Haircut / Depakote / Biting

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My son bite himself when staff attempted to get his haircut with the barber.

He's only been on the meds for about 6weeks so I can't decide if this is side

effects or bad bedside manner on the side of the barber. I let them know to

have the barber cut in a fashion that they could stop halfway if needed so as

not to send my son into a sensory situation where he feels he must bite as the

only choice. Next step would be to take back haircuts and have the barber just

do trims around his ears and neckline. ICF staff will also be letting neurology

know during his next visit to the facility and see what he thinks as far as if

side effects are playing a prt in this. Self biting is 100% new. He did used

to bite as a child but it was always another kid (usually his twin sister). I

also told them to have a plush toy available because he will often bite

something before someone.

Any other insights?

oldest son 14 with DS/ASD severe MR

daughter 14 ADD and normal teen stuff

youngest son 2 (3 in Sept.)

Virginia

http://thekitchenexperiments.blogspot.com/

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Hi

 

I know when my daughter was on depakote her self injurious behaviours escalated

out of control.  The doctors never attributed it to the depakote because they

usually use it to stop behaviour problems.  They blamed her SIBs on everything

else in the book.  Then miraculously when she came off the depakote all the

SIBs stopped.  She has not banged her head, hit, pinched or bitten anyone

(including herself) since being off the meds.  I think it is a little hard to

believe the meds didn't have something to do with it. 

 

Ali, mom to Amy 6 DS/ASD, 5 and Olivia 3

Stratford, ON, Canada

Subject: Haircut / Depakote / Biting

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Received: Monday, August 23, 2010, 9:53 PM

 

My son bite himself when staff attempted to get his haircut with the barber.

He's only been on the meds for about 6weeks so I can't decide if this is side

effects or bad bedside manner on the side of the barber. I let them know to have

the barber cut in a fashion that they could stop halfway if needed so as not to

send my son into a sensory situation where he feels he must bite as the only

choice. Next step would be to take back haircuts and have the barber just do

trims around his ears and neckline. ICF staff will also be letting neurology

know during his next visit to the facility and see what he thinks as far as if

side effects are playing a prt in this. Self biting is 100% new. He did used to

bite as a child but it was always another kid (usually his twin sister). I also

told them to have a plush toy available because he will often bite something

before someone.

Any other insights?

oldest son 14 with DS/ASD severe MR

daughter 14 ADD and normal teen stuff

youngest son 2 (3 in Sept.)

Virginia

http://thekitchenexperiments.blogspot.com/