[blindkid] Suggestions for keeping a child from injuring his own eyes

[Carol Castellano]

I wonder if the positive behavioral support method might help, where 
you analyze what happens immediately prior to the child's behavior to 
see what sets it off and what the child might be trying to 
communicate via the behavior.

Carol

Carol Castellano
President, Parents of Blind Children-NJ
Director of Programs
National Organization of Parents of Blind Children
973-377-0976
carol_castellano at verizon.net
www.blindchildren.org
www.nopbc.org

At 01:13 PM 2/15/2012, you wrote:
>A friend of mine has a child with severe autism.  Last week, he hit 
>his eyes so hard that he lost vision in the left and had to have 
>surgery to restore some of the vision in the right.  Now she's 
>worried about how to keep him from injuring his eye again. Any suggestions?
>Thank you.
>Stephanie Kieszak-Holloway
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