Re: Headbanging - What has helped?

[Guest guest]

Hi ,

We haven't tried a helmet... My son targets walls and windows, as well as being aggressive towards other people with his head... I've always worried that he would do serious damage with something on his head, but at this point, I think we probably need to look at this option. Do you remember the brand of the helmet?

Thanks so much!

Bianca

In a message dated 1/26/2011 5:37:41 P.M. Pacific Standard Time, ksukitty1979@... writes:

Have you tried a helmet. Our doctor prescribed a padded helmet for our son who would bang his head into the wall. He hated the helmet, but we put it on him every time. Eventually, his head banging significantly decreased. I hope this helps.

On Wed, Jan 26, 2011 at 7:12 PM, <BFeler@...> wrote:

Hi. We have our first visit with a DAN Dr. in one month, but I don't know if we are going to be able to make it until then without doing other medical interventions with my son for the head banging. This weekend he banged my husband's shoulder and had a black eye, then yesterday he banged his head on the computer screen and broke it. Today he banged the edge of a chair and has a huge lump on his forehead...I'm seriously concerned that he's going to hurt himself. My question is, have any of you found a biomedical intervention that improved or stopped the head banging or did you find that even after implementing biomedical treatments, you ended up having to medicate anyway because the head banging didn't improve? Thanks in advance for the help.

Bianca

[Guest guest]

Hi Kim. My son is 7 and he's nonverbal, but very smart. Communicative frustration is a definite factor. Things are just such a mess right now and he's not very compliant. He has a Dynavox that he does not communicate functionally with. He's broken the screen 3 times in the last 8 months by banging his head into it... He started a new placement a month ago and the AAC specialist for the school has assessed him. I am finding the results of her testing tomorrow during his IEP meeting. I'd really like to introduce a new device that he can't break (as easily as the Dynavox), but I don't know which one would be the most appropriate for him at this time.

Bianca

In a message dated 1/26/2011 5:49:03 P.M. Pacific Standard Time, bkfree@... writes:

How old is your son? What are his language skills ?

Our son was also a headbanger. He kept a bruise on his forehead a lot of the time when he was a toddler. His headbanging was a symptom or reaction due to frustration over communication. Since he was speech delayed we, had to find a way to bring the gap. We devised our own system of sign language , a mix of American sign, baby sign and a few if our own. We started with a few basics that we used many times daily. Such as more, finished, want, thank you, please , no, yes, outside, juice, milk ,quiet, sleep, bath snack etc. We started saying the word and using the sign. Very quickly he caught on. We noticed the better he got , the less he headbanged. We also noticed that he would begin to use the word with the sign. And eventually just the word. We saw a direct correlation with his communication advances and the head banging diminishing. Thanks to technology advances their are many options with comm unication potential.

This may not apply to you, but may help someone else with this issue.

Kim Freeman

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On Jan 26, 2011, at 7:12 PM, BFeler@... wrote:

Hi. We have our first visit with a DAN Dr. in one month, but I don't know if we are going to be able to make it until then without doing other medical interventions with my son for the head banging. This weekend he banged my husband's shoulder and had a black eye, then yesterday he banged his head on the computer screen and broke it. Today he banged the edge of a chair and has a huge lump on his forehead...I'm seriously concerned that he's going to hurt himself. My question is, have any of you found a biomedical intervention that improved or stopped the head banging or did you find that even after implementing biomedical treatments, you ended up having to medicate anyway because the head banging didn't improve? Thanks in advance for the help.

Bianca

[Guest guest]

Hi Kim. My son is 7 and he's nonverbal, but very smart. Communicative frustration is a definite factor. Things are just such a mess right now and he's not very compliant. He has a Dynavox that he does not communicate functionally with. He's broken the screen 3 times in the last 8 months by banging his head into it... He started a new placement a month ago and the AAC specialist for the school has assessed him. I am finding the results of her testing tomorrow during his IEP meeting. I'd really like to introduce a new device that he can't break (as easily as the Dynavox), but I don't know which one would be the most appropriate for him at this time.

Bianca

In a message dated 1/26/2011 5:49:03 P.M. Pacific Standard Time, bkfree@... writes:

How old is your son? What are his language skills ?

Our son was also a headbanger. He kept a bruise on his forehead a lot of the time when he was a toddler. His headbanging was a symptom or reaction due to frustration over communication. Since he was speech delayed we, had to find a way to bring the gap. We devised our own system of sign language , a mix of American sign, baby sign and a few if our own. We started with a few basics that we used many times daily. Such as more, finished, want, thank you, please , no, yes, outside, juice, milk ,quiet, sleep, bath snack etc. We started saying the word and using the sign. Very quickly he caught on. We noticed the better he got , the less he headbanged. We also noticed that he would begin to use the word with the sign. And eventually just the word. We saw a direct correlation with his communication advances and the head banging diminishing. Thanks to technology advances their are many options with comm unication potential.

This may not apply to you, but may help someone else with this issue.

Kim Freeman

Sent from the KFree iPhone

On Jan 26, 2011, at 7:12 PM, BFeler@... wrote:

Hi. We have our first visit with a DAN Dr. in one month, but I don't know if we are going to be able to make it until then without doing other medical interventions with my son for the head banging. This weekend he banged my husband's shoulder and had a black eye, then yesterday he banged his head on the computer screen and broke it. Today he banged the edge of a chair and has a huge lump on his forehead...I'm seriously concerned that he's going to hurt himself. My question is, have any of you found a biomedical intervention that improved or stopped the head banging or did you find that even after implementing biomedical treatments, you ended up having to medicate anyway because the head banging didn't improve? Thanks in advance for the help.

Bianca

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Hi Heidi. We've ruled out some of these things but not all of them... I did take him to a Neurologist, but he was so out of control in there that the doctor couldn't examine him. That's been a huge issue for us lately. I took him to his physical and I could barely get him on the scale. The doctor couldn't even look in his mouth. He's a big kid (85 lbs) and I can't hold him in one place anymore... We have a dentist appointment coming up so we're going to check that out. He's never had a cavity and I check his teeth when I brush them to make sure there isn't anything going on in there, but of course I probably wouldn't be able to see something if it was small. He takes Prilosec for acid reflux, has never had an ear infection and isn't touching his ears in any way, so I don't think that's causing him any pain. Our neurologist recommended a 24 hour EEG, but I wasn't able to do it since I can't get him to calm down enough. We weren't even able to do AIT because he wouldn't put the head phones on his head, so I can't imagine how they would be able to put the EEG electrodes on him...

Bianca

In a message dated 1/26/2011 5:32:08 P.M. Pacific Standard Time, theshabbysheep@... writes:

Hi Bianca,Have you ruled out the following: headaches? stomach/digestive issues? earaches? dental pain? seizure activity?A friend's child who head-banged had better luck going with meds through a neurologist - turned out, her son had major seizure activity.HTH,Heidi Headbanging - What has helped?

Hi. We have our first visit with a DAN Dr. in one month, but I don't know if we are going to be able to make it until then without doing other medical interventions with my son for the head banging. This weekend he banged my husband's shoulder and had a black eye, then yesterday he banged his head on the computer screen and broke it. Today he banged the edge of a chair and has a huge lump on his forehead...I'm seriously concerned that he's going to hurt himself. My question is, have any of you found a biomedical intervention that improved or stopped the head banging or did you find that even after implementing biomedical treatments, you ended up having to medicate anyway because the head banging didn't improve? Thanks in advance for the help.

Bianca

[Guest guest]

Thanks K,

I will look into this!

Bianca

In a message dated 1/26/2011 6:16:54 P.M. Pacific Standard Time, katemyersny@... writes:

My son was a brutal head banger from 2-5 yrs old.

We tried everything and he stopped on his own....

Try a snug itting knit cap - the snug fit offers some sensory input and the cap itsepf offers some padding...

K

On Wed, Jan 26, 2011 at 7:12 PM, <BFeler@...> wrote:

Hi. We have our first visit with a DAN Dr. in one month, but I don't know if we are going to be able to make it until then without doing other medical interventions with my son for the head banging. This weekend he banged my husband's shoulder and had a black eye, then yesterday he banged his head on the computer screen and broke it. Today he banged the edge of a chair and has a huge lump on his forehead...I'm seriously concerned that he's going to hurt himself. My question is, have any of you found a biomedical intervention that improved or stopped the head banging or did you find that even after implementing biomedical treatments, you ended up having to medicate anyway because the head banging didn't improve? Thanks in advance for the help.

Bianca

-- Kate MyersTravel Desk773.904.8267 V773.698.8184 F

[Guest guest]

Hi Bianca,Have you ruled out the following: headaches? stomach/digestive issues? earaches? dental pain? seizure activity?A friend's child who head-banged had better luck going with meds through a neurologist - turned out, her son had major seizure activity.HTH,Heidi Headbanging - What has helped?

Hi. We have our first visit with a DAN Dr. in one month, but I don't know if we are going to be able to make it until then without doing other medical interventions with my son for the head banging. This weekend he banged my husband's shoulder and had a black eye, then yesterday he banged his head on the computer screen and broke it. Today he banged the edge of a chair and has a huge lump on his forehead...I'm seriously concerned that he's going to hurt himself. My question is, have any of you found a biomedical intervention that improved or stopped the head banging or did you find that even after implementing biomedical treatments, you ended up having to medicate anyway because the head banging didn't improve? Thanks in advance for the help.

Bianca

[Guest guest]

Hi Bianca,Have you ruled out the following: headaches? stomach/digestive issues? earaches? dental pain? seizure activity?A friend's child who head-banged had better luck going with meds through a neurologist - turned out, her son had major seizure activity.HTH,Heidi Headbanging - What has helped?

Hi. We have our first visit with a DAN Dr. in one month, but I don't know if we are going to be able to make it until then without doing other medical interventions with my son for the head banging. This weekend he banged my husband's shoulder and had a black eye, then yesterday he banged his head on the computer screen and broke it. Today he banged the edge of a chair and has a huge lump on his forehead...I'm seriously concerned that he's going to hurt himself. My question is, have any of you found a biomedical intervention that improved or stopped the head banging or did you find that even after implementing biomedical treatments, you ended up having to medicate anyway because the head banging didn't improve? Thanks in advance for the help.

Bianca

[Guest guest]

Have you tried a helmet.  Our doctor prescribed a padded helmet for our son who would bang his head into the wall.  He hated the helmet, but we put it on him every time.  Eventually, his head banging significantly decreased.  I hope this helps.

 

On Wed, Jan 26, 2011 at 7:12 PM, <BFeler@...> wrote:

 

  Hi. We have our first visit with a DAN Dr. in one month, but I don't know if we are going to be able to make it until then without doing other medical interventions with my son for the head banging. This weekend he banged my husband's shoulder and had a black eye, then yesterday he banged his head on the computer screen and broke it. Today he banged the edge of a chair and has a huge lump on his forehead...I'm seriously concerned that he's going to hurt himself. My question is, have any of you found a biomedical intervention that improved or stopped the head banging or did you find that even after implementing biomedical treatments, you ended up having to medicate anyway because the head banging didn't improve? Thanks in advance for the help.

 

Bianca

[Guest guest]

Have you tried a helmet.  Our doctor prescribed a padded helmet for our son who would bang his head into the wall.  He hated the helmet, but we put it on him every time.  Eventually, his head banging significantly decreased.  I hope this helps.

 

On Wed, Jan 26, 2011 at 7:12 PM, <BFeler@...> wrote:

 

  Hi. We have our first visit with a DAN Dr. in one month, but I don't know if we are going to be able to make it until then without doing other medical interventions with my son for the head banging. This weekend he banged my husband's shoulder and had a black eye, then yesterday he banged his head on the computer screen and broke it. Today he banged the edge of a chair and has a huge lump on his forehead...I'm seriously concerned that he's going to hurt himself. My question is, have any of you found a biomedical intervention that improved or stopped the head banging or did you find that even after implementing biomedical treatments, you ended up having to medicate anyway because the head banging didn't improve? Thanks in advance for the help.

 

Bianca

[Guest guest]

How old is your son? What are his language skills ?Our son was also a headbanger. He kept a bruise on his forehead a lot of the time when he was a toddler. His headbanging was a symptom or reaction due to frustration over communication. Since he was speech delayed we, had to find a way to bring the gap. We devised our own system of sign language , a mix of American sign, baby sign and a few if our own. We started with a few basics that we used many times daily. Such as more, finished, want, thank you, please , no, yes, outside, juice, milk ,quiet, sleep, bath snack etc. We started saying the word and using the sign. Very quickly he caught on. We noticed the better he got , the less he headbanged. We also noticed that he would begin to use the word with the sign. And eventually just the word. We saw a direct correlation with his communication advances and the head banging diminishing. Thanks to technology advances their are many options with communication potential. This may not apply to you, but may help someone else with this issue. Kim Freeman Sent from the KFree iPhoneOn Jan 26, 2011, at 7:12 PM, BFeler@... wrote:

Hi. We have our first visit with a DAN Dr. in one month, but I don't know if we are going to be able to make it until then without doing other medical interventions with my son for the head banging. This weekend he banged my husband's shoulder and had a black eye, then yesterday he banged his head on the computer screen and broke it. Today he banged the edge of a chair and has a huge lump on his forehead...I'm seriously concerned that he's going to hurt himself. My question is, have any of you found a biomedical intervention that improved or stopped the head banging or did you find that even after implementing biomedical treatments, you ended up having to medicate anyway because the head banging didn't improve? Thanks in advance for the help.

Bianca

[Guest guest]

How old is your son? What are his language skills ?Our son was also a headbanger. He kept a bruise on his forehead a lot of the time when he was a toddler. His headbanging was a symptom or reaction due to frustration over communication. Since he was speech delayed we, had to find a way to bring the gap. We devised our own system of sign language , a mix of American sign, baby sign and a few if our own. We started with a few basics that we used many times daily. Such as more, finished, want, thank you, please , no, yes, outside, juice, milk ,quiet, sleep, bath snack etc. We started saying the word and using the sign. Very quickly he caught on. We noticed the better he got , the less he headbanged. We also noticed that he would begin to use the word with the sign. And eventually just the word. We saw a direct correlation with his communication advances and the head banging diminishing. Thanks to technology advances their are many options with communication potential. This may not apply to you, but may help someone else with this issue. Kim Freeman Sent from the KFree iPhoneOn Jan 26, 2011, at 7:12 PM, BFeler@... wrote:

Hi. We have our first visit with a DAN Dr. in one month, but I don't know if we are going to be able to make it until then without doing other medical interventions with my son for the head banging. This weekend he banged my husband's shoulder and had a black eye, then yesterday he banged his head on the computer screen and broke it. Today he banged the edge of a chair and has a huge lump on his forehead...I'm seriously concerned that he's going to hurt himself. My question is, have any of you found a biomedical intervention that improved or stopped the head banging or did you find that even after implementing biomedical treatments, you ended up having to medicate anyway because the head banging didn't improve? Thanks in advance for the help.

Bianca

[Guest guest]

The TACA group is a good resource for biomed questions. The advice from the others so far is good, ruling out physical illness or injury, and working on communication skills.From: BFeler@... <BFeler@...>Subject: Headbanging - What has helped? Date: Wednesday, January 26, 2011, 6:12 PM

Hi. We have our first visit with a DAN Dr. in one month, but I don't know if we are going to be able to make it until then without doing other medical interventions with my son for the head banging. This weekend he banged my husband's shoulder and had a black eye, then yesterday he banged his head on the computer screen and broke it. Today he banged the edge of a chair and has a huge lump on his forehead...I'm seriously concerned that he's going to hurt himself. My question is, have any of you found a biomedical intervention that improved or stopped the head banging or did you find that even after implementing biomedical treatments, you ended up having to medicate anyway because the head banging didn't improve? Thanks in advance for the help.

Bianca

[Guest guest]

The TACA group is a good resource for biomed questions. The advice from the others so far is good, ruling out physical illness or injury, and working on communication skills.From: BFeler@... <BFeler@...>Subject: Headbanging - What has helped? Date: Wednesday, January 26, 2011, 6:12 PM

Hi. We have our first visit with a DAN Dr. in one month, but I don't know if we are going to be able to make it until then without doing other medical interventions with my son for the head banging. This weekend he banged my husband's shoulder and had a black eye, then yesterday he banged his head on the computer screen and broke it. Today he banged the edge of a chair and has a huge lump on his forehead...I'm seriously concerned that he's going to hurt himself. My question is, have any of you found a biomedical intervention that improved or stopped the head banging or did you find that even after implementing biomedical treatments, you ended up having to medicate anyway because the head banging didn't improve? Thanks in advance for the help.

Bianca

[Guest guest]

My son was a brutal head banger from 2-5 yrs old.

We tried everything and he stopped on his own....

Try a snug itting knit cap - the snug fit offers some sensory input and the cap itsepf offers some padding...

 

K

On Wed, Jan 26, 2011 at 7:12 PM, <BFeler@...> wrote:

 

  Hi. We have our first visit with a DAN Dr. in one month, but I don't know if we are going to be able to make it until then without doing other medical interventions with my son for the head banging. This weekend he banged my husband's shoulder and had a black eye, then yesterday he banged his head on the computer screen and broke it. Today he banged the edge of a chair and has a huge lump on his forehead...I'm seriously concerned that he's going to hurt himself. My question is, have any of you found a biomedical intervention that improved or stopped the head banging or did you find that even after implementing biomedical treatments, you ended up having to medicate anyway because the head banging didn't improve? Thanks in advance for the help.

 

Bianca

-- Kate MyersTravel Desk773.904.8267 V773.698.8184 F

[Guest guest]

Hi,

I am an adult with autism, and I've had-banged all my life. Like the others say, it is important to determine the function of the head-banging, ie. is it to deal with sensory overload, communication problems, etc. Also to rule out physical causes, like pain. I head-bang out of frustration and to deal with sensory overload. I don't do it nearly asoften as I used to. For me, it helped to go on medication (an antipsychotic), but that may not be advisable depending on how old your child is.

Astridastrid@...http://www.astridvanwoerkom.com/http://astridvanwoerkom.wordpress.com/

Headbanging - What has helped?

Hi. We have our first visit with a DAN Dr. in one month, but I don't know if we are going to be able to make it until then without doing other medical interventions with my son for the head banging. This weekend he banged my husband's shoulder and had a black eye, then yesterday he banged his head on the computer screen and broke it. Today he banged the edge of a chair and has a huge lump on his forehead...I'm seriously concerned that he's going to hurt himself. My question is, have any of you found a biomedical intervention that improved or stopped the head banging or did you find that even after implementing biomedical treatments, you ended up having to medicate anyway because the head banging didn't improve? Thanks in advance for the help.

Bianca

[Guest guest]

My son was a notorious head banger. Various things have resolved it and when it comes back, it's a sure sign something else is going on that we need to look into. Some of the causes/resolutions

When he was little (birth to 3) = when we started him on the GF/CF and in my son's case also corn-free diet it eliminated the headbanging (when he was 15 months old he banged a rattle across his head so hard there was a trail of bruises)

Constipation is a biggie that causes it to occur/become severe.

Any kind of sinus congestion

We also found some was behavioral/done for the attention. When we did elimination (just ignore behavior/make sure no facial expression/comments) that actually helped alot.

As my son has gotten older, he's now almost 17, in the past year he became very behavioral/aggressive and would bang his head so hard, we had holes in the walls all over our house. We found he had a couple of cavaties and that his stool was impacted (even though he was having BM's) . We had to put him on geodon to calm the aggression and resolved the teeth/bm issue in October and the headbanging went away as did the real aggression. We are now trying to wean off the geodon and the head banging is still gone.

But I guess what I'm saying is to look for physical problems, including seizures and treat that and the head banging will probably resolve itself.

[Guest guest]

Bianca,

 

No problem!!  The brand is Danmar.  His helmet is soft on the outside and inside, yet provides lots of protection.  He also would always try to throw himself on the hard floor and he never hurt himself with it on, and being soft he couldn't hurt anyone else with it which was a concern of ours.  I hope this helps, I know how difficult it can be.

 

On Wed, Jan 26, 2011 at 10:46 PM, <BFeler@...> wrote:

 

Hi ,

We haven't tried a helmet... My son targets walls and windows, as well as being aggressive towards other people with his head... I've always worried that he would do serious damage with something on his head, but at this point, I think we probably need to look at this option. Do you remember the brand of the helmet?

 

Thanks so much!

Bianca

 

In a message dated 1/26/2011 5:37:41 P.M. Pacific Standard Time, ksukitty1979@... writes:

 

Have you tried a helmet.  Our doctor prescribed a padded helmet for our son who would bang his head into the wall.  He hated the helmet, but we put it on him every time.  Eventually, his head banging significantly decreased.  I hope this helps.

 

On Wed, Jan 26, 2011 at 7:12 PM, <BFeler@...> wrote:

 

  Hi. We have our first visit with a DAN Dr. in one month, but I don't know if we are going to be able to make it until then without doing other medical interventions with my son for the head banging. This weekend he banged my husband's shoulder and had a black eye, then yesterday he banged his head on the computer screen and broke it. Today he banged the edge of a chair and has a huge lump on his forehead...I'm seriously concerned that he's going to hurt himself. My question is, have any of you found a biomedical intervention that improved or stopped the head banging or did you find that even after implementing biomedical treatments, you ended up having to medicate anyway because the head banging didn't improve? Thanks in advance for the help.

 

Bianca

 

[Guest guest]

Have you tried sign language with him. There are several non verbals at my dons school that use sign and it has helped them tremendously. It is more baby sign than ASL. And with sign, there is nothing to break. Also a .25 klonopin wafer can calm the anxiety behavior but not to the point of complacency. It is small and dissolves in the mouth and can just be used as needed and not daily if not necessary. Such as doctor or dental appointments or disregulated moments. Sent from the KFree iPhoneOn Jan 26, 2011, at 10:49 PM, BFeler@... wrote:

Hi Kim. My son is 7 and he's nonverbal, but very smart. Communicative frustration is a definite factor. Things are just such a mess right now and he's not very compliant. He has a Dynavox that he does not communicate functionally with. He's broken the screen 3 times in the last 8 months by banging his head into it... He started a new placement a month ago and the AAC specialist for the school has assessed him. I am finding the results of her testing tomorrow during his IEP meeting. I'd really like to introduce a new device that he can't break (as easily as the Dynavox), but I don't know which one would be the most appropriate for him at this time.

Bianca

In a message dated 1/26/2011 5:49:03 P.M. Pacific Standard Time, bkfree@... writes:

How old is your son? What are his language skills ?

Our son was also a headbanger. He kept a bruise on his forehead a lot of the time when he was a toddler. His headbanging was a symptom or reaction due to frustration over communication. Since he was speech delayed we, had to find a way to bring the gap. We devised our own system of sign language , a mix of American sign, baby sign and a few if our own. We started with a few basics that we used many times daily. Such as more, finished, want, thank you, please , no, yes, outside, juice, milk ,quiet, sleep, bath snack etc. We started saying the word and using the sign. Very quickly he caught on. We noticed the better he got , the less he headbanged. We also noticed that he would begin to use the word with the sign. And eventually just the word. We saw a direct correlation with his communication advances and the head banging diminishing. Thanks to technology advances their are many options with comm unication potential.

This may not apply to you, but may help someone else with this issue.

Kim Freeman

Sent from the KFree iPhone

On Jan 26, 2011, at 7:12 PM, BFeler@... wrote:

Hi. We have our first visit with a DAN Dr. in one month, but I don't know if we are going to be able to make it until then without doing other medical interventions with my son for the head banging. This weekend he banged my husband's shoulder and had a black eye, then yesterday he banged his head on the computer screen and broke it. Today he banged the edge of a chair and has a huge lump on his forehead...I'm seriously concerned that he's going to hurt himself. My question is, have any of you found a biomedical intervention that improved or stopped the head banging or did you find that even after implementing biomedical treatments, you ended up having to medicate anyway because the head banging didn't improve? Thanks in advance for the help.

Bianca

[Guest guest]

Neurotherapy aka Neurofeedback is the primary thing that helped my son. It

actually changes the functioning of the brain.

Having a consistent ABA program was also necessary.

We tried the professional helmets, he took them off. We tried arm splints, he

took them off. He even used hand mits, he found a way to take those off. We

tried all sorts of meds. Nothing worked.

Remember everyone. If your child bangs or hits his head regularly, make sure

you have an eye doctor check for a detached retina a couple times per year. The

sooner they catch it, the more likely the eyesight can be saved. We didn't

catch it quickly enough and my son is now blind in one eye.

Jill

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> Hi. We have our first visit with a DAN Dr. in one month, but I don't know

> if we are going to be able to make it until then without doing other medical

> interventions with my son for the head banging. This weekend he banged my

> husband's shoulder and had a black eye, then yesterday he banged his head

> on the computer screen and broke it. Today he banged the edge of a chair and

> has a huge lump on his forehead...I'm seriously concerned that he's going

> to hurt himself. My question is, have any of you found a biomedical

> intervention that improved or stopped the head banging or did you find that

even

> after implementing biomedical treatments, you ended up having to medicate

> anyway because the head banging didn't improve? Thanks in advance for the

> help.

>

> Bianca

>

[Guest guest]

Well my 16 year old son with autism varies between hanging out in his room and being out and about in the house, but my 14 year old neurotypical son lives in his room, comes out for meals and occasionally hangs with us, but it's normal teenage behavior.

[Guest guest]

Karac is 18 and is the same way; it seems like normal teenage behavior

to me too. Pat K

Re: Headbanging - What has helped?

Well my 16 year old son with autism varies between hanging out in his

room and being out and about in the house, but my 14 year old

neurotypical son lives in his room, comes out for meals and

occasionally hangs with us, but it's normal teenage behavior.

 

Well my 16 year old son with autism varies between hanging out in his

room and being out and about in the house, but my 14 year old

neurotypical son lives in his room, comes out for meals and

occasionally hangs with us, but it's normal teenage behavior.