Hello I am looking for advice
The adult i am caring for quite frequently rocks however he does this to such an extent that he gets sweaty and out of breath and its obvious that his heart rate has increased to such an extent that it looks like he has been exercising hard
This worries me as its not possible for me to keep an eye on him every minute of the day and i worry about the effects of this long term . He also is not very good at explaining what prompts this. I dont know is its a frustration , upsetting memories, happy memories or maybe these high caffeine drinks and sweets which he buys for himself when he is out at his activities
This has been going on for several years (5-10) and i just worry that they are increasing in severity but the other issue is that i was not always his carer so cannot say for certain whether they are getting worse
Im looking for advice on how to minimise these and to minimise the harm they could cause and how common this is . Im also assuming this is a symptom of autism and not something else
Thank you
