19 Mos Old Son and Head Banging.

I don't have answers for you, I just wanted to say that you are doing the best thing you can for him, but taking him into the doctor and having him evaluated. He may just be doing this as his way of coping with all the stress that has been going on lately. He may have some other developmental problems or fall somewhere on the autism spectrum. There is really no way to tell, other than to have him see some specialists that deal with this kind of behavior. Try to just stay patient with your son and follow your doctor's advice. I hope you are all feeling better soon, I will keep you in my prayers.

So sorry to hear about all the trauma that your family is going through! You should know that you are doing everything you need to do. I've had wonderful experiences with early intervention (my 2nd child is getting evaluated tomorrow). One thing you should know is that if he does get services through EI, and after awhile you are worried that it may be more than the stress, they can get him an appointment with a developmental pediatrician. It has made all the difference with my older son. Most likely though, it is just all the changes in his life. Good luck!!!

My son went through something very similiar. He would bang his head on anything... the door... the floor... the walls... everything! He would throw absolute tantrums! We were going through the same situation. His Dad and I split up and we moved out and I think he was having some emotional problems dealing. I asked my pediatrician and his advice was to just ignore it and eventually he would grow out of it... well not wanting to see my child hurt himself... I was NOT THRILLED with this advice. I would try putting him in his crib when he would behave like that and then he began to bang is head on the crib... it was like I couldnt win! So i covered the back of the crib with a comforter. This worked for a little while and then he did just grow out of it. I had a few friends suggest that I take him to a child psychologist but he grew out of it before i could get an appointment. I would definitely recommend taking your son... you're his mom and no one will look out for him but you so you have to do whatever you think is best. Just know that you are not alone!

I had a cousin that would bang his head against his pillow half the night. We never knew why. Some times it could be pacifing. Or, there can something else that needs to be evaluated. Always on the safe side, take your child to the doctor and explain in details what and when it's going on. They may be able to shed some light onto what's going on.