Guest guest Posted February 4, 2010 Report Share Posted February 4, 2010 Our kids are often really really visual learners. My guess is he thinks it is wrong for the view out the window to go backwards and it upsets him. At age 4 if I told Darwyn we were driving to Grandma's (his favourite place to go) and then turned left from the driveway instead of the usual right turn, he'd get upset. He also knew if we drove past any intersection near their apartment and he'd start signing Grandma. It was rather impressive. Mom to Darwyn (5) DS ASD , Canada Question? My son Elias who is 4yrs. Old always screams when I back up the car, when I am getting out of a parking spot, parking and need to go reverse, any time I need to back up the car he screams and kicks. I don't know if this is a child just being stubborn or it might be something else any help? ------------------------------------ -------------------------------------------------- Checkout our homepage for information, bookmarks, and photos of our kids. Share favorite bookmarks, ideas, and other information by including them. Don't forget, messages are a permanent record of the archives for our list. http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ -------------------------------------------- Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 4, 2010 Report Share Posted February 4, 2010 did this too. If we passed by the turn to our home, he'd point and cry if I didn't turn there. Or...years ago...he'd cry if we passed mcdonald's! He would sign french fries! UGH! He had so many fast food french fries back in the day....it's so much better now. Jayne > > Our kids are often really really visual learners. My guess is he thinks it is wrong for the view out the window to go backwards and it upsets him. > At age 4 if I told Darwyn we were driving to Grandma's (his favourite place to go) and then turned left from the driveway instead of the usual right turn, he'd get upset. He also knew if we drove past any intersection near their apartment and he'd start signing Grandma. It was rather impressive. > > Mom to Darwyn (5) DS ASD > , Canada > Question? > > My son Elias who is 4yrs. Old always screams when I back up the car, when I am getting out of a parking spot, parking and need to go reverse, any time I need to back up the car he screams and kicks. I don't know if this is a child just being stubborn or it might be something else any help? > > > > > ------------------------------------ > > -------------------------------------------------- > Checkout our homepage for information, bookmarks, and photos of our kids. Share favorite bookmarks, ideas, and other information by including them. Don't forget, messages are a permanent record of the archives for our list. http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ > -------------------------------------------- Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 4, 2010 Report Share Posted February 4, 2010 Hi This is one of the theories I entertained about 's backward crazies too...however she always wanted to walk backwards. For awhile we couldn't get her to walk forwards. She was such a little goof. When she did start to walk forward again she used to squeeze her eyes shut and stick her arms straight out like a blind zombie and walk thru trashcans at the mall, people, walls...whatever. Because I didn't have other kids I was never really sure what was normal or not....but somewhere deep in my heart I had a feeling this wasn't exactly normal behavior lol. Sherry Our kids are often really really visual learners. My guess is he thinks it is wrong for the view out the window to go backwards and it upsets him. At age 4 if I told Darwyn we were driving to Grandma's (his favourite place to go) and then turned left from the driveway instead of the usual right turn, he'd get upset. He also knew if we drove past any intersection near their apartment and he'd start signing Grandma. It was rather impressive. Mom to Darwyn (5) DS ASD , Canada Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 4, 2010 Report Share Posted February 4, 2010 Hi Jayne...hope all is well. Here's another (fond?) memory for me as well. I used to try to get J's attention on something other than the Mc's we were passing as she did the same thing. Her sign for french fries was to hold one index finger under her nose..like a mustache. I don't know where she got that one but I doubt they'd understand it at McDs. We also had to take many long car trips to various appointments, jobs whatever. And she got so she would freak everytime we passed an Interstate exit sign, flinging herself over the back of the seat, stretching out with her arms and yelling. Same thing at every exit. Big fun. Now she loves to ride in the car...of course now she has videos and she giggles like crazy every once in awhile letting out some Godforsaken loud " WHOA " or " AGGGGHHHH " noise that scares the doodoo out of anyone else in the car. Sherry did this too. If we passed by the turn to our home, he'd point and cry if I didn't turn there. Or...years ago...he'd cry if we passed mcdonald's! He would sign french fries! UGH! He had so many fast food french fries back in the day....it's so much better now. Jayne Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 4, 2010 Report Share Posted February 4, 2010 Jake too! He totally knows where we are going and how to get there. If we make a wrong or different turn than usual, he gets really mad. I used to think that Jake hated WalMart. Every time we went he would throw a holy tantrum in the car. I finally realized that the reason he was throwing the fit was because we were not going through McD first. I used to have a small diet coke habit! I went through daily and usually before we hit the Walmart. When this stopped, the tantrums started. I don't know how I finally put it together but I was so happy when I did. Not to mention, we do not do McD anymore. Holly Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 4, 2010 Report Share Posted February 4, 2010 Doesn't it just make your brain hurt to keep having to figure out the unfigurable 24/7? I used to have these Eureeka moments in the middle of the night thinking...OH! that's why she makes the sign for brushing her teeth when she has to go potty!!?? (She had heard the Raffi...dating myself......song about I brush My Teeth and everyone in circle time would make that teethbrushing sign) She only caught the TEE(th) part and associated it with pot(TEE). And I still have a diet coke habit. Used to have a french fry habit too I confess. Sherry I used to think that Jake hated WalMart. Every time we went he would throw a holy tantrum in the car. I finally realized that the reason he was throwing the fit was because we were not going through McD first. I used to have a small diet coke habit! I went through daily and usually before we hit the Walmart. When this stopped, the tantrums started. I don't know how I finally put it together but I was so happy when I did. Not to mention, we do not do McD anymore. Holly Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 4, 2010 Report Share Posted February 4, 2010 My son Devin is 4 and does the exact same thing! When I say we are going to Grandmas and I don't make the correct turn he flips out! He has been doing this for a couple of years now. He loves to go to the health club and play in the kids area. Now if I drive past the club, he is upset for a long time. I take different routes to avoid the drama! Tera > > Our kids are often really really visual learners. My guess is he thinks it is wrong for the view out the window to go backwards and it upsets him. > At age 4 if I told Darwyn we were driving to Grandma's (his favourite place to go) and then turned left from the driveway instead of the usual right turn, he'd get upset. He also knew if we drove past any intersection near their apartment and he'd start signing Grandma. It was rather impressive. > > Mom to Darwyn (5) DS ASD > , Canada > Question? > > My son Elias who is 4yrs. Old always screams when I back up the car, when I am getting out of a parking spot, parking and need to go reverse, any time I need to back up the car he screams and kicks. I don't know if this is a child just being stubborn or it might be something else any help? > > > > > ------------------------------------ > > -------------------------------------------------- > Checkout our homepage for information, bookmarks, and photos of our kids. Share favorite bookmarks, ideas, and other information by including them. Don't forget, messages are a permanent record of the archives for our list. http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ > -------------------------------------------- Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 6, 2010 Report Share Posted February 6, 2010 nathan also knows his way around town, and where each of his favorite restaurants are, lol. HE will say " no that way " pointing to whih ever place he names, lol. I always make sure he knows ahead of time where we are going so as to avoid conflict. works for us, but remember nathan is 18yrs not 4, so he has learned over the years when mom says where we are going that is where we are going, lol. shawna. Question? > > My son Elias who is 4yrs. Old always screams when I back up the car, when I am getting out of a parking spot, parking and need to go reverse, any time I need to back up the car he screams and kicks. I don't know if this is a child just being stubborn or it might be something else any help? > > > > > ------------------------------------ > > -------------------------------------------------- > Checkout our homepage for information, bookmarks, and photos of our kids. Share favorite bookmarks, ideas, and other information by including them. Don't forget, messages are a permanent record of the archives for our list. http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ > -------------------------------------------- Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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