Autistic Children cannot express themselves as normal kids and therefore they take their frustration out in many ways. Sometimes they behave very aggressively towards a person, situation or even themselves.

They may kick and throw objects and hurt themselves or others. At school they may get so aggressive sometimes that they hit their teachers or the staff at school and they just get out of control. Headbanging and throwing things at others are observed in Autistic Children. These children don’t express anger, fear, anxiety and frustration like normal children. Mostly their hitting behavior is a way of self-defense.

Autistic Children Show aggression, harm themselves, their teachers, siblings and people interacting with them due to multiple reasons.

Autism Aggression Reasons

• They do not understand the situation or whatever is happening around them.
• They do not get the idea of what people are trying to say and non-verbal communication.
• They cannot convey their message.
• They cannot communicate their needs and wants.
• They cannot express which activity they want to perform, and which irritate them, which object they want at a specific time.
• They are very anxious and confused.
• They are very sensitive towards noise or any environmental stimulus.
• They want to escape from a situation and hide in their comfort zones.

Read more: How to Discipline Autistic Child for Hitting