nothing for a headache. We call that reason the function, and there are two main categories. Automatic, where the behavior on its own produces the reinforcer, so it feels good to the child for a short time. And socially mediated, where your child is communicating with you, either because they want something, an object, food, a toy, attention, or because they do not want something, a task, a place, something around them. Each category needs a different kind of help, so finding the category comes first. Two things hold while you are finding it. After problem behavior, nothing good happens, so the toy stays where it is. And please do not hit your child, autistic children above all, since hitting shows your child hitting. Keep your attention to a minimum, move to another room when that is safe, and keep your child safe when they are hurting themselves. When the thing was going to be given anyway, wait until the behavior has stopped, around five minutes, and give it then. This week, if you would like to: keep a piece of paper somewhere in the house, and each time problem behavior happens write three things. Before. Behavior. After. Do that for a week. This topic has more to come, because one video is too little for it. In English: free autism help for parents, presented in Ebira. The strategies in these videos come from published behavior-analytic research. The sources are listed at abaworld.org/start-here PRESENTER Ogunmola Precious Olubukola is a 3rd-year medical student in Nigeria passionate about community health, medical education, and equitable care. She focuses on addressing social barriers in healthcare delivery and bringing vital resources directly to local neighborhoods to shape their access to healthcare. She volunteers with ABA World as an Autism Ally. Watch the third video, Asking: youtu.be/LaZl1wKCXnM All the Ebira videos: abaworld.org/ebira Playlist: youtube.com/playlist?list=PLLkT2UCkmrzI Subscribe. The next one will find you. Other languages: abaworld.org/start-here ABA World is a nonprofit organization. abaworld.org #autism #Ebira #parenting