There are many effective ways to treat the stereotypic behavior of hand mouthing.
Hand mouthing occurs in 7-16% of individuals with severe to profound developmental disabilities. This literature review found that there are many different treatments for hand mouthing. These include: antecedent interventions, multicomponent interventions, pharmacological interventions, interventions that utilize reinforcement, response blocking interventions, response effort interventions, and sensory stimulation interventions. The authors found that many of the treatments are effective. The authors were not able to determine, however, which therapy would be most effective for which child.
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