TEMPER ?????

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ds is 3 he has gdd,just lately he had a very bad temper kicking sreaming banging arms and feet very hard on the floor and really smacking his self in the face ,so hard it leaves red marks he wont let anyone see to calm him down at all ,hes had an mri scan on his brain ,but no results have come bk yet me and dh thinks he has autisem and ideas or help as its so upsetting to see your dc hitting his self

When my ds2 use to hit himself and make himself bleed i would grip him vicelike grip and gently rock him whispering soothing things into his ears ie its ok calm down,mummy has you mummy loves you etc i could be doing that for hour or so a time and it was hard as he still fought to hurt himself over the years as his understanding has grown it has gotten easier tho xx

i do that but just makes him worse he starts to bite me

It is hard isnt it,what about putting him in a buggy securely strapped in? my ds2 now ends up having bad asthma attacks because of his temper they end the tantrum/meltdown but then we have to calm him down quickly before he has bad attacks x

done that too but he throws himself back buggy tips

My DS used to bang his head on the floor. It wasn't in temper, but was a sensory issue. I used to put cushions around him so he didn;t hurt himself as much. I know its not helping with the real issue, but it might make you feel as though he is a bit safer.