RE: Very concerned with my 4 yr old autistic son head slapping: Pls advise

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It sounds like he is doing this in response to stimuli that he

cannot handle. As an example my son started to watch this kids

dinosaur movie, he was really riveted. It has a part where the baby

dinosaurs are in danger because a sharp tooth t rex is comming after

them. My son will get up and hit the TV over and over again during

that part. After the second time we watched it I asked him what he

was doing, and he explained that it made him scared and angry, so if

he could hit the bad dinosaur it would go away.

Your son may be having trouble dealing with the noises or what is on

tv. For us, we took the movie away and we are very careful that he

not watch things like that.

Does he have a sensory issue? My son has a sensory integration

disorder so noises, violence, etc...get to him. And he does do odd

things when he gets excited or frusturated. Usually jumping, or will

hit others...only at home like you said though.

Any viral treatment? That is the only other idea I can think of. But

I think if it were just viral he would do this all the time, not

just when provoked by certain things.

My son covers his ears for loud noises, but we had to teach him

that. He used to just freak out and climb up my leg. It sounds

sensory related though. Just a thought.

>

> My 4 yr old autistic son is still head slapping even after

treating for

> fungals with Difflucan and Yeast Aid.

>

> We have also treated for the bacteria with Flagyl, Bactrim,

Probiotics.

>

> He is on Gluten Free and Caesin Free Diet for the last 4 months

and

> takes the Brain Child Multivitamins.

>

> There has been improvement on speech, eye contact, sentence

formation

> and motor skills.

>

> His head slapping is causing us worries which he does when he sees

a

> violent seen in a movie, loud noise when his younger brother

cries, or

> when he gets excited or tantrums. He never does it when he is in a

> social setting, school, or when playing.

>

> He takes No-Fenol and Enzymaid also.

>

> Pls advise any thoughts that can help us in this regard.

>

[Guest guest]

Sounds like auditory hypersensitivity. There may be noises he can hear that

others tune out, like the buzz of fluorescent lights, etc. Many with auditory

hypersensitivity don't have coping skills, like covering their ears or moving

away from the noise. You may need to teach him these.

S S

<p>My 4 yr old autistic son is still head slapping even after

treating for <br>

fungals with Difflucan and Yeast Aid.<br>

<br>

We have also treated for the bacteria with Flagyl, Bactrim, Probiotics.<br>

<br>

He is on Gluten Free and Caesin Free Diet for the last 4 months and <br>

takes the Brain Child Multivitamins.<br>

<br>

There has been improvement on speech, eye contact, sentence formation <br>

and motor skills. <br>

<br>

His head slapping is causing us worries which he does when he sees a <br>

violent seen in a movie, loud noise when his younger brother cries, or <br>

when he gets excited or tantrums. He never does it when he is in a <br>

social setting, school, or when playing. <br>

<br>

He takes No-Fenol and Enzymaid also.<br>

<br>

Pls advise any thoughts that can help us in this regard.<br>

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All of these medications and such are not going to eliminate the head

slapping.It has nothing to do with yeast or fungus etc.What you're describing

sounds like his response to certain stimuli or emotions.You say he does this

when he sees a violent scene in a movie,perhaps that frightens him(fear is the

emotion)When he gets excited or tantrums (happiness or anger is the emotion)And

when his brother cries maybe he internalizes that " emotion " that his brother is

feeling when he cries.Emotions are huge with some autistics and it is very hard

to express verbally or to internally regulate the emotion(sensory)is can be

overwhelming to them.

It sounds as though you've narrowed down what the " triggers " are for this

behavior and that is where the focus needs to be.Is he verbal enough to answer

questions about why he does that? Keeping in mind he's only 4 so he may not yet

have the capability of describing what he's feeling.

Stacey

From: sandeep_131 <sandeep_131@...>

Date: 2006/09/17 Sun PM 07:04:10 CDT

autism

Subject: Very concerned with my 4 yr old autistic son head

slapping: Pls advise

My 4 yr old autistic son is still head slapping even after treating for

fungals with Difflucan and Yeast Aid.

We have also treated for the bacteria with Flagyl, Bactrim, Probiotics.

He is on Gluten Free and Caesin Free Diet for the last 4 months and

takes the Brain Child Multivitamins.

There has been improvement on speech, eye contact, sentence formation

and motor skills.

His head slapping is causing us worries which he does when he sees a

violent seen in a movie, loud noise when his younger brother cries, or

when he gets excited or tantrums. He never does it when he is in a

social setting, school, or when playing.

He takes No-Fenol and Enzymaid also.

Pls advise any thoughts that can help us in this regard.

[Guest guest]

Also,

And I don't know if you've alredy posted this before but why is he on so many

things for yeast? Has he already been diagnosed with something?

Stacey

From: sandeep_131 <sandeep_131@...>

Date: 2006/09/17 Sun PM 07:04:10 CDT

autism

Subject: Very concerned with my 4 yr old autistic son head

slapping: Pls advise

My 4 yr old autistic son is still head slapping even after treating for

fungals with Difflucan and Yeast Aid.

We have also treated for the bacteria with Flagyl, Bactrim, Probiotics.

He is on Gluten Free and Caesin Free Diet for the last 4 months and

takes the Brain Child Multivitamins.

There has been improvement on speech, eye contact, sentence formation

and motor skills.

His head slapping is causing us worries which he does when he sees a

violent seen in a movie, loud noise when his younger brother cries, or

when he gets excited or tantrums. He never does it when he is in a

social setting, school, or when playing.

He takes No-Fenol and Enzymaid also.

Pls advise any thoughts that can help us in this regard.

[Guest guest]

Are you chelating? What dose and dosing schedule? Which chelator(s)? How much

does he weigh?

S S

<p>My 4 yr old autistic son is still head slapping even after

treating for <br>

fungals with Difflucan and Yeast Aid.<br>

<br>

We have also treated for the bacteria with Flagyl, Bactrim, Probiotics.<br>

<br>

He is on Gluten Free and Caesin Free Diet for the last 4 months and <br>

takes the Brain Child Multivitamins.<br>

<br>

There has been improvement on speech, eye contact, sentence formation <br>

and motor skills. <br>

<br>

His head slapping is causing us worries which he does when he sees a <br>

violent seen in a movie, loud noise when his younger brother cries, or <br>

when he gets excited or tantrums. He never does it when he is in a <br>

social setting, school, or when playing. <br>

<br>

He takes No-Fenol and Enzymaid also.<br>

<br>

Pls advise any thoughts that can help us in this regard.<br>

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>

> My daughter has always had sensativity to sound. She would scream

if something was loud. Now she covers her ears or leaves the room.

This meant yeast overgrowth for my son.

Dana

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Hello, I was just reading on this web page and her symptoms as an

adult were slapping herself- this could be a lead for you?

http://www.donnawilliams.net/foodandautism.0.html? & L=0

My 2 cents Ann