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Daniel eventually visited the hospital in January of 2023 and was given treatment, which is summarized below. | Daniel eventually visited the hospital in January of 2023 and was given treatment, which is summarized below. | ||
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=== Shaken baby syndrome === | |||
Shaken baby syndrome is a type of brain injury that occurs when a young child is shaken violently, resulting in their brain hitting against their skull and resulting in bruising, bleeding, and swelling of the brain that causes potentially permanent brain issues.<ref name=":1">https://www.ninds.nih.gov/health-information/disorders/shaken-baby-syndrome</ref> | |||
There are a plethora of issues that can be caused by shaken baby syndrome, such as eye problems, unconsciousness, seizures, breathing issues, mobility issues, weakness, intellectual issues, and sensory issues.<ref name=":1" /> | |||
[[Elisabeth Shimer|Elisabeth]], Daniel's mom, admitted to shaking Daniel as a child out of frustration, and by the way she admits it, potentially did it multiple times. | |||
It is unlikely that this has caused any sort of permanent issues however, as Daniel does not present any of the symptoms of shaken baby syndrome besides intellectual issues, and his intellectual issues are almost certainly hereditary considering how his siblings ended up. | |||
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[[File:Nose.png|thumb|His nose looks like the continent of Africa]] | [[File:Nose.png|thumb|His nose looks like the continent of Africa]] | ||
=== Nose laceration === | ==== Nose laceration ==== | ||
Daniel has a large, distinctive laceration on his nose as a result of the Bodega Incident, which is talked about below. Daniel keeps picking off the scab, showing a hole ''(please do not picture)'' in his nose. | Daniel has a large, distinctive laceration on his nose as a result of the Bodega Incident, which is talked about below. Daniel keeps picking off the scab, showing a hole ''(please do not picture)'' in his nose. | ||
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==== Self-harm ==== | ==== Self-harm ==== | ||
Daniel often engages in self harm, such as him banging his head on objects and him hitting himself, usually when he is frustrated or agitated. This has | Daniel often engages in self-harm, such as him banging his head on objects and him hitting himself, usually when he is frustrated, [[Meltdowns|melting down]], or agitated. This has shown itself many times, most severely in the [[Bob Proctor]] meltdown. | ||
Head banging and punching oneself while under duress is probably a result of his autism, as about 30% of children (keep in mind that Daniel has the mental age of a child) with autism engage in these behaviors.<ref>https://www.autismparentingmagazine.com/autism-self-harm/</ref> | Head banging and punching oneself while under duress is probably a result of his autism, as about 30% of children (keep in mind that Daniel has the mental age of a child) with autism engage in these behaviors.<ref>https://www.autismparentingmagazine.com/autism-self-harm/</ref> | ||