my son gets violent, he's ASD 15yr. i've been dealing with it for a long time but about 2 years ago it got really bad. A year ago the doctor was able to see first hand what he was like, they put him on an antipsychotics to help calm him down. it helped but not enough. In January i put him back in public school (i homeschool) into a good program. it helped a lot but he still has episodes. I realized that he has more episodes when he's bored. I know how difficult it can be to live with a special needs child who is not only violent to himself but others as well. i love him with all my heart, but when he gives me concussion after concussion, kicks me down the stairs, throws tables & objects, brakes windows......it gets so overwhelming!! i know this doesn't help much or at all but you are not alone!! I understand!

Welcome to MAT, you may visit her class to give you an insight .

I don't have much experience from my own son (he's only 6, and doesn't do more than occasionally bonk his head against a wall if he gets really upset) but before I had him, I was an autism teacher.... I worked with some secondary students who did things like this. Is your daughter totally verbal? Can she be reasoned with? Would it work to talk with her while she is calm (before or after an episode) to get an idea of what the issues are and how you might be able to see them? With some of my kids, it was just a matter of figuring out what triggers her and avoiding or preventing the actions to occur. If she has less communication ability, you might think harder =) If you can figure out what causes her to get angry, that's really useful... basically my theory is that to prevent the problem from starting is better than letting it get out of hand and then having to deescalate her. Sorry, you many know all of this already.... kind of talking out loud. I hope you get things figured out!!