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<blockquote data-quote="BusynMember" data-source="post: 108298" data-attributes="member: 1550"><p>Janna, Lucas used to do that all the time. It's part of the frustration of autism in some kids. He would bang his head or hit himself in the face and say, "I HATE ME!" He no longer does it. I would not discipline him for it because he's not being defiant. I do think it's good to take away his games if they are upsetting him so much. Frankly, after a while I'd say gently to Lucas, "Lucas, if you get so angry playing that game, I'm going to have to give you a rest from it" and he would stop. Pronto. Now he no longer self-abuses.</p><p>Janna, I think your little guy needs a lot more supports in school than he's getting. The teacher doesn't "get it." What he did was just so..."autistic" lol. At least he raised his hand. Have you thought of changing his IEP for autism help rather than whatever he's getting? It's NOT a psychiatric or behavior problem--he needs badly to learn to communicate and relate better and school can really help that. Send me an e-mail or I'll send one to you. Lucas stopped his self-destructive behavior after he stopped being so frustrated at nobody understanding what he meant. He still gets frustrated, but it's nowhere near the level it used to be. (((Hugs)))</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="BusynMember, post: 108298, member: 1550"] Janna, Lucas used to do that all the time. It's part of the frustration of autism in some kids. He would bang his head or hit himself in the face and say, "I HATE ME!" He no longer does it. I would not discipline him for it because he's not being defiant. I do think it's good to take away his games if they are upsetting him so much. Frankly, after a while I'd say gently to Lucas, "Lucas, if you get so angry playing that game, I'm going to have to give you a rest from it" and he would stop. Pronto. Now he no longer self-abuses. Janna, I think your little guy needs a lot more supports in school than he's getting. The teacher doesn't "get it." What he did was just so..."autistic" lol. At least he raised his hand. Have you thought of changing his IEP for autism help rather than whatever he's getting? It's NOT a psychiatric or behavior problem--he needs badly to learn to communicate and relate better and school can really help that. Send me an e-mail or I'll send one to you. Lucas stopped his self-destructive behavior after he stopped being so frustrated at nobody understanding what he meant. He still gets frustrated, but it's nowhere near the level it used to be. (((Hugs))) [/QUOTE]
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