My Son Keeps Choking himself...with Things as Simple as His shirt..at 3!? - Federal Way,WA

Andy did it. Only a couple times. I wish I could remember what I said to him. Ya know how it is, every now and then you luck into immediate understanding, this was one of those times.

I am not promising anything but I will ask him about it tomorrow night when he gets home. He usually doesn't remember things like that but who knows, we may get lucky. If anything I will ask him what he thinks and maybe get some terms that your son will understand.

I keep thinking I yelled, I never yell. If I yell my kids get scared because mom doesn't yell.

I will see what I can find out. :)

A sibling of mine has Oppositional Defiance Disorder and Reactive Attachment Disorder. He had to be institutionalized at one point as a child because of extreme and aggressive activity.

I don't know his age, but the choking activity is terrifyingly common in slightly older kids and teens as kind of a way to get 'high'.

I would certainly keep him under very close supervision and remove anything with straps, strings until you can get him seen by his therapist and his meds worked out...

*Also, what do you mean you haven't been here in almost 3 weeks... you posted about 4 questions in the past few days.

How old is your son?
Until you see your doctor, would it be appropriate to get a baby gate (depending on his age) and safety-proof a designated area with age appropriate toys that can't be manipulated to any sort of hazard?

No, Libby, but my girlfriend's son did this.

It was scary. he would take the shoe laces off his shoes and wrap it around his neck...

I don't know what his coding is. He had anger issues as well..they ended up putting him on some medications that helped. I think they diagnosed him as bi-polar as well...

Once they got the medications leveled out, he didn't do it anymore. In the time it took to get the medication "right", they bought him shoes with velcro and were within sight of him at all times..

Libby, that must be SO scary!
I'm sorry, I did a quick search for you and turned up nothing.