Challenging Behaviour
'Culturally abnormal behaviour(s) of such an intensity, frequency or duration that the physical safety of the person or others is likely to be placed in serious jeopardy, or which is likely to seriously limit use of, or result in the person being denied access to, ordinary community facilities' (Emerson, 1995, p., 4-5).
Some types of behaviours that are considered to be challenging include self-harming (e.g. head banging, eye poking); aggressive behaviour that directly harms another person (e.g. hitting, kicking, punching, pushing, spitting on); physical threats (e.g. fist waving); destructive behaviour which directly damages, overturns or disarranges property (e.g. throws crockery, smashes windows, tips over chairs, pours liquid onto carpet); inappropriate vocalisations (e.g. threatening, swearing, shouting, growling); inappropriate sexual behaviour or pica (consumption of substances with no significant nutritive value such as earth or ice).
'Culturally abnormal behaviour(s) of such an intensity, frequency or duration that the physical safety of the person or others is likely to be placed in serious jeopardy, or which is likely to seriously limit use of, or result in the person being denied access to, ordinary community facilities' (Emerson, 1995, p., 4-5).
Some types of behaviours that are considered to be challenging include self-harming (e.g. head banging, eye poking); aggressive behaviour that directly harms another person (e.g. hitting, kicking, punching, pushing, spitting on); physical threats (e.g. fist waving); destructive behaviour which directly damages, overturns or disarranges property (e.g. throws crockery, smashes windows, tips over chairs, pours liquid onto carpet); inappropriate vocalisations (e.g. threatening, swearing, shouting, growling); inappropriate sexual behaviour or pica (consumption of substances with no significant nutritive value such as earth or ice).
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