Ladies my mom is in desperate need of advice! I miss out of ideas.
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My mom is a foster mom and she has a 4 year old boy who has down syndrome and some other mental illness (still trying to identify per doctor) but we have a problem.
At night he bashes his head on his crib. Really hard. like he does it so hard he bleeds everywhere. he's on a waiting list to see a specialist to get a helmet so he can't hurt himself but it's like another 4 month wait. she's on a list so she will take him sooner if possible but it hasn't happened. We tried buying different helmets in the meantime but he always seems to pull it down around his neck at night and we don't want him to choke himself. She can't put pads on the sides if the crib because he puts everything over his face.
we're getting really worried because last night he was bashing his head so hard there is blood everywhere. We're afraid he's gonna cracked his skull the pain doesn't even phase him.
Any ideas? What do we do?
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We haven't tried pool noodles but she's gonna! thank you @momtobe092015
Yeah she said he somehow got through the blankets @lucky20074
I like the pool noodle idea. My best friend's little sister is Autistic and she has fits sometimes and they have used this calming vest. It helps them feel secure. I don't know where they got it though.
its a rhythmic habit. my 4yr old bumps her head still. he probably do it to go to sleep or release stress while he sleep..have to find something to match his rhythmic sleeping patterns see if that helps.
I know it might sound funky but what about those pool noodles and duct tape just saying it might work
Try doing the tie blanket around the sides of his crib like the hole side so its stuck he cant pull it down and you could put even more padding in between without him being able to some how hurt him self
do you keep a light on maybe he's afraid I've seen it before with my lil brother play soothing sounds in the room
Try letting him sleep on a mattress, I've known someone who has downs and he hits his head even sometimes for no reason, as it seems to us, he is 20 now, maybe if someone tries laying down with him it could also help, sometimes they just want to be held