SELF ABUSE...My beautiful boy is beating his head and biting his fist!!! Help!

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My little 6 year old autistic boy who used to just throw tantrums by screaming

is now (for the

last 4 months) beating his head (temples) with his fists when he doesn't get

what he wants,

when he is hurting, when he just disagrees with you, when he doesn't understand.

He is also

biting his wrist to where it has left a big callus and at one point bled. He

has 40 hour-week

ABA therapy and the therapists try to prevent this, but it is escalating!

Does anyone have any ideas? I can't stand to watch this beautiful little boy

hurt himself,

leaving bruises all over his face

He is under the care of a great DAN doc but we just recently did a ton of tests

and are waiting

for the results. If anyone has any ideas in the meantime, I would love some

input.

Thank you,

Rhonda

(mother of 2 boys with Autism, oldest with chronic seizures for the last 7

years...both typical

before vaccinations!)