My son hurts himself when he is angry but he is only 8 years old. His teacher is worried and so am I.?
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My cousin has an illness called Aspergers. its is a disorder that affects quite a few people, the symptoms i have noticed can be violence and attention disorders,and they are generally very intelligent people. (which would explain his high grades) my cousin is 12 now he is starting to get different symptoms like hurting himself he hits his head against a wall and cuts his fingers and tries to break them. i know 2 other children with this disorder and they dint have the violence streak they appear to be just like normal kids. my recommendation would be to go see a doctor and ask him/her what their op pinion is. get tests done if you need it. cos once they get the kids on the right medication they settle down allot. hope he is ok and remember there is other parents going through this too so you should find some if it is this and talk to them about it. its pretty tough on the parents too. good luck i hope he is ok
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could be a couple things. One, he doesn't feel pain. or 2, he could have a chemical imbalance in his brain and needs some meds
is he getting more attention this way?
is he getting a way out of the situation he is?
most kids do it either they get more attention or their parents just forget about what ever has gone wrong.
you have to ask some professional help, he will be fine.
good luck
Tomorrow morning, you need to contact your child's school and speak to the school psychologist or school nurse. Ask them for a referral to a child therapist, and make an appointment. Let a professional handle this one.
Hurting yourself is not normal, or healthy. He obviously has some real anger problems that he needs help dealing with.
Also, gifted children are often behavioral issues, but nonetheless, let a doctor figure it out.
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I think you need to take him to a child pschylogist, he/she will analyze your son's personality and will show you the way to teach your son how to deal with his anger. I don't think what he does to himself is normal.
Take him to a psychiatrist. It can result in a lot more problems when he gets older. Like cutting himself.
He needs to learn anger management and that is it. Being smart is a good thing and has nothing to do with his behavior aberrations. See a psychiatrist who can help your son and give him behavior therapy and teach him anger management and perhaps counsel him too.
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