How to stop head banging?

ToastieSimons

DS has started banging his head onto the floor.  It is a really hard floor (basically concrete with some thin carpeting).  I have tried redirection, putting my hand on his head and holding it against the floor (gently) while sternly saying "NO".

I don't think he's stimming because he ends up getting very upset by it and starts screaming.  He's also shaking his head side to side violently as if saying No.  I usually just put my hand under his chin and look him in the face and say "no" and he stops.  Again, the more violent it gets the more upset and freaked out he gets.  

He has a cold, and is working on some canine teeth.  He doesn't cognitively understand "stop" or anything else.  He doesn't seem phased if I scream his name at him, etc.

Any suggestions?  (DS is globally delayed, he has no words or signs and is cognitively delayed so he doesn't understand things on a 2 yr old level).  I'm not sure if he's doing this out of frustration, jealousy over the new baby, etc.

 

I have no idea what to do for this, he hasn't really  

Assembly_Reqd

Are you sure there is nor physical reason? Could he be having migranes or even seizures? Maybe the pressure from the stuffed up nose is really bothering him....?

If there is no physical reason for it, maybe it is related to the baby and he needs more one-on-one time with you to re-connect?

ToastieSimons

Assembly_Reqd:

Are you sure there is nor physical reason? Could he be having migranes or even seizures? Maybe the pressure from the stuffed up nose is really bothering him....?

If there is no physical reason for it, maybe it is related to the baby and he needs more one-on-one time with you to re-connect?

i have no idea why the end of my post was cut off, stupid bump.

I can't believe they're seizures because if I touch him, or stand over him he stops.  he's completely alert during it.  He typically doesn't respond to his name well if he's distracted or occupied.   Headaches though....hmm...  that could be.  I wonder if he's got allergies and they're giving him a headache and a stuffed up nose.  

houndbaby

If he has a cold and/or is teething are you sure it isn't his ears bothering him? For kids who have any kind of sensory issues, their ear/sinus pain can make them act out of the ordinary

carlinlp

In our experience it was always a way for DS to cope with pain.