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Wednesday, 27 January 2010 19:52 |
When you talk about head banging and the child with Autism, really terrible pictures come to people's minds. It is important to recognize this and make a conscious decision to talk about it. It is one of the critical pieces to helping your child. When typical parents are uncomfortable about something they tend to keep quiet about it. Some parents are even a little embarrassed to talk about it. I know I kept quiet and felt embarrassed..
Of course just like any other parent, parents of children with Autism did not plan to have a child with a disability. Many parents of children with a disability have typical children as well. Those are the same parents who are reluctant to talk about head banging. Even if parents have the typical children first it is not surprising when they do not talk about head banging.
Unfortunately, not talking about it keeps parents from learning about things that can help. It also prevents parents from experiencing the relief of finding other parents who are experiencing the same problems. Head banging may or may not be the strangest behavior your child with Autism will have but you need to talk about it.
One of the things that parents are sometimes surprised to find out is that there are several medications which are available to parents of children with Autism to help with head banging. It never even occurred to me to ask a doctor about it. I have routinely bumped into other parents who do not know this. It is important to look for a doctor who specifically has experience with medication and head banging. The medications are prescribed for off label uses but have been found to be very helpful to some children with Autism.
The explanation for the way these medications work is complicated. So the short explanation is that the medication helps the child with Autism feel the pain. When medication works it is wonderful. If a specific medication is going to work it also starts working within a few doses. When our children hit their heads they are stimulating endomorphins, so there is no pain. It actually feels good when their head slams against the floor or the refrigerator..
When our children take the medication it helps them feel the pain. Very quickly our children learn not to bang their head. Even now my child with Autism will start to bang her head and may even actually hit her head on the floor. She certainly does not do it the second time.
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