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ASK THE EXPERT!
Q: What are some strategies for a child who headbangs? I am a principal and have a second grader who has gone so far as to cause a concussion. A helmet is the only intervention tried to this point.
This month's question is answered by Dr. Travis Thompson, author of Freedom From Meltdowns.
A: Children with autism and related developmental disabilities most commonly head-bang for several reasons:
(1) escape from demands
(2) escape from alarming situations
(3) interruption of a preferred ritual activity, as a means of forcing adults to allow them to resume the activity
(4) for attention, or
(5) as a form of self-stimulation ... [more]
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