Pulling hair out of head!

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This is the time to examine CAREFULLY what's really going on. Take her in for a checkup NOW. CBC with differential, iron level, chem 7 oxygen saturation lytes, BUN and a basic pee sample. look in her throat, ears, smell every inch of her head for a bad odor look in her nose-see if there is something visible. Examine her gums and the fronts and backs of her teeth carefully. Look for telltale swollen lymph nodes in her neck, or bumps in them that may mean an infection. How often is she going to the bathroom? is there blood in her pee? Is it dark or bad smelling? Is she constipated? Go to your dr or an ER if need be and make it clear that you are not going away until your family gets the help you need. the one thing that I have learned after all of this time is that our kids NEVER do anything that makes no

sense. They are always communicating something with their behavior, if we can only figure it out. My son once screamed for 3 days and nights straight with no logical explanation, until, at his pediatrician's suggestion, we took off all of his clothes and looked over every square inch of him, then we pulled back his lip and saw a badly infected gum. Mike was very self injurious at a young age, and it was a combination of frustration over lack of speech, and unrelenting pain from headaches caused by extreme sound sensitivity, not being able to sense pain at times (which was probalby seizures) and foods. I had a friend whose son was bashing his head so hard he was putting holes in the wall, and he had knocked himself out. It turned out that his sinuses were so badly infected and scarred, had he not gotten immediate sinus surgery, he might have died. Be relentless. Don't accept that it's "just

neurological." It could very well be siezures, or it could be something entirely different.

On the other hand, you need some techniques for calming her down. DO you have an Occuational Therapist? or a massage therapist who can show you how to do massages

on the spine that put in deep proprioceptive input? This can be miraculous if it's done right.

If you want to e-mail me off list for other ideas, I will try to help you the best I can=)

Curtin

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Subject: Re: Calming help - Pulling hair out of head!To: BorreliaMultipleInfectionsAndAutism Date: Saturday, August 7, 2010, 1:31 PM

Would strongly second that. You can look up Dr Amen's clinic website for connection between brain epileptiform activity and aggression/rages etc.

For adults, several anti-epileptic drugs are used to treat mood instability. Even without evidence of visible seizures.

Pramila

From: Jill Rege <jillregeyahoo (DOT) com>To: BorreliaMultipleInf ectionsAndAutism @yahoogroups. comSent: Sat, August 7, 2010 10:10:29 AMSubject: Re: [borreliaMultipleIn fectionsAndAutis m] Calming help - Pulling hair out of head!

I would suggest you get her checked for seizures or subclinical seizures. We found that to be behind a lot of my son's violent behavior. Getting him on anti seizure meds made a big difference , which

From: "KimSubject: [borreliaMultipleIn fectionsAndAutis m] Calming help - Pulling hair out of head!

Hi All;I am at my wits end with my severe 7 yo daughter. She is so aggressive and self abusive. She is destroying herself and our home her behaviour without medication. She is pulling clumps out of her hair as we speak.Any advice appreciated. I don't use the kimandglen.quinn email address. Thanks,Kim