yelling & screaming

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I know many of you talk about that stubborn aspect of the extra 21st

chromosome... I know it is common for our kids to just sit down and

refuse to budge. Actually, I think I would prefer that kind of

behavior to what I am dealing with... at almost 3, my verbally

challenged little guy will cry, yell, or scream at top volume because

he isn't getting his way. He's becoming a real emotional basket

case. He does this the instant one of us " offends " him, without even

trying to communicate what it is that he wants. And most of the

time, I don't have a clue what it is that he is so angry about, only

that whatever I just did was not what he was expecting. Like maybe

the food that I just gave him was not what he wanted. He knows

enough signs that he ought to be able to get his request across, if

he would just try. It is like he has discovered this new power to

control by screaming, except it doesn't work very well because we

don't know what he wants so we don't do what he wants and whatever we

do usually is the wrong thing and only results in more and louder

crying and yelling.

Has anyone else dealt with this? Any ideas or suggestions?

Thanks!