Anonymous
Post 10/27/2024 16:58     Subject: Shockingly horrible screaming fits
Anonymous wrote:My 17 month old has recently started having absolutely horrible screaming fits. The first time it happened I thought I was going to have to take her to the emergency room, I was truly scared of what was happening to her. She screams uncontrollably, at the top of her longs, in a total rage for maybe 10-15 mins (but feels like eternity). She also arches her back and stiffens her body and will roll around on the floor. She will not be touched or comforted during this time and it doesn’t matter what we try to do to distract or comfort her, she will not be soothed until she’s done. What triggers these is unpredictable but typically it’s something that upsets her and (I suspect, she can’t tell me) makes her feel out of control — e.g. her sibling takes something from her, she’s forced into a high chair, she’s taken out of the bath before she wants to be done, etc. This makes anything my older child did look like a walk through the park.

I am definitely going to talk to her doctor at her next visit. Curious if anyone else had a kid act like this and it turns out the kid had some other problem down the road?

Did anything major happen recently, like a divorce or death? My friend’s child had these exact same tantrums (even hit her head against walls and hurt herself) right after my friend got divorced.
Anonymous
Post 10/27/2024 08:29     Subject: Shockingly horrible screaming fits
My kid had similar tantrums at that age and was later diagnosed with autism.
After therapy the tantrums started to decrease in frequency and length.
And by the way,OP what your child is experiencing doesn’t look like a tantrum, it looks more like a meltdown.
Meltdowns happen when tantrums escalate and get out of control. They can happen in neurotypical children but they present more often among neurodiverse kids (ADHD, ASD, AuDHD).
Anonymous
Post 10/27/2024 00:27     Subject: Shockingly horrible screaming fits
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Did she just get a vaccine?

Always a prudent question. We have zero evidence that vaccinations have no side effects.


Yes. The public's been sold a bill of goods.


I don’t know if all vaccines fall into “sold a bill of goods” but they certainly did with the COVID vaccine and have very obviously earned our distrust. Anyone just blindly accepting a government agency’s recommendation about what’s “healthy” for kids is such an idiot and I actually feel sorry for their kids that their parents lack extremely basic critical thinking skills.
Anonymous
Post 10/26/2024 21:31     Subject: Re:Shockingly horrible screaming fits
Around this age my middle child started having similar rage fits, although they usually didn’t last 15 minutes of the most intense part. We actually called them her ‘heart attacks’, because she would seize up, lose her breath from rage and fall over stiff. It was very dramatic and disturbing the first few times. She grew out of it.
Anonymous
Post 10/25/2024 17:25     Subject: Shockingly horrible screaming fits
My sister did this as a toddler. I think she has borderline personality disorder now
Anonymous
Post 10/25/2024 15:32     Subject: Shockingly horrible screaming fits
Sounds like she needs a spanking and a time out. She will learn quick that’s not appropriate behavior.
Anonymous
Post 10/25/2024 11:10     Subject: Shockingly horrible screaming fits
One tight slap. Bad behavior should always come with harsh consequences.

Oh no! You don't want to spank your kid?

Yes, you can still raise a wonderful child who never misbehaves without resorting to occasional spanking or punishments. The way to do that is to be extremely attentive and very nurturing to them 24/7.
Anonymous
Post 10/25/2024 11:09     Subject: Shockingly horrible screaming fits
Yes, and she had undiagnosed celiac and reflux. Tantrums were related to stomach pain.
Anonymous
Post 10/25/2024 11:06     Subject: Shockingly horrible screaming fits
My daughter did this but it lasted much longer than 10-15 minutes. She has autism, anxiety, and ADHD. She has sensory sensitivities that sometimes would set her off when she was little, otherwise she was hungry or tired. Or someone told her no! She's doing great now. She's 7.
Anonymous
Post 10/25/2024 10:55     Subject: Shockingly horrible screaming fits
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Did she just get a vaccine?

Always a prudent question. We have zero evidence that vaccinations have no side effects.


Yes. The public's been sold a bill of goods.
Anonymous
Post 05/18/2023 18:17     Subject: Shockingly horrible screaming fits
Anonymous wrote:Did she just get a vaccine?

Always a prudent question. We have zero evidence that vaccinations have no side effects.
Anonymous
Post 05/16/2023 17:17     Subject: Shockingly horrible screaming fits
Autism. It was for my DD. But try taking him or her outside or inside as the case may be to change temperature. Worked wonders for my kid.
Anonymous
Post 05/16/2023 16:59     Subject: Shockingly horrible screaming fits
Anonymous wrote:It would be amazing to see developmental ped now jic. We waited til 7 and so many sensory seeking/regulation behaviors were ingrained. It could be temperament and verbal communication not being fully available, worth checking out to be sure v


Hi PP. Not OP, but curios what you mean by sensory seeking/regulation behaviors. What did your child do? Thank you.
Anonymous
Post 05/09/2023 21:13     Subject: Shockingly horrible screaming fits
OP here — baby is doing much better. She was sick and now that she’s feeling better the scary screaming fits seem to have gone away. My older child never screamed or cried over illness so I didn’t think to connect them.

I’ll keep an eye out for autism/adhd in the future.
Anonymous
Post 05/09/2023 14:27     Subject: Shockingly horrible screaming fits
Sounds like autism to me.