Guest guest Posted February 23, 2004 Report Share Posted February 23, 2004 In my experience the older they get the more frustrated they get & the more behaviors come out. You may have to put him on meds, but there is also Glycine ( natural-get at a health food store) which has helped many autistic kids with mood swings. You could also join autismandenzymes which could help you with natural ways to help your son, if you dont want to medicate. I've been trying for 2 years to find the right medication for Whit & nothing seems to help, so now I'm trying the natural way. Robin Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 23, 2004 Report Share Posted February 23, 2004 Do you have a large Pilates ball ? CB bounces on this thing like crazy, and if he throws it it doesn't break anything. Therapy balls from the catalog are expensive, this will run you about 20 bucks WITH a Tape ! CB use to spit for about a million reasons, we just said nothing and disengaged abruptly.Worked like a charm ! CB's Granny CB is 6 HF, Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 23, 2004 Report Share Posted February 23, 2004 If he is having seizures, is he on medication? Seizures can interfere with speech and communication so it might be part of his frustration. Uncontrolled, seizures can cause brain damage, so it is important to medicate for them. Also, I doubt that being held would bring on a seizure, unless just being upset triggers one. If he can't express himself well and seems upset by communication problems, I would teach him a simple sign to request a "break" to regroup and give him a short one on a beanbag or something....but don't do this all the time, just when you can see he is going to lose it. Kids quickly learn this is an escape from work. You could also just let him sit for a minute, and when he gets segments of things done, give a small reward, like a little break at his table, or a snack item that can be quickly eaten(*a few goldfish crackers or something similar, keep him motivated to complete segments of work by continuing to reward bits of progress with the crackers or gummy bears or whatever he likes). Try to make the work rewarding. If you understand what is triggering the episodes(is the work too difficult, is it communication problems, is it a task he doesn't like, has he been working too long at one thing so he is frustrated?) There can be a variety of reasons why kids get overwrought. My own son had meltdowns much more frequently before he could express himself. If you know a psychologist who understands b-mod, it would be good to get them on board and have them do a functional behavioral assessment, even an informal observation, to try to discover what the triggers are, and help you develop ways of reinforcing the good behavior. It is really hard to remember to reward the child during the time they are working well and on task, but it is important to compliment, reward, backrub, whatever, when they are doing well, not just try to stop poor behavior...good luck! Sally Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 23, 2004 Report Share Posted February 23, 2004 My son went through a spit time, he liked to watch it drop or drip on glass. I made him clean it up and he quit over time. If the spitting is wilfull, I would suggest cleaning(if he is doing it purposefully out of anger at someone, for instance)....just my thoughts...Sally Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 25, 2004 Report Share Posted February 25, 2004 Hi Bonnie: My son just turned 12. He was dx with PDD-NOS 4 years ago. I knew he was having issues by the time he was 3. He went through many different dxs over the years. I believe he has Sensory Intergation Dysfunction and Aspegers Syndome, but have not gotten a doctor to agree with me. I gave up on the label game with the dx 4 years ago and started focusing more on solutions. We have gone through many trial and error in therapies since he has been 3. Elementary school was struggle. I have seen improvement in many areas of development. I have also seen him learn some behaviors that I have not been able to replace over the years. Middle School was a very rough transition for him. The size of the campus was an issue. In elementary school, I could not get an aide for him. In middle school, he was assigned an aide when he should be learning more social indenpendence. Uggh! There response to his undesirable behavior was to put him in the resource room for more than half his classes. They were not teaching him any replacement behaviors. I have recently met other parents of special education students and thier kids were placed in the resource room, too. These kids where only be pulled out of regular education classes a couple times a week in elementary, then suddenly there placement is altered and are given inappropriate education material. For example, my son was reading at level L according to his STAR testing, but in language arts class he was working on reading level D. That is significant change. Middle School is much harder to try to educate the IEP team about your child's special needs. There are many more people involved with various levels of experience and training. Some regular education teachers do not seem to realize that our children are entitled to modified assignments and are to be given accommendations by law. These are just a few red flags to be aware of for the middle school transition. Hope this helps. > This was a great informative post . You seem to have it all organized for your child. I could not tell by reading this though what his age is. I would like to compare to my 7 and almost nine year old and their class structure, etc. > > Bonnie > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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