Jacob has had a lot of difficulty keeping a "quiet mouth" the past few weeks. He is talking/singing/humming/making sounds almost constantly.
In order to break the behavior, they have started a reinforcement system in therapy for having a quiet mouth. He has a picture of a happy face, broken up into quarters. Every time he makes it 30 seconds without any type of inappropriate noises, he puts a token (actually part of the face) onto the picture. If he gets all four, he receives a special edible he has selected. Nutella and whipped cream have been especially popular!
Anyway, this has been TOUGH for him. There are many sessions (3-4 hours long) where he does not earn all his tokens even one time. Mornings are generally more difficult than afternoons.
This morning, though, he earned his quiet mouth reward SIX TIMES!!!! I am so proud of him! :)
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