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Head banging

firebaseladybird

Please help.  I have three girls, two of which are going through the long diagnosis process for autism.  They are both non verbal with sensory issues, as well as food aversion etc.  The reason I'm asking for advice is that my youngest has recently started 'head-banging' - the floor, furniture, walls, and other people.  I'm really concerned she's going to do some serious damage to herself.  We have an appointment with the consultant in a few weeks, but if possible I'd really like to buy her some sort of protective helmet.  Does anyone know where I can get hold of one in the UK?

 

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  • Hi Crystal,

    We just don't know why she does it - sometimes I know it's out of frustration, but other times she simply walks up to something and 'butts' it.  When I try to stop her she starts to do it to me, or just presses her head down on me really hard and grits her teeth, shaking.  Hard to describe really.  Yesterday she was doing it on the shopping trolley in Morrissons, and me trying to stop her seemed to make it worse. Can't work out why she's doing it as she does it anywhere at any time.  Hopefully it will calm down on its own soon!  Definitely getting worse as she gets older though - she always did it a little, but it seems almost incessant now.  Just worried about her really hurting herself :-(

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  • Hi Crystal,

    We just don't know why she does it - sometimes I know it's out of frustration, but other times she simply walks up to something and 'butts' it.  When I try to stop her she starts to do it to me, or just presses her head down on me really hard and grits her teeth, shaking.  Hard to describe really.  Yesterday she was doing it on the shopping trolley in Morrissons, and me trying to stop her seemed to make it worse. Can't work out why she's doing it as she does it anywhere at any time.  Hopefully it will calm down on its own soon!  Definitely getting worse as she gets older though - she always did it a little, but it seems almost incessant now.  Just worried about her really hurting herself :-(

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