Having trouble touching my son

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Ian has been consistently resisting any touch for the past 4-6 weeks.

The moment I start to touch him, he will either get up and walk away or

take my hands and physically remove them from his body and push them

away. He's clearly communicating that he does not want me to touch

him. This has happened in the past on occasion but has never lasted

this long. Any suggestions on how to work through this and get him to

allow me to touch him again? Prior to this I was touching him daily

with the tactile program and doing the reflexes throughout the week as

well as the neurostructural work a couple times per week. Care givers

also do some of the tactile work, the embracing/squeezing and stroking.

Diane Hunter mom-to-Ian almost 6 years old

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Dear Diane,

Such things happen - and its OK. Let him rest and change the other way. In whole

I hope it will take some 1,5 weeks more. Please, use other techniques - games,

movement activity - rolling over on the floor (for Embracing squizing), some

soft and firm pushing games, when you wash him use more firm and soft touch (to

conpensate the touch that he refuses now), sweeming, jumping, a lot, a lot of

walking, soft vision stimulation (and... use food as the game), the work with

Acustic Reflex stimulation (I hope, you remeber how we did this with drop of

water in palms). And at such refusual times (that means it will happen again and

again as the cycles), it would be so good to start for parents to whisper for a

week (I know it's not so easy; whisper soft way not trying so hard - take care

of your own throut!). You also can sing not loudly for some moments. And allow

your son not to be touched for longer time!!! He needs such rest. Keep in touch!

Svetlana Masgutova.

Having trouble touching my son

Ian has been consistently resisting any touch for the past 4-6 weeks.

The moment I start to touch him, he will either get up and walk away or

take my hands and physically remove them from his body and push them

away. He's clearly communicating that he does not want me to touch

him. This has happened in the past on occasion but has never lasted

this long. Any suggestions on how to work through this and get him to

allow me to touch him again? Prior to this I was touching him daily

with the tactile program and doing the reflexes throughout the week as

well as the neurostructural work a couple times per week. Care givers

also do some of the tactile work, the embracing/squeezing and stroking.

Diane Hunter mom-to-Ian almost 6 years old

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[Guest guest]

Hi Diane;

I have worked with children with Autism who are very tactile defensive; if

you are familiar with Brain Gym, you could muscle test for this; what I do is

ask where the priority is on the body that requires attention for the body to

receive comfortable touch. What has often come up is the knees (where it is

very sensitive/ticklish), calves and then feet (grounding issue?). The knees

have often required deep pressure from front to back - knee caps to the back of

the knee; holding until a muscle test confirms we are completed, then repeat on

the other knee. You might have to get the child to place their own hands in the

area and you hold your hands over top of theirs, keeping your hands very still.

I have often had success with this, the child then settles for more work to

continue.

Deep pressure on the feet also helps them settle. Use the palms of the

hands and squeeze, movement should be kept at a minimum.

Best of luck;