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self-stim behavior, lack of engagement with E/meds??

Sun, 01/07/2007 - 22:27
Does anyone know if a child's vestibular self-stimulation behaviors can be related to either having epilepsy or perhaps the meds? My 2 year old is rocking, rolling and head banging an aweful lot lately. Developmentally he's on track, so not worried about Autistic behavior, but it's really interfering with our lives. In addition, he won't engage in play anymore. The only thing that seems to hold his attention is the TV (which we aren't fond of). He is extremely sensitive suddenly, where before he was really laid back and engaged in play. If the TV is off, he runs around the house wacking balls with sticks or he's rocking himself in the chair or rolling on the floor. He's been through some med changes, so maybe that's it, but I just wondered if anyone else has a child that exhibits this type of behavior.

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Re: self-stim behavior, lack of engagement with E/meds??

Submitted by angel_lts on Mon, 2007-01-08 - 08:18
Yes Epilepsy/Meds can cause this problem. Not sure what meds your child is on, but there are many meds that can cause this problem too. Here are some sites to help. http://www.epilepsy.com/epilepsy/neuro_behav.html http://www.epilepsy.com/articles/ar_1064604275.html take care Lisa http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/epilepsyapproach/

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