Re: 7 year old Son keeps banging his head on wall

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HI ,

I would address this initially on two fronts: 1) make sure there is no frank

abnormality, via diagnostics like catscan, MRI, etc. just to be on the safe

side. Sometimes when folk with developmental disabilities hit themselves, or

bang their heads, it is a signal. 2) this is the more likely option--investigate

a " sensory diet " through an OT. Your son may want input on his head. Experiment

with massaging his head, brushing his hair, etc. Sometimes for kids who have

sensory needs, banging feels better, or distracts them from an unnerving

sensation. If you are interested in reading about this, google

and Polly Emmons' work, also Ayres (sp.?).

Good luck!

Thea

7 year old Son keeps banging his head on wall

Has anyone had experience with their child banging their head on the walls when

frustrated? We notice it more when we increase our sons seizure medication.

One of our behavior neurologists put our son on Effexor which helped for a

while. We have used a soft helmet. When we put it on him he stops banging his

head. It must be behavioral but we don't always want to keep a helmet on our

son. Any ideas?

Thanks