Why does my son hit himself in the head?

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Anybody else have this problem? It used to be headbanging, how it's

head hitting. kind of annoying. Is there a medical term for this?

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Self injury stems from pain and frustration. I would definitely try to get in to see a Defeat Autism Now doctor, contact a generation rescue angel or even contact the great mom's at TACA.

For my son, when he shows self injurious behaviors it is from his gut issues and from headaches. When his digestive system is doing well, all self injurious behaviors absolutely disappear and it is almost impossible to imagine that he intentionally hurting himself. Pain changes who you are. My son is happy, funny, and sweet when he is pain free. When he is in pain he head bangs, hits his head, is aggressive, applies pressure to his abdomen, and tries to either constantly eat or refuses to eat.

Address what is causes this pain and your child will stop hitting himself in the head.

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I got a newsletter about children on the spectrum that were self-injurious who were lacking chlolestrol in their diet. When the right type of chloestrol was added to the diet, the self-inurious behavior either stopped all together or greatly reduced. I know that I do not have the newsletter anymore but I am sure that you can find this information on the web about it or through autism research institute. I did not have this issue with our son so I did not save it but passed along the information to our autism teacher at school.

There may be every other reasons out there for what you are seeing with your child. I am sure other list members will have information to share with you.

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Mine used to do this when he was frustrated by not being understood. He was less verbal at the time and did this frequently. Now that he has more speech this usually only happens when he either doesn't get his way, OR feels like he communicated clearly, but the other person didn't respond in a way he feels appropriate.

If it is behavioral, you can usually tell because you see what happens before and after. You can also see that they have control of it like stopping when they get what they want or that they are understood. It if is from pain, it happens more at night, around meal times, throughout the day, looks uncontrollable, doesn't stop when they are given things that usually they like, involves crying/anger/saddness, and does hurt themselves. When my son has hit his head for attention it isn't very hard and if he has tried to hit his head against a wall when he didn't get his way it was slowed before he hit the wall. If it is out of shear pain, he will not slow down and I have to physically stop him and catch him from harming himself.

The good news is that once you have addressed the pain from where ever it is (for my son - gut issues), then the self injury goes away and he is happy. The behavioral hitting/head banging only came after he first started self injury from pain and that went away as we addressed his behaviors and gave him alternatives.

I would first rule out that it isn't stemming from pain. When my son is in pain, he has less patience and is more easily frustrated so it might look behavioral, but it still can be from pain. Once pain is absolutely ruled out, then you can use behavioral methods to address it if it is a behavior.

Just sharing what I think from my experiences.

I wish you the best in finding help for your child.

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If you ask me it's a sign of inflammation. Either from food

intake causing gut pain or other environmental factors. My son gets very

aggressive when he has bacteria in the gut particullarly or strep. Barrometric

pressure changes also cause my son to seek pressure on his head. Have you

tried Crainosacral therapy at all? This really helped our son's head pressure

seeking. -

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EOHarm [mailto:EOHarm ] On Behalf Of trophyfish2

Sent: Monday, January 19, 2009 6:16 AM

To: EOHarm

Subject: Why does my son hit himself in the head?

Anybody else have this problem? It used to be

headbanging, how it's

head hitting. kind of annoying. Is there a medical term for this?

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Many kids will hurt themselves- self-injury, because they are feeling pain inside, need help & don't know how to ask for it. My daughter used to be severely autistic & banged her head on the cupboards & walls a lot. She also had infx. I didn't know she even had. Good luck helping him. Jenn L

Why does my son hit himself in the head?

Anybody else have this problem? It used to be headbanging, how it's head hitting. kind of annoying. Is there a medical term for this?

[Guest guest]

Mine used to do this when he was frustrated by not being understood. He was less verbal at the time and did this frequently. Now that he has more speech this usually only happens when he either doesn't get his way, OR feels like he communicated clearly, but the other person didn't respond in a way he feels appropriate.

Subject: Re: Why does my son hit himself in the head?To: EOHarm Received: Monday, January 19, 2009, 11:36 AM

Self injury stems from pain and frustration. I would definitely try to get in to see a Defeat Autism Now doctor, contact a generation rescue angel or even contact the great mom's at TACA.

For my son, when he shows self injurious behaviors it is from his gut issues and from headaches. When his digestive system is doing well, all self injurious behaviors absolutely disappear and it is almost impossible to imagine that he intentionally hurting himself. Pain changes who you are. My son is happy, funny, and sweet when he is pain free. When he is in pain he head bangs, hits his head, is aggressive, applies pressure to his abdomen, and tries to either constantly eat or refuses to eat.

Address what is causes this pain and your child will stop hitting himself in the head.

Lynne

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Sent: Monday, January 19, 2009 1:42 PM

To: EOHarm

Subject: Re: Why does my son hit himself in the head?

I

got a newsletter about children on the spectrum that were self-injurious who

were lacking chlolestrol in their diet. When the right type of chloestrol was

added to the diet, the self-inurious behavior either stopped all together or

greatly reduced. I know that I do not have the newsletter anymore but I am sure

that you can find this information on the web about it or through autism

research institute. I did not have this issue with our son so I did not save it

but passed along the information to our autism teacher at school.

There may be every other reasons out there for what you are seeing with your

child. I am sure other list members will have information to share with you.

Kath

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I'm sure it's worse for him.

Probably a headache or sinus infection,

CGF

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> Anybody else have this problem? It used to be headbanging, how it's

> head hitting. kind of annoying. Is there a medical term for this?

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My son did this starting with his MMR vaccines (13 months). It stopped when we took wheat and dairy out of his diet. Now, when he has brain fungal activity going on (during period of chelation) this also happens. We recently found that the DNA damage done (probably by vaccine toxins) hampers his ability to process carbs and the resulting mycotoxins to straight to his brain and gives him a migraine-like headache. He takes my hand and pushes it into his forehead (the pressure thing).Think about stopping the amount of sulphate foods your child eats and carbs. We removed them completely....... even the last vegetables he would eat (peas, broccoli and green beans) are now out. Andy Cutler has a great protocol for dealing with this situation.hope that helpssorry, Lenny for the medical advice on our political

groupRoxSubject: Why does my son hit himself in the head?To: EOHarm Date: Monday, January 19, 2009, 11:16 AM

Anybody else have this problem? It used to be headbanging, how it's

head hitting. kind of annoying. Is there a medical term for this?

[Guest guest]

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> Many kids will hurt themselves- self-injury, because they are

feeling pain inside, need help & don't know how to ask for it.

That could be part of it. Self-inflicted pain competes with other

pain going on, physical, emotional or both. So hitting oneself is a

way of distracting from other pain. The brain can only process so much

pain at once. It is a desperate measure of pain control.

Not only autistics do this. How often have you seen or heard of

people who beat their chest when enduring heartache and grief? In

some religions, self-flagellation addresses spiritual pain, or guilt.

Lenny

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Could be. When I started mag taurate & fish oil combined with my asd daughter (almost not anymore ), she was so much more calm & focused & before that her nick-name was "ricochet rabbit"- One of the most hyper kids I have ever seen. Jenn L

Re: Why does my son hit himself in the head?

I got a newsletter about children on the spectrum that were self-injurious who were lacking chlolestrol in their diet. When the right type of chloestrol was added to the diet, the self-inurious behavior either stopped all together or greatly reduced. I know that I do not have the newsletter anymore but I am sure that you can find this information on the web about it or through autism research institute. I did not have this issue with our son so I did not save it but passed along the information to our autism teacher at school.There may be every other reasons out there for what you are seeing with your child. I am sure other list members will have information to share with you.Kath**************A Good Credit Score is 700 or Above. See yours in just 2 easy steps! (http://pr.atwola.com/promoclk/100000075x1215855013x1201028747/aol?redir=http://www.freecreditreport.com/pm/default.aspx?sc=668072%26hmpgID=62%26bcd=DecemailfooterNO62)

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Hi,

I concur from my daughter's case. She outgrew this tendency to bang her head from gut and headache problems, and showed it only as a preschooler. I would also treat the pain, one way or the other, from stomach and head.

Now she has numerous options for discomfort: zofran for nausea, and zomig for migraines, as well as propranalol for headache prevention. She still has "migraines" and stomach discomfort from mild to severe. We homeschool out of necessity; attending school was tearing her down emotionally and academically, as well as socially and physically. But she is able to eat normally and enjoy eating; she must only eat small amounts frequently as a rule. This is hard for her because she gets very hungry, but she has finally learned to keep those servings and meals small, and just eat more frequently with meals and snacks. Also, I do a lot of vitamix smoothies using honey and fresh fruit, mostly pineapple. This helps a lot with boosting immune function as well, I believe.

She is a happy teen now, and my darling; we are going dogsledding next week for her 16th birthday.

Blessings,

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To: EOHarm Sent: Monday, January 19, 2009 10:36:07 AMSubject: Re: Why does my son hit himself in the head?

Self injury stems from pain and frustration. I would definitely try to get in to see a Defeat Autism Now doctor, contact a generation rescue angel or even contact the great mom's at TACA.

For my son, when he shows self injurious behaviors it is from his gut issues and from headaches. When his digestive system is doing well, all self injurious behaviors absolutely disappear and it is almost impossible to imagine that he intentionally hurting himself. Pain changes who you are. My son is happy, funny, and sweet when he is pain free. When he is in pain he head bangs, hits his head, is aggressive, applies pressure to his abdomen, and tries to either constantly eat or refuses to eat.

Address what is causes this pain and your child will stop hitting himself in the head.

Lynne

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