There was a little girl in my last hall who was autistic and acted the same way. I read the other day that they isolated the gene (or DNA molecule) that they think causes autism. Pretty interesting. This little girl's mother said she thought her daughter hit, kicked and punched as a "sensory expression"; she couldn't understand that I was really there unless she felt me. I dunno, it might be true because when I kept my hand on the little girl, she would stay calm.
this one's definitely not autistic, but she has been through a series of very bad things-her father is a pedophile so she lives with her aunt now. her aunt is in our cong. she is going blind so it's getting very difficult for her to take care of the kids. the kids lash out more dramatically than most children i've watched, but i think it's understandable considering everything they've been through.
Oh wow, yeah totally. That's so terrible! Those poor kids. I'm sure the kids are glad you're around for them, then. :)
sure. she's just too young to express herself yet.
Sort of sounds like Emily before I put her on medication. Except she wouldn't beat me up, she'd beat up other adults. Obviously had to do with feelings of abandonment from her mother combined with ADHD. Poor kids.