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Self harm possible link to temporal lobe epilepsy

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Hi my adult son with a severe learning disability and temporal lobe epilepsy is self harming frequently by biting deep into his arm, does anyone else have this experience? Desperately trying to find help and support for my son

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  • Self harm in autistics is most often linked to being overwhelmed by a sensory or emotional situation. The feeling is unbearable and the pain of self harm acts as a switch to self regulate and turn off the unbearable feelings.

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  • Self harm in autistics is most often linked to being overwhelmed by a sensory or emotional situation. The feeling is unbearable and the pain of self harm acts as a switch to self regulate and turn off the unbearable feelings.

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