My daughter is autistic she’s 6, when she’s overstimulated she head bands and has tantrums and occasionally will hit out at others, but at the the moment it’s all the time, she’s been so calm for the last 6/9 months. So much so that we moved her younger sister 3 into the same bedroom, however in the last week she’s seeking her sister out just to slap her face, or punch her. It’s becoming physically and emotionally draining. My partner is currently crying in the downstairs toilet because it has been relentless this weekend. I’ve just sent my youngest upstairs so we can calm her down.
what do we actually do at this point? What can we try because we’re at a loss. If she’s not hitting, she’s playing in the sink, throwing drinks around, making messes for no reason.
we made her a sensory room under the stairs a couple of years ago and since Christmas it’s been filled with crap that needs sorting through. So today in a desperate bid to give her her safe space back, I emptied it all out and set it up as a sensory room for her again, which has worked slightly but she’s still on one.