Toddler head banging

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Did any one of you bang your head against walls as a toddler?
I did, it is a wonder I did not give myself concussion doing it over a two year period from 2 until 4

I am the Mom of a 16 year old female aspie, and yes she was a headbanger as an infant/toddler. The headbanging often went along with rocking back and forth on her hands and knees. I find it interesting that you would have a survey about it.

I don't know, but I did run with my feet sticking out for many years.

I don't do it now, but sometimes I have thoughts of doing again if I really get angry now at 52. It is interesting now if I accidently bump my head on something it automatically triggers another tantrum in a reflex response taking it out usually on the offending object I bumped my head on and yelling loud expletives at it. This does not happen it I stub my toe or something which is a lot more painful. I just dance around in pain and yell out ouch! ouch! ouch! and that is it.

lol i get angry at any object (exceot of course my drums) that touches me without my 'say so'
if for example a pile of videos falls on me or i get my coat caught on my door handle or i stub my toe on somethng or even if a label on my clothing tickles me.. i get annoyed with it!!

i could chuck the object across the room or shout at it or tell the object to eff off.... or the case of the clothes label rip it off with my hand and throw it in the bin hard !
i just dont like anyone or anything touching my body without my permission

i did, and is till do.

i am 16.

jammie

Last time I did that I was 30. (almost 3 years ago)

Yes, I used to rock back and forth in my crib, banging my head against the crib. My parents eventually put a pillow there so I wouldn't do any damage

I stopped doing it around age 5. I do recall doing it one time when I was extremely depressed/angry. I was fuming with emotion while in a heated discussion with my parents, and hit my head on the wall purposely. I suppose this was because I didn't have any other way to express my feelings, and I wasn't the type to throw my fist into a wall when I was angry at someone else.

I did head banging against walls as a child and have still done it at 32 yrs old. Also had a tendancy to bite myself.

This day and age I have occasionally hit myself over the head with an object like a book when I really get angry. Sometimes I have thoughts of throwing myself on the floor head first, but I have never actually carried through with that yet. Just as well.


Paul