My two and a half year old has progressively gotten worse with self harm in the last three weeks. He is not getting mad or having meltdowns but just hitting, biting, and pinching himself when given a "no" or a redirection. Example: when at speech therapy he was loudly kicking a metal arm under the table. I whispered shh as I lightly ran my hand down his leg indicating I wanted his feet to be quiet. He then looked at me and hesitantly tapped my cheek. I told him please don't hit me. He then… read more
My son does the same thing but he directs toward me and he is getting ABA therapy at school and his therapist told me just to ignore the behavior because he is doing to get attention.