Guest guest Posted January 9, 2009 Report Share Posted January 9, 2009 I am giving you my link instead of just the text; the pictures and music help to enhance the message - My link is titled " Compulsive Behavior " , I hope you enjoy it ... , from Cleveland Ohio - USA http://clevelandohiousa.tripod.com/addictive/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 10, 2009 Report Share Posted January 10, 2009 Hi!! How are you? I wan't to thank you to send that beautiful e-mail.... Have a good new year!! bye. --- Em sex, 9/1/09, <letsrap@...> escreveu: De: <letsrap@...>Assunto: Compulsive BehaviorPara: Data: Sexta-feira, 9 de Janeiro de 2009, 22:57 I am giving you my link instead of just the text;the pictures and music help to enhance the message - My link is titled "Compulsive Behavior", I hope you enjoy it ... , from ClevelandOhio - USAhttp://clevelandohi ousa.tripod. com/addictive/ Veja quais são os assuntos do momento no + Buscados: Top 10 - Celebridades - Música - Esportes Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 9, 2010 Report Share Posted November 9, 2010 Thank you everyone for the helpful suggestions! Sometimes I can feel very overwhelmed, it helps to hear from people who are dealing with or dealt with the same issues. On Mon, Nov 8, 2010 at 9:06 AM, angela ford <angela_ford2000@...> wrote: Hi , My 10 year old son had similar issue with food. He also had food allergies which made transitioning to different foods difficult. What we found over the past 6 years is to expose him to textures that he liked in different types of food. We found that he would add different foods at different ages. As he matured he would explore different flavors and textures that he previously denied. He also would get bored with his routine diet after 2 or 3 years which presented windows of opportunity to try other foods. As far as the compulsive behavior, It is necessary to change things up so that the child does not get use to the same thing. I known that this goes against the structured environment that the child should have, however, if you do not try to introduce changes in certain patterns of behavior, it will be very difficult to change/ handle as the child becomes older. My son would have violent tantrums in the car if we took a different route home. I would change my route every week giving my self extra time to stop the car and allow he time to calm down before arriving home. After the first two weeks, the transitions were easier going from 4 days to 1 day and from violent tantrums to a scream and then to enjoyment. I tried pointing out different thing that would interest him each time we changed something. This method worked for a long time and helped him in attending different events, going to the store, reading books, watching DVDs etc. The key is a little patience and a reward (hug, smile, kiss, something fun & familiar) at the end of each attempt that was successful. From: Richeson <ksukitty1979@...>Subject: Compulsive behavior autism Date: Saturday, November 6, 2010, 10:33 PM Hi, I've been a member of this group for a while, but this is my first post. My 3 1/2 year old has been diagnosed autistic with global developmental delay. While many things have improved since his initial diagnosis, his obsessive/compulsive behaviors seem to be getting worse. Especially when it comes to food and toys. It is incredibly hard to get him to eat, especially fruit and veggies. He will throw food and scream if it isn't one the few things he likes to eat. Also, he has started handing me books to read to him. We are very happy that he is interested in books. However, he wants me to read it multiple times in a row. Sometimes he can spend an entire hour having me reread the same board book over and over. I have two other children and he can get violent with them if I stop reading to tend to their needs. I would love advice in dealing with these issues. Family suggestions have been less then helpfull. They seem to forget he's autistic and he just needs time out and to " deal with it " . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 9, 2010 Report Share Posted November 9, 2010 Hi everyone. I really agree with on this. While some of this group has found some inventive ways to use technology to allow their children to continue their compulsive behaviors, they may be unintentionally setting their children up for maladaptive behaviors including aggression. I think that's OK to allow compulsive behaviors as long as you set boundaries around it. My son is very compulsive especially about listening to music or watching movies or using the computer. He wants to do the same thing over and over again. If you ever need to change it (and you will because life interferes), the aggression was just terrible. And it would take us much longer to reteach him to handle the interruption than it took for him to build rules around his compulsion. If you are saying now, " Not my child " . Just test it by interrupting the compulsion. If your child has a meltdown, well then.... think about what the meltdown might look like when that child is a teenager or adult. I would suggest that you can still allow your child to engage in compulsive behaviors IF you set up limits; and those limits need to change frequently so the child doesn't build rules about that. So for example, sometimes we let our son listen to music but he's not allowed to change the songs. Or sometimes we let him change the songs but only 3 times. Or sometimes he's just not allowed to listen. Or... you get the idea. This no different than what we expect of our typical child (to be able to adjust). Now this sounds easy but it's actually very hard once the child believes they should be able to engage in the compulsion with no restrictions. Stay the course!!! Reinforce them when they handle it with BIG stuff. Practice it for a brief time then reinforce when there's no behaviors. Be patient. It's so necessary to help our special children understand that they just don't get free rein to engage in compulsive behavior. We found that the compulsive behavior just got stronger and stronger the more we allowed it. Setting boundaries is a way to manage it. Hope this helps you all avoid the violence later. I wish I knew this when our son was younger. BTW, for those of you running an ABA program, once you successfully build tolerance for those boundaries around compulsive behaviors, you can then use those activities as very powerful reinforcers. Regards, Jill > > > From: Richeson <ksukitty1979@...> > Subject: Compulsive behavior > autism > Date: Saturday, November 6, 2010, 10:33 PM > > > > > > Hi, >  > I've been a member of this group for a while, but this is my first post. My 3 1/2 year old has been diagnosed autistic with global developmental delay. While many things have improved since his initial diagnosis, his obsessive/compulsive behaviors seem to be getting worse. Especially when it comes to food and toys. It is incredibly hard to get him to eat, especially fruit and veggies. He will throw food and scream if it isn't one the few things he likes to eat. Also, he has started handing me books to read to him. We are very happy that he is interested in books. However, he wants me to read it multiple times in a row. Sometimes he can spend an entire hour having me reread the same board book over and over. I have two other children and he can get violent with them if I stop reading to tend to their needs. I would love advice in dealing with these issues. Family suggestions have been less then helpfull. They seem to forget he's > autistic and he just needs time out and to " deal with it " . >  > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 10, 2010 Report Share Posted November 10, 2010 I don't know if anyone has mentioned PANDAS? Kinda like strep. Like other replies I found changing routines helped prevent them from being entrenched. Setting limits clearly before enforcing them. Sent from my iPhoneOn Nov 9, 2010, at 11:52 AM, "Jill" <jgmangus@...> wrote: Hi everyone. I really agree with on this. While some of this group has found some inventive ways to use technology to allow their children to continue their compulsive behaviors, they may be unintentionally setting their children up for maladaptive behaviors including aggression. I think that's OK to allow compulsive behaviors as long as you set boundaries around it. My son is very compulsive especially about listening to music or watching movies or using the computer. He wants to do the same thing over and over again. If you ever need to change it (and you will because life interferes), the aggression was just terrible. And it would take us much longer to reteach him to handle the interruption than it took for him to build rules around his compulsion. If you are saying now, "Not my child". Just test it by interrupting the compulsion. If your child has a meltdown, well then.... think about what the meltdown might look like when that child is a teenager or adult. I would suggest that you can still allow your child to engage in compulsive behaviors IF you set up limits; and those limits need to change frequently so the child doesn't build rules about that. So for example, sometimes we let our son listen to music but he's not allowed to change the songs. Or sometimes we let him change the songs but only 3 times. Or sometimes he's just not allowed to listen. Or... you get the idea. This no different than what we expect of our typical child (to be able to adjust). Now this sounds easy but it's actually very hard once the child believes they should be able to engage in the compulsion with no restrictions. Stay the course!!! Reinforce them when they handle it with BIG stuff. Practice it for a brief time then reinforce when there's no behaviors. Be patient. It's so necessary to help our special children understand that they just don't get free rein to engage in compulsive behavior. We found that the compulsive behavior just got stronger and stronger the more we allowed it. Setting boundaries is a way to manage it. Hope this helps you all avoid the violence later. I wish I knew this when our son was younger. BTW, for those of you running an ABA program, once you successfully build tolerance for those boundaries around compulsive behaviors, you can then use those activities as very powerful reinforcers. Regards, Jill > > > From: Richeson <ksukitty1979@...> > Subject: Compulsive behavior > autism > Date: Saturday, November 6, 2010, 10:33 PM > > > > > > Hi, >  > I've been a member of this group for a while, but this is my first post. My 3 1/2 year old has been diagnosed autistic with global developmental delay. While many things have improved since his initial diagnosis, his obsessive/compulsive behaviors seem to be getting worse. Especially when it comes to food and toys. It is incredibly hard to get him to eat, especially fruit and veggies. He will throw food and scream if it isn't one the few things he likes to eat. Also, he has started handing me books to read to him. We are very happy that he is interested in books. However, he wants me to read it multiple times in a row. Sometimes he can spend an entire hour having me reread the same board book over and over. I have two other children and he can get violent with them if I stop reading to tend to their needs. I would love advice in dealing with these issues. Family suggestions have been less then helpfull. They seem to forget he's > autistic and he just needs time out and to "deal with it". >  > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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