Josiah wears a batting helmet with a face guard. He wears it all day, every day. It’s big, bulky and cumbersome. It makes eating and drinking a bit more interesting, navigating around the metal guard, but it works.
It protects his face and ears from self injurious behavior.
Prior to the face guard, it was extremely difficult to protect Josiah from himself. For reasons still unknown, he constantly punched his ears and cheeks.
It’s heart wrenching to witness someone inflict self harm and not know how to help. When it’s your child it’s devastating, overwhelming and exhausting. It was beginning to feel hopeless.