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<blockquote data-quote="SRL" data-source="post: 162790" data-attributes="member: 701"><p>Hi Mishka, I'm glad that you found us. We won't be able to tell you exactly what's going on here but I think we can help you by giving you some ideas to research and how to press for a more thorough evaluation.</p><p></p><p>Difficult babies who are very oral sometimes are that way due to something called sensory integration dysfunction. Regular sensory input to in the world arounds us--lights, sounds, food tastes or textures, clothing, blankets, waters, heat/cold--can be excrutiating to them. In extreme forms it can contribute to them being not only irritable, but hysterical.</p><p></p><p>Here's an introductory article:</p><p><a href="http://www.tsbvi.edu/seehear/fall97/sensory.htm" target="_blank">http://www.tsbvi.edu/seehear/fall97/sensory.htm</a></p><p></p><p>If anything there rings a bell, you'll want to check out the book ""by Carol Kranowitz.</p><p></p><p>Head banging in toddlers and preschoolers can happen for any number of reasons but when we hear it in conjunction with difficult behaviors and/or other certain traits we want to make sure that Autistic Spectrum Disorders are ruled out. Did his pediatrician or the early intervention team mention this possibility at all, and if so, what did they say?</p><p></p><p>Is he doing any other repetitive behaviors--lining up toys or other objects, repetitive motions, attracted to spinning objects like wheels?</p><p></p><p>What's his speech like--are there any delays or is he way ahead of his peers (ie picking up on words other kids his age wouldn't use, creating adult sounding sentences)?</p><p></p><p>When you say he's intelligent, what are you seeing? Does he pick up on things quickly or doing things like reading, doing math, or ...?</p><p></p><p>What's his eye contact like?</p><p></p><p>What's the family history like--any mental health issues such as bipolar, anxiety, obsessive compulsive disorder, substance abuse, etc?</p><p></p><p>We'll get you some help getting a more thorough evaluation done on him, based on your answers. In the mean time, pick up a copy of the book The Explosive Child (see the thread at the top of this board). Keep him safe and keep others safe--don't worry about discipline and progressing in expectations until you get a grasp on what's going on here.</p><p></p><p>Hang in there--</p><p>SRL</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="SRL, post: 162790, member: 701"] Hi Mishka, I'm glad that you found us. We won't be able to tell you exactly what's going on here but I think we can help you by giving you some ideas to research and how to press for a more thorough evaluation. Difficult babies who are very oral sometimes are that way due to something called sensory integration dysfunction. Regular sensory input to in the world arounds us--lights, sounds, food tastes or textures, clothing, blankets, waters, heat/cold--can be excrutiating to them. In extreme forms it can contribute to them being not only irritable, but hysterical. Here's an introductory article: [url]http://www.tsbvi.edu/seehear/fall97/sensory.htm[/url] If anything there rings a bell, you'll want to check out the book ""by Carol Kranowitz. Head banging in toddlers and preschoolers can happen for any number of reasons but when we hear it in conjunction with difficult behaviors and/or other certain traits we want to make sure that Autistic Spectrum Disorders are ruled out. Did his pediatrician or the early intervention team mention this possibility at all, and if so, what did they say? Is he doing any other repetitive behaviors--lining up toys or other objects, repetitive motions, attracted to spinning objects like wheels? What's his speech like--are there any delays or is he way ahead of his peers (ie picking up on words other kids his age wouldn't use, creating adult sounding sentences)? When you say he's intelligent, what are you seeing? Does he pick up on things quickly or doing things like reading, doing math, or ...? What's his eye contact like? What's the family history like--any mental health issues such as bipolar, anxiety, obsessive compulsive disorder, substance abuse, etc? We'll get you some help getting a more thorough evaluation done on him, based on your answers. In the mean time, pick up a copy of the book The Explosive Child (see the thread at the top of this board). Keep him safe and keep others safe--don't worry about discipline and progressing in expectations until you get a grasp on what's going on here. Hang in there-- SRL [/QUOTE]
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