I feel like I'm failing my son

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A friendly hello, cut long story short.. my son will be 6 in September, he was in the process of getting a diagnosis for autism until Covid-19 happened, he is lovely boy but has his challenging behaviour like any other child. Lately I've found it so hard! (Am I allowed to say that?) he punches himself in the head, slaps himself in the head and scratches himself when he gets frustrated,it is so upsetting! I find so upsetting.. I love that boy so much it hurts! What can I do to help thank you for reading ❤️

Hi,

Of course it's okay to say that!! It's hard enough raising a nt child nevermind a child with extra challenges.

Challenging behaviour is always a difficult one and we've certainly had our far share. The difficult part is getting to the root of the behaviour. Is it communication related, sensory, anxiety related, routine etc. What particularly is upsetting him, is it the same things, can you see a pattern. Maybe try recording details of incidents to see if you can notice a pattern. Does he respond well to routine?

Thank you for your reply.. the SENCO suspects its sensory, but since lockdown so much more behavioural traits have surfaced, a little bit of it is routine but not much, I've spoken to the SENCO this morning because I want to help him, but no there is no triggers that I am aware of