Re: Autism boy likes to hit himself on the head

[Guest guest]

My son is not autistic and before he had any words..he would hit himself in

the head whenever he was opposed to a situation/request. He has since

stopped. The only thing we knew to do was take his hands from his head and

tell him it wasn't to be done again...I think it was purely out of

frustration. My 2 cents...

" karen_ting_blue "

<jennyting@...>

Dear All,

I have one more question. My friend's son was diagnosed as autism. He

likes to hit himself on the head, no matter when. Does one have any

idea on how to handl this situation?

Thank you.

[Guest guest]

is not autistic either but she would bang her head on the floor

when she couldn't get her point across (this was before she could talk).

Pure frustration. We know this because, once we taught her about 5

signs, this behavior stopped and has never surfaced again. THis may or

may not be helpful, depending on whether the behavior is because of

frustration or if it is more of a perseverative-type behavior NOT rooted

in frustration.

Warm regards,

******************

(Rochester, NY)

Mom to , 3.2 years, Verbal Apraxia

& , 1 year

________________________________

From:

[mailto: ] On Behalf Of

myra.bauza@...

Sent: Tuesday, August 15, 2006 10:40 AM

Subject: Re: [ ] Autism boy likes to hit himself on

the head

My son is not autistic and before he had any words..he would hit himself

in

the head whenever he was opposed to a situation/request. He has since

stopped. The only thing we knew to do was take his hands from his head

and

tell him it wasn't to be done again...I think it was purely out of

frustration. My 2 cents...

<mailto: %40> " karen_ting_blue "

<jennyting@... <mailto:jennyting%40seed.net.tw> >

Dear All,

I have one more question. My friend's son was diagnosed as autism. He

likes to hit himself on the head, no matter when. Does one have any

idea on how to handl this situation?

Thank you.

[Guest guest]

I'd recommend getting the book " The Out of Sync Child " it explains about sensory

issues and offering a " sensory diet " to kids with sensory issues. I'm not

through the entire book yet but what I've read so far has really helped me

understand my son's behavior a lot better. My son doesn't hit himself but he

does a lot of sensory seeking stuff like wanting to sit behind the couch

cushions, sleep under his pillows at night, etc.... You may be able to get the

book from the library (I couldn't get it soon so I bought it used from

amazon.com).

How old is your friend's son? If he's under 3, she should be working with Early

Intervention and if he's over 3 she should be working with the school district.

Either place should have therapists that can help.

:-)Tera

mama to Cole 9-11-03 - language delays and possible Autism Spectrum Disorder

(waiting for an actual diagnosis and transitioning from EI to the school

district now).

and pregnant, due 11-2-06

" It is the mark of an educated mind to be able to entertain a thought without

accepting it " .

[ ] Autism boy likes to hit himself on the head

Dear All,

I have one more question. My friend's son was diagnosed as autism. He

likes to hit himself on the head, no matter when. Does one have any

idea on how to handl this situation?

Thank you.

[Guest guest]

My son is not autistic and before he had any words..he would hit himself in

the head whenever he was opposed to a situation/request. He has since

stopped. The only thing we knew to do was take his hands from his head and

tell him it wasn't to be done again...I think it was purely out of

frustration. My 2 cents...

" karen_ting_blue "

<jennyting@...>

Dear All,

I have one more question. My friend's son was diagnosed as autism. He

likes to hit himself on the head, no matter when. Does one have any

idea on how to handl this situation?

Thank you.

[Guest guest]

is not autistic either but she would bang her head on the floor

when she couldn't get her point across (this was before she could talk).

Pure frustration. We know this because, once we taught her about 5

signs, this behavior stopped and has never surfaced again. THis may or

may not be helpful, depending on whether the behavior is because of

frustration or if it is more of a perseverative-type behavior NOT rooted

in frustration.

Warm regards,

******************

(Rochester, NY)

Mom to , 3.2 years, Verbal Apraxia

& , 1 year

________________________________

From:

[mailto: ] On Behalf Of

myra.bauza@...

Sent: Tuesday, August 15, 2006 10:40 AM

Subject: Re: [ ] Autism boy likes to hit himself on

the head

My son is not autistic and before he had any words..he would hit himself

in

the head whenever he was opposed to a situation/request. He has since

stopped. The only thing we knew to do was take his hands from his head

and

tell him it wasn't to be done again...I think it was purely out of

frustration. My 2 cents...

<mailto: %40> " karen_ting_blue "

<jennyting@... <mailto:jennyting%40seed.net.tw> >

Dear All,

I have one more question. My friend's son was diagnosed as autism. He

likes to hit himself on the head, no matter when. Does one have any

idea on how to handl this situation?

Thank you.

[Guest guest]

I'd recommend getting the book " The Out of Sync Child " it explains about sensory

issues and offering a " sensory diet " to kids with sensory issues. I'm not

through the entire book yet but what I've read so far has really helped me

understand my son's behavior a lot better. My son doesn't hit himself but he

does a lot of sensory seeking stuff like wanting to sit behind the couch

cushions, sleep under his pillows at night, etc.... You may be able to get the

book from the library (I couldn't get it soon so I bought it used from

amazon.com).

How old is your friend's son? If he's under 3, she should be working with Early

Intervention and if he's over 3 she should be working with the school district.

Either place should have therapists that can help.

:-)Tera

mama to Cole 9-11-03 - language delays and possible Autism Spectrum Disorder

(waiting for an actual diagnosis and transitioning from EI to the school

district now).

and pregnant, due 11-2-06

" It is the mark of an educated mind to be able to entertain a thought without

accepting it " .

[ ] Autism boy likes to hit himself on the head

Dear All,

I have one more question. My friend's son was diagnosed as autism. He

likes to hit himself on the head, no matter when. Does one have any

idea on how to handl this situation?

Thank you.

[Guest guest]

Hi Laurie here mom to Mic 6 yrs old ds/asd. Mic hits himself usually his legs he

does this when hes mad or just not getting his own way or when his Dad yells at

him. He hits himself in the head something is not right he either has an ear

ache or he has hit his head on something and its his reaction to pain.It took

awhile to figure out what was causing his self hitting but believe me theres a

reason.Now we try to reroute his hitting himself by rubbing his heading and

hugging praise for the correct behavior and we ignore the hitting and reroute

him.He still does this but not near as often.Look for a reason there is one.

Hope this makes sense.

[Guest guest]

Hi Laurie here mom to Mic 6 yrs old ds/asd. Mic hits himself usually his legs he

does this when hes mad or just not getting his own way or when his Dad yells at

him. He hits himself in the head something is not right he either has an ear

ache or he has hit his head on something and its his reaction to pain.It took

awhile to figure out what was causing his self hitting but believe me theres a

reason.Now we try to reroute his hitting himself by rubbing his heading and

hugging praise for the correct behavior and we ignore the hitting and reroute

him.He still does this but not near as often.Look for a reason there is one.

Hope this makes sense.

[Guest guest]

, Jeanne here

You could also get his sinus's checked. If they are clogged that might

also be giving him headaches, ie pressure. My friend's son had that

problem,they had to get the pallups out, then he was fine. He stopped

hitting his head.

>

> Dear All,

>

> I have one more question. My friend's son was diagnosed as autism.

He

> likes to hit himself on the head, no matter when. Does one have any

> idea on how to handl this situation?

>

> Thank you.

>

[Guest guest]

My kids both used to do this. Once we took gluten and dairy out of

their diet and started giving them the supplements that they were

deficient in (per nutritional analysis/blood work), the head banging

stopped in my son. My daughter didn't stop head banging until we did a

stool analysis and treated the bacterial overgrowth (clostridia) that

was in her gut. Some gut bacteria can cause a lot of pain, and some

kids will hurt themselves as a way to distract their attention from

that pain. Has your friend investigated whether her son has medical

issues? Many kids with autism have immune system problems (food

sensitivities, gut dysbiosis, etc).

>

> Dear All,

>

> I have one more question. My friend's son was diagnosed as autism. He

> likes to hit himself on the head, no matter when. Does one have any

> idea on how to handl this situation?

>

> Thank you.

>

[Guest guest]

, Jeanne here

You could also get his sinus's checked. If they are clogged that might

also be giving him headaches, ie pressure. My friend's son had that

problem,they had to get the pallups out, then he was fine. He stopped

hitting his head.

>

> Dear All,

>

> I have one more question. My friend's son was diagnosed as autism.

He

> likes to hit himself on the head, no matter when. Does one have any

> idea on how to handl this situation?

>

> Thank you.

>

[Guest guest]

My kids both used to do this. Once we took gluten and dairy out of

their diet and started giving them the supplements that they were

deficient in (per nutritional analysis/blood work), the head banging

stopped in my son. My daughter didn't stop head banging until we did a

stool analysis and treated the bacterial overgrowth (clostridia) that

was in her gut. Some gut bacteria can cause a lot of pain, and some

kids will hurt themselves as a way to distract their attention from

that pain. Has your friend investigated whether her son has medical

issues? Many kids with autism have immune system problems (food

sensitivities, gut dysbiosis, etc).

>

> Dear All,

>

> I have one more question. My friend's son was diagnosed as autism. He

> likes to hit himself on the head, no matter when. Does one have any

> idea on how to handl this situation?

>

> Thank you.

>