Hi, my son is almost 2 years old and for the past month of so he has started to become very aggressive. He slaps, scratches, kicks, pinches and pulls my hair. He also does this to himself, he scratches at his arms and eyes and smacks himself on the head. The outbursts are often totally without reason (that I can tell) and there is absolutely nothing I can do to stop him. I’ve tried ignoring it, fake crying, telling him off, removing him. Nothing works, he just carry’s on, except he does it harder. If I walk away, he follows me and continues doing what he was doing when I stop.
I’m starting to really struggle with this, I feel like I’ve completely lost control. Yesterday he started to be aggressive in a store and wouldn’t stop, people were looking and I burst into tears and we left. My husband and I believe he could be on the spectrum (there are more things in the background that make us think this) and other health professionals have said this too. He’s currently under a consultant being assessed but no one seems to be able to offer advice. I’ve rang my HV and she’s sending a behaviour specialist out in a few weeks, but I can’t wait that long. I just want to be able to stop my little boy from lashing out, he’s not a naughty child, I just wish I could understand why he does this and help him.
Any help would be massively appreciated. Thank you.