Autism Therapy: Self-injurious Behavior Inhibiting System (SIBIS)
definition of Self-injurious Behavior Inhibiting System (SIBIS): A device for reducing self-injurious behaviors. The device has two parts, one part that detects self-injurious behavior (like hitting head against a wall), and another part that gives a small uncomfortable electrical shock to a part of the body, like an arm. In this way the device sends a negative reinforcement when the person begins to injure himself. One such method is electroaversive therapy that uses electrical shocks to the skin as a negative reinforcement to stop negative behaviors, such as self-injury.
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Synonyms for Self-injurious Behavior Inhibiting System (SIBIS) include: electro-aversive therapy, electroaversive therapy, Faradic skin shock, Self-injurious Behavior Inhibiting System, SIBIS
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Aug 27, 2010 by AnonymousThis device is cumbersome. Outdated. A more appropriate device would be something you could apply like a defibulator type device, to stop extreme, severe self injury likely to cause serious bodily harm. A device like this is NEVER intended as long term therapy, it's an emergency medical intervention to protect autistic person from extreme self injury and should only be used by persons trained to use it and who have had it used on themselves. See cdfoakley channel on youtube. This family used the device for a while on their child but later stopped using it because device was inconsistently applied due to harsh oppositon from persons who had and still have no idea what severe autism and self injurious behaviors can entail.