Child with GDD and screaming etc

[Jeanettef]

Hi,

My son is 5 years old and has GDD and "complex needs". His behaviour is very hard to manage but that is just what we are used to. The thing that is driving me nuts is his screaming and roaring from first thing in the morning at 5.00 ish through the day. We have tried all sorts of things to stop him doing this or at least do it less, but nothing works and we cannot understand why he does this. Anyone else have similar issues or ideas.

Thanks

Hmm, GDD should be in acronyms. Is it Global Development Delay?

Please excuse my ignorance and not sure if I can help, but here's a few things we've tried - music, tickling/rough and tumble, a sensory space - dim lights, cushions, massage, and if all else fails, my dd responds with a louder noise - it sometimes shocks ds into silence! (briefly).

There are other threads and links about intensive interraction, part of which is vocal 'conversations' - where you kind of respond to their noise with a similar noise, but gradually bring it down a decibel or two, change it subtly to something less ear-bleeding, etc, which has worked for us.

Why is he doing it? Probably because he enjoys the noise and the fact that he's producing it. I appreciate that it drives you nuts.

I hope you get some more informed advice soon.

im the same as you my son has gdd hes 3.8

Yep snap here, my ds has GDD, ASD? and ADHD? he is 4, he loves to scream and shout.

Does he scream because he has sensory processing disorder or any other kind of hearing issue? There is quite a lot you can do to improve SPD which may then make him hear 'normally' so that he'll know he's screaming...

DD1 is screaming a lot atm. I think it's because she's made slight progress in communication (is becoming dimly aware that it exists and other people do it) and so is starting to want to say something without having the toolkit to get further than that. I'm a) ignoring the screaming, while enthusiastically reinforcing any and every other attempt at communication and b) gearing up to have a proper go at PECS in the hope it gives some alternative.

He has had hearing checked and it is fine, OT doesn't think he has sensory problems. There does not seem to be a pattern to him roaring screming etc we could be eating a meal, what a TV prog that he wants on, playing, out at the park etc.

This has been going on for some time although his communcation has improved a lot over the last year and is capable of communicating. None of the profs involved seem to know why he does it. We have tried whispering when he does it then we tried asking him to use a little voice or just ignoring it, asking him what he wants. The problem is when you have it most of the day for twelve hours plus together with his behviour it takes it out of you. Have used plenty of headache tablets in the last six weeks!

Thanks for the ideas