your son talking to his hands

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It sounds like maybe he doesn't know how to handle his anger andfrustration so he is trying to get it out in a safe way with his hands. I don't know how to teach a child to get their anger and frustration out in an appropriate way, but maybe some social stories would help to learn how a person deals with frustration. My daughter at 12 does a similar thing by going in her room and creating characters that she voices frustration through. You would think that there is a crowd of people in her room with all the conversation she has with the make believe friends. AFter talking with the psychologist, she had suggested to give her social outlets, and also, make sure that she has someone to talk to about what she goes through. And, on top of that, to possibly take some classes in learning social skills.

I think with the disabilities, for some reason, these chidlren struggle with knowing how to vent frustration and anger. These are just possibilities, but maybe it woudl be a good idea to talk with his doc about this to get ideas so he effectively learns to manage these feelings he doesn't know what to do with.

Deborah Brown

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