Re: Does anyone's child do this?

[Guest guest]

I forgot to add..........it's exactly what infants do.

[Guest guest]

From what you've described it could be Terrell Owens' touchdown dance......

[ ] Does anyone's child do this?

My autistic daughter will be 2 on the 20th. When she gets excited, she throws

her arms in the air and shakes them while opening and closing her fingers like a

wave as well as kicking her legs or stomping her feet. Then she'll stop abruptly

and do it again. What do you think this means?

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[Guest guest]

What? This is not a joke. Don't bother responding if you don't know

the answer or have a child like this.

> From what you've described it could be Terrell Owens' touchdown

dance......

> [ ] Does anyone's child do this?

>

>

> My autistic daughter will be 2 on the 20th. When she gets

excited, she throws her arms in the air and shakes them while

opening and closing her fingers like a wave as well as kicking her

legs or stomping her feet. Then she'll stop abruptly and do it

again. What do you think this means?

>

>

> =======================================================

>

[Guest guest]

Hi,

My son is now 6 and he does something like that and always has. When he

is excited he lifts his arms,and his whole body stiffens up so bad that you

see spasms run through out his whole body, his mouth will be open,he takes

fast rapid short breaths and his eyes flinch slightly it passes quickly and will

reoccur again if still excited. I don't bother him about it, i don't want to

make

him feel bad. I do notice if i touch him he will stop. I have tried to give him

another

outlet such as clapping but if your is to young to understand it,just let it go.

I read

in the Autism Magazine that these could be slight seizures. I would

video tape it and take it to the doctor that diagnosed the Autism,if in fact

your

child has been diagnosed Autistic. Either way take a video and see a doctor.

I don't think it is anything to worry about, Luke's teacher says she sees the

same thing in normal kids.

Most of all don't make to much out of it until you see a doctor.

Bonnie,Luke's mom

l_luv_a_marine <johnandkimmyw@...> wrote:

What? This is not a joke. Don't bother responding if you don't know

the answer or have a child like this.

> From what you've described it could be Terrell Owens' touchdown

dance......

> [ ] Does anyone's child do this?

>

>

> My autistic daughter will be 2 on the 20th. When she gets

excited, she throws her arms in the air and shakes them while

opening and closing her fingers like a wave as well as kicking her

legs or stomping her feet. Then she'll stop abruptly and do it

again. What do you think this means?

>

>

> =======================================================

>

[Guest guest]

Who said it was a joke?

You answered yourself.

" When she gets excited " .........

The idea behind my response was that this can be quite ordinary behavior.

If the child does that to animate their joy or happiness leave it alone and do

it with them.

[ ] Does anyone's child do this?

>

>

> My autistic daughter will be 2 on the 20th. When she gets

excited, she throws her arms in the air and shakes them while

opening and closing her fingers like a wave as well as kicking her

legs or stomping her feet. Then she'll stop abruptly and do it

again. What do you think this means?

>

>

> =======================================================

>

[Guest guest]

My son start doing what you are describing around 30 months and has

cont. to do it whenever he is excited about something. I have tried

to re-direct to some other activity such as clapping but nothing has

worked. I had an OT tell me to use wrist weights to help him with

proproceptive stuff but I have yet to order those as I doubt that he

would keep them on. If I am correct it is stimming.

Good luck. I hope my son out grows this as I have heard of others

that have done this.

HTH, Dena

[Guest guest]

Bonnie,

my son is 5 and does the same thing. I also thought about seizures.

We recently took him to see Dr.Aguilar, a neurologist in Mexico, and

he did not find any seizure activity.

Margaret

> > From what you've described it could be Terrell Owens' touchdown

> dance......

> > [ ] Does anyone's child do this?

> >

> >

> > My autistic daughter will be 2 on the 20th. When she gets

> excited, she throws her arms in the air and shakes them while

> opening and closing her fingers like a wave as well as kicking her

> legs or stomping her feet. Then she'll stop abruptly and do it

> again. What do you think this means?

> >

> >

> > =======================================================

> >

[Guest guest]

I forgot to say, that this behavior seems to increase if I give too

many mineral supplements and not enough protein. Recently I

decreased minerals and increased amount of protein and so far I

don't see it. He bites his shirt instead, though. My doctor thinks

that minerals need protein carrier to be used properly by the body.

Margaret

> > > From what you've described it could be Terrell Owens'

touchdown

> > dance......

> > > [ ] Does anyone's child do this?

> > >

> > >

> > > My autistic daughter will be 2 on the 20th. When she gets

> > excited, she throws her arms in the air and shakes them while

> > opening and closing her fingers like a wave as well as kicking

her

> > legs or stomping her feet. Then she'll stop abruptly and do it

> > again. What do you think this means?

> > >

> > >

> > > =======================================================

> > >

[Guest guest]

I'm just confused as to why he is good at school and not at home!

Dont' get me wrong.. he DOES get into trouble and has issues at school,

but he doesn't act like he does at home! I swear it's like he's used

all of his goodness up at school and as soon as he gets off the bus

(during regular school year) he explodes!

I wish I had a dollar for everytime says " its not fair! " It's

become the mantra of my other two children now!! It would be nice if I

never heard those 3 little words every again! LOL

Jackie

On Jun 19, 2007, at 9:05 PM, Neylon wrote:

> From: <hunebear3@...>

> Date: 2007/06/19 Tue PM 08:27:49 CDT

>

> Subject: ( ) Does anyone's child do this?

>

> My daughter always does the he/she has it better than me-it's not

> fair. Today she said something about Bindi the jungle girl (TV show)

> and how it's not fair that she is on TV and I'm not, etc. It drives me

> nuts. She is bad at school.

> Not at home.

>

>

>

> My son has always acted worse at home than at school. This week he is

> going to an enrichment program that is does through the public school

> system! It's a creative learning experience where the children go from

> class to class for the different activities. He LOVES music, art and

> drama which is what the classes consist of. There's also a PE class

> which of course he always finds something wrong with!

>

> Well anyway... both days I have picked him up and he's shaking and he

> gets in the car talking a mile a minute. Absolutely NO eye contact and

> his head is like it's on a swivel. He's obviously very agitated .

> He's very negative so of course he always tells me the bad things

> first... which today was that he hated Dodge Ball. He kept getting out

> so he felt the other children were targeting him. What really concerns

> me is the COMPLETE melt downs that he has had both days upon getting

> home! I'm talking about stomping, giving those awful mean looks,

> hitting and kicking his sisters, screaming and hiding under the

> furniture! NOTHING seems to help to calm him down. Today was the

> worst! We went to Karate and he was really into punching the bag today

> and he was very into it today! But even there he picked a fight with

> another little boy... they were both picking at each other and

> just decided he was through and couldn't take it anymore so he sort of

> blew up in class... just stomping his feet and snorting at the boy and

> then calling him a liar!!

>

> This continued right up until bedtime! So needless to say... it has

> been a very tiring afternoon. I am so sad when he is like this because

> no matter what I say to him it's never enough. He always feels that

> everyone else has it easier/better than him!

>

> Does anyone else have experiences like this??

>

> Jackie

>

>

>

>

>

> And if you need water

> I'll Be A River

> Like a wave I will come over you

> You need someone to fall into

> I'll Be A River

> And my love will carry you through

> (I'll Be Your River)~cyndi lauper~

>

>

>

[Guest guest]

My nine year old christopher is the same way and he says "that's not fair" or "i will regret doing that" all the time, he pounds on the walls and gets so angry, sometimes i just don't know what to do. It happens all the time when he doesn't want to do something. It's like his obsession he taking over his life. His obsession is certain cartoons, right know it is pokemon. As long as we listen to his story about his current obsession there itsn't a problem. But, the obsession that he talks about all the time gets real old quick. <hunebear3@...> wrote: I'm just confused as to why he is good at school and not at home! Dont' get me wrong.. he DOES get into trouble and has issues at school, but he doesn't act like he does at home! I swear it's like he's used all of his goodness up at school and as soon as he gets off the bus (during regular school year) he explodes!I wish I had a dollar for everytime says "its not fair!" It's become the mantra of my other two children now!! It would be nice if I never heard those 3 little words every again! LOLJackieOn Jun 19, 2007, at 9:05 PM, Neylon wrote:> From: <hunebear3comcast (DOT) net>> Date: 2007/06/19 Tue PM 08:27:49 CDT> > Subject: ( ) Does anyone's child do this?>> My daughter always does the he/she has it better than me-it's not > fair. Today she said something about Bindi the jungle girl (TV show) > and how it's not fair that she is on TV and I'm not, etc. It drives me > nuts. She is bad at school.> Not at home.> >>> My son has always acted worse at home than at school. This week he is> going to an enrichment program that is does through the public school> system! It's a creative learning experience where the children go from> class to class for the different activities. He LOVES music, art and> drama which is what the classes consist of. There's also a PE class> which of course he always finds something wrong with!>> Well anyway... both days I have

picked him up and he's shaking and he> gets in the car talking a mile a minute. Absolutely NO eye contact and> his head is like it's on a swivel. He's obviously very agitated .> He's very negative so of course he always tells me the bad things> first... which today was that he hated Dodge Ball. He kept getting out> so he felt the other children were targeting him. What really concerns> me is the COMPLETE melt downs that he has had both days upon getting> home! I'm talking about stomping, giving those awful mean looks,> hitting and kicking his sisters, screaming and hiding under the> furniture! NOTHING seems to help to calm him down. Today was the> worst! We went to Karate and he was really into punching the bag today> and he was very into it today! But even there he picked a fight with> another little boy... they were both picking at each other and > just decided he was

through and couldn't take it anymore so he sort of> blew up in class... just stomping his feet and snorting at the boy and> then calling him a liar!!>> This continued right up until bedtime! So needless to say... it has> been a very tiring afternoon. I am so sad when he is like this because> no matter what I say to him it's never enough. He always feels that> everyone else has it easier/better than him!>> Does anyone else have experiences like this??>> Jackie>>>>>> And if you need water> I'll Be A River> Like a wave I will come over you> You need someone to fall into> I'll Be A River> And my love will carry you through> (I'll Be Your River)~cyndi lauper~>>>

[Guest guest]

I think this is what is happening with . It's like this during

the school year also... or at least a majority of the time. I talked

to him this morning and he wants to go to the school. It is optional;

so I gave him a choice. He said he really enjoys all of the activities

except for PE time! Luckily... PE is the last thing of the day... so

that completely explains the amount of irritation he is feeling when he

gets in the car. It's amazing how much anger that stupid Dodge Ball

caused him. Just talking about it this morning created the same

reaction out of him this morning. SO I am going to go to the school

and see what I can do! I let the majority of the teachers know that he

has AS and that he may need additional prompts to get on track and that

he needed to be kept in a small group. His group is one of the smaller

ones from what I am picking up on from my own children and few others

that I have talked to. was also placed with his " only " real

friend from his regular school. This boy (jason) has an older brother

that is ASF so he is much more patient and understanding when

stomps off and acts (forgive me) like a 2 year old.

I'll let ya know what the school says this morning. Thanks for you

help. I keep thinking when he comes home that he acts like that

because I let him... it's not that I let him... but sometimes there's

not a way to stop him once he's started.

Jackie

On Jun 19, 2007, at 11:20 PM, and/or Robin Lemke wrote:

> A lot of kids bundle it all up inside to try to " make it " through the

> day.  When they finally get home to the safe zone,,,,,they lose it.

> Sad.

> Robin

>

> <hunebear3@...> wrote:

>> I'm just confused as to why he is good at school and not at home!

>> Dont' get me wrong.. he DOES get into trouble and has issues at

>> school,

>> but he doesn't act like he does at home! I swear it's like he's used

>> all of his goodness up at school and as soon as he gets off the bus

>> (during regular school year) he explodes!

>>

>> I wish I had a dollar for everytime says " its not fair! " It's

>> become the mantra of my other two children now!! It would be nice if I

>> never heard those 3 little words every again! LOL

>>

>> Jackie

>> On Jun 19, 2007, at 9:05 PM, Neylon wrote:

>>

>> > From: <hunebear3@...>

>> > Date: 2007/06/19 Tue PM 08:27:49 CDT

>> >

>> > Subject: ( ) Does anyone's child do this?

>> >

>> > My daughter always does the he/she has it better than me-it's not

>> > fair. Today she said something about Bindi the jungle girl (TV show)

>> > and how it's not fair that she is on TV and I'm not, etc. It drives

>> me

>> > nuts. She is bad at school.

>> > Not at home.

>> >

>> >

>> >

>> > My son has always acted worse at home than at school. This week he

>> is

>> > going to an enrichment program that is does through the public

>> school

>> > system! It's a creative learning experience where the children go

>> from

>> > class to class for the different activities. He LOVES music, art and

>> > drama which is what the classes consist of. There's also a PE class

>> > which of course he always finds something wrong with!

>> >

>> > Well anyway... both days I have picked him up and he's shaking and

>> he

>> > gets in the car talking a mile a minute. Absolutely NO eye contact

>> and

>> > his head is like it's on a swivel. He's obviously very agitated .

>> > He's very negative so of course he always tells me the bad things

>> > first... which today was that he hated Dodge Ball. He kept getting

>> out

>> > so he felt the other children were targeting him. What really

>> concerns

>> > me is the COMPLETE melt downs that he has had both days upon getting

>> > home! I'm talking about stomping, giving those awful mean looks,

>> > hitting and kicking his sisters, screaming and hiding under the

>> > furniture! NOTHING seems to help to calm him down. Today was the

>> > worst! We went to Karate and he was really into punching the bag

>> today

>> > and he was very into it today! But even there he picked a fight with

>> > another little boy... they were both picking at each other and

>>

>> > just decided he was through and couldn't take it anymore so he sort

>> of

>> > blew up in class... just stomping his feet and snorting at the boy

>> and

>> > then calling him a liar!!

>> >

>> > This continued right up until bedtime! So needless to say... it has

>> > been a very tiring afternoon. I am so sad when he is like this

>> because

>> > no matter what I say to him it's never enough. He always feels that

>> > everyone else has it easier/better than him!

>> >

>> > Does anyone else have experiences like this??

>> >

>> > Jackie

>> >

>> >

>> >

>> >

>> >

>> > And if you need water

>> > I'll Be A River

>> > Like a wave I will come over you

>> > You need someone to fall into

>> > I'll Be A River

>> > And my love will carry you through

>> > (I'll Be Your River)~cyndi lauper~

>> >

>> >

>> >

[Guest guest]

Robin,

I am so confused because I can't always see the triggers... sometimes

they seem to come out of NO WHERE!!! He'll be playing fine or acting

just fine than WHAM... meltdown!!! I've cleaned out his closet so that

he has a quiet safe place to go when he is upset.. instead of trying to

hide under the furniture...but so far that hasn't really been

effective!

It's true his behavior wrecks my whole family. It seems like when he

is in one of HIS moods, my girls get it one of their's! It's bad

enough that they kids are in moods, then I'm moody and I yell!!! It's

the only way I can get all 3 of them to stop... so that I can talk to

them! Then I feel guilty! OMG.. if someone came to my house they

would think we were all crazy! LOL I have to laugh to keep from

crying! Let's not forget what happens when my husband comes home from

working 12-13 hours a day and the kids are acting like animals! He has

NO Patience at all and I have been trying really hard to work with

him... but he's stuck in his ways! It also doesn't help that I think

the 4 year is on the spectrum too... Her and are just a lot a

like! I'm hoping her problem is something easier to handle... if there

is a such thing!

We are off to school... HIS CHOICE this morning... we shall see! Wish

me luck!

Jackie

On Jun 19, 2007, at 11:18 PM, and/or Robin Lemke wrote:

> Yep.

> What we finally decided to do was not make him do the things that

> caused him the trouble..........if it was an " extra " thing.

> Just wasn't worth it.

> Everyone will say, " find out the trigger.....then try to head it

> off " ......... " work on how to stay calm. "

> That's wonderful,,,,,,,,,but how?

> When their behavior truly wrecks everyones " mood " .  The entire vibe of

> the family is thrown off.

> It's heartbreaking.

> So,,,,,,,when I know something is doing this to him,,,,,I try to get

> him out of it and find an alternative.

> No answers......sorry.

> Sigh.

> Robin

>

> <hunebear3@...> wrote:

>> My son has always acted worse at home than at school. This week he is

>> going to an enrichment program that is does through the public school

>> system! It's a creative learning experience where the children go from

>> class to class for the different activities. He LOVES music, art and

>> drama which is what the classes consist of. There's also a PE class

>> which of course he always finds something wrong with!

>>

>> Well anyway... both days I have picked him up and he's shaking and he

>> gets in the car talking a mile a minute. Absolutely NO eye contact and

>> his head is like it's on a swivel. He's obviously very agitated .

>> He's very negative so of course he always tells me the bad things

>> first... which today was that he hated Dodge Ball. He kept getting out

>> so he felt the other children were targeting him. What really concerns

>> me is the COMPLETE melt downs that he has had both days upon getting

>> home! I'm talking about stomping, giving those awful mean looks,

>> hitting and kicking his sisters, screaming and hiding under the

>> furniture! NOTHING seems to help to calm him down. Today was the

>> worst! We went to Karate and he was really into punching the bag today

>> and he was very into it today! But even there he picked a fight with

>> another little boy... they were both picking at each other and

>> just decided he was through and couldn't take it anymore so he sort of

>> blew up in class... just stomping his feet and snorting at the boy and

>> then calling him a liar!!

>>

>> This continued right up until bedtime! So needless to say... it has

>> been a very tiring afternoon. I am so sad when he is like this because

>> no matter what I say to him it's never enough. He always feels that

>> everyone else has it easier/better than him!

>>

>> Does anyone else have experiences like this??

>>

>> Jackie

>>

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From: Neylon <lindee37@...>

Date: 2007/06/20 Wed AM 07:34:57 CDT

Subject: Re: Re: ( ) Does anyone's child do this?

I don't know why any school in this day and age would be playing dodge ball..it

is stupid.

From: <hunebear3@...>

Date: 2007/06/20 Wed AM 07:34:57 CDT

Subject: Re: ( ) Does anyone's child do this?

I think this is what is happening with . It's like this during

the school year also... or at least a majority of the time. I talked

to him this morning and he wants to go to the school. It is optional;

so I gave him a choice. He said he really enjoys all of the

activities except for PE time! Luckily... PE is the last thing of the

day... so that completely explains the amount of irritation he is

feeling when he gets in the car. It's amazing how much anger that

stupid Dodge Ball caused him. Just talking about it this morning

created the same reaction out of him this morning. SO I am going to

go to the school and see what I can do! I let the majority of the

teachers know that he has AS and that he may need additional prompts

to get on track and that he needed to be kept in a small group. His

group is one of the smaller ones from what I am picking up on from my

own children and few others that I have talked to. was also

placed with his " only " real friend from his regular school. This boy

(jason) has an older brother that is ASF so he is much more patient

and understanding when stomps off and acts (forgive me) like a

2 year old.

I'll let ya know what the school says this morning. Thanks for you

help. I keep thinking when he comes home that he acts like that

because I let him... it's not that I let him... but sometimes there's

not a way to stop him once he's started.

Jackie

On Jun 19, 2007, at 11:20 PM, and/or Robin Lemke wrote:

<excerpt>A lot of kids bundle it all up inside to try to " make it "

through the day.� When they finally get home to the safe zone,,,,,they

lose it.

Sad.

Robin

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<<hunebear3@...></fontfamily></italic></bold> wrote:

<excerpt>I'm just confused as to why he is good at school and not at

home!

Dont' get me wrong.. he DOES get into trouble and has issues at school,

but he doesn't act like he does at home! I swear it's like he's used

all of his goodness up at school and as soon as he gets off the bus

(during regular school year) he explodes!

I wish I had a dollar for everytime says " its not fair! " It's

become the mantra of my other two children now!! It would be nice if I

never heard those 3 little words every again! LOL

Jackie

On Jun 19, 2007, at 9:05 PM, Neylon wrote:

> From:

<<<color><param>0000,0000,EEEE</param>hunebear3@...</color>>

> Date: 2007/06/19 Tue PM 08:27:49 CDT

> To:

<color><param>0000,0000,EEEE</param> </color>

> Subject: ( ) Does anyone's child do this?

>

> My daughter always does the he/she has it better than me-it's not

> fair. Today she said something about Bindi the jungle girl (TV show)

> and how it's not fair that she is on TV and I'm not, etc. It drives

me

> nuts. She is bad at school.

> Not at home.

>

>

>

> My son has always acted worse at home than at school. This week he is

> going to an enrichment program that is does through the public school

> system! It's a creative learning experience where the children go

from

> class to class for the different activities. He LOVES music, art and

> drama which is what the classes consist of. There's also a PE class

> which of course he always finds something wrong with!

>

> Well anyway... both days I have picked him up and he's shaking and he

> gets in the car talking a mile a minute. Absolutely NO eye contact

and

> his head is like it's on a swivel. He's obviously very agitated .

> He's very negative so of course he always tells me the bad things

> first... which today was that he hated Dodge Ball. He kept getting

out

> so he felt the other children were targeting him. What really

concerns

> me is the COMPLETE melt downs that he has had both days upon getting

> home! I'm talking about stomping, giving those awful mean looks,

> hitting and kicking his sisters, screaming and hiding under the

> furniture! NOTHING seems to help to calm him down. Today was the

> worst! We went to Karate and he was really into punching the bag

today

> and he was very into it today! But even there he picked a fight with

> another little boy... they were both picking at each other and

> just decided he was through and couldn't take it anymore so he sort

of

> blew up in class... just stomping his feet and snorting at the boy

and

> then calling him a liar!!

>

> This continued right up until bedtime! So needless to say... it has

> been a very tiring afternoon. I am so sad when he is like this

because

> no matter what I say to him it's never enough. He always feels that

> everyone else has it easier/better than him!

>

> Does anyone else have experiences like this??

>

> Jackie

>

>

>

>

>

> And if you need water

> I'll Be A River

> Like a wave I will come over you

> You need someone to fall into

> I'll Be A River

> And my love will carry you through

> (I'll Be Your River)~cyndi lauper~

>

>

>

[Guest guest]

A lot of kids that are Asperger's or considered 'higher-functioning'

(not my favorite term, but it's one that's at least fairly understood)

seem to hold it together at school, then do the 'phew, I'm home, I can

be myself' behavior. I've talked to many, many moms who say this is

what happens. My son is better at school (now -- not in the last class)

than he is here at home, but they've also seen glimmers so they know

it's in there. I think the structure is there at school, a huge help

for my son, the calmness (again, something that's not necessarily here

at home because both dh and I work, we have three other children, one

has seizures, and it's a busy, busy house...though we're trying to keep

it calmer) and the repetition, he knows what's coming next. Here at

home, the phone and doorbell ring, the tv's on/off, dogs bark, people

mow their yards, and there's no schedule. It can really throw him off.

At school, they also see how others act and they mimic because they

don't want to be the one with their name in red or anything. My son's

only problems with his new teacher were when his name was in

red...turned out the whole class's names were in red, and he'd never

even told her he was bothered by it. He was SO mad coming home two

days, I was worried, but he'd go to school, ask questions but hold in

the anger..phew!

wrote:

I'm just confused as to why he is good at school and not at home!

Dont' get me wrong.. he DOES get into trouble and has issues at school,

but he doesn't act like he does at home! I swear it's like he's used

all of his goodness up at school and as soon as he gets off the bus

(during regular school year) he explodes!

I wish I had a dollar for everytime says "its not fair!" It's

become the mantra of my other two children now!! It would be nice if I

never heard those 3 little words every again! LOL

Jackie

On Jun 19, 2007, at 9:05 PM, Neylon wrote:

> From: <hunebear3comcast (DOT) net>

> Date: 2007/06/19 Tue PM 08:27:49 CDT

>

> Subject: ( ) Does anyone's child do this?

>

> My daughter always does the he/she has it better than me-it's not

> fair. Today she said something about Bindi the jungle girl (TV

show)

> and how it's not fair that she is on TV and I'm not, etc. It

drives me

> nuts. She is bad at school.

> Not at home.

>

>

>

> My son has always acted worse at home than at school. This week he

is

> going to an enrichment program that is does through the public

school

> system! It's a creative learning experience where the children go

from

> class to class for the different activities. He LOVES music, art

and

> drama which is what the classes consist of. There's also a PE class

> which of course he always finds something wrong with!

>

> Well anyway... both days I have picked him up and he's shaking and

he

> gets in the car talking a mile a minute. Absolutely NO eye contact

and

> his head is like it's on a swivel. He's obviously very agitated .

> He's very negative so of course he always tells me the bad things

> first... which today was that he hated Dodge Ball. He kept getting

out

> so he felt the other children were targeting him. What really

concerns

> me is the COMPLETE melt downs that he has had both days upon

getting

> home! I'm talking about stomping, giving those awful mean looks,

> hitting and kicking his sisters, screaming and hiding under the

> furniture! NOTHING seems to help to calm him down. Today was the

> worst! We went to Karate and he was really into punching the bag

today

> and he was very into it today! But even there he picked a fight

with

> another little boy... they were both picking at each other and

> just decided he was through and couldn't take it anymore so he

sort of

> blew up in class... just stomping his feet and snorting at the boy

and

> then calling him a liar!!

>

> This continued right up until bedtime! So needless to say... it has

> been a very tiring afternoon. I am so sad when he is like this

because

> no matter what I say to him it's never enough. He always feels that

> everyone else has it easier/better than him!

>

> Does anyone else have experiences like this??

>

> Jackie

>

>

>

>

>

> And if you need water

> I'll Be A River

> Like a wave I will come over you

> You need someone to fall into

> I'll Be A River

> And my love will carry you through

> (I'll Be Your River)~cyndi lauper~

>

>

>

[Guest guest]

Oh my, me too!!! He starts talking about some video game in the middle of another conversation and I have no idea what he's even talking about. He seems to think I know every character and all about it because he gets suprised that I didn't know the answer already when I ask a question (just to sound like I'm interested). <hunebear3@...> wrote: My son does this too... except the thing he always wants to talk about are his video games! He always manages to bring it up in the conversation... usually not a place where it fits in though! IF he is interrupted he will just repeat the same word/words over again until either everyone is quiet or he gets ticked and stomps off! It has gotten better because we try and stop him and tell him that we are NOT talking about that right now! We

haven't a clue what he is talking about because he is the ONLY one who plays the games! I know they are child rated and that they are safe.. but that's it! lOLjackieOn Jun 20, 2007, at 1:58 PM, Donna B wrote:> That's my son, too! Has to talk about his obsession all the time, and > if you interrupt it, he has to start over. From the beginning. He's > been obsessed with Pokemon for years now (it was trash cans before, so > this is a step up) and he also loves Spongebob and his robosapien > family. Fun stuff! >> Gratton wrote:My nine year old christopher is the same way > and he says "that's not fair" or "i will regret doing that" all the > time, he pounds on the walls and gets so angry, sometimes i just don't > know what to do. It happens all the time when he doesn't want to do > something.>> It's like his obsession he taking over his

life. His obsession is >> certain cartoons, right know it is pokemon. As long as we listen to >> his story about his current obsession there itsn't a problem. But, >> the obsession that he talks about all the time gets real old quick.>> >> >>>> wrote:>>> I'm just confused as to why he is good at school and not at home!>>> Dont' get me wrong.. he DOES get into trouble and has issues at >>> school,>>> but he doesn't act like he does at home! I swear it's like he's used>>> all of his goodness up at school and as soon as he gets off the bus>>> (during regular school year) he explodes!>>>>>> I wish I had a dollar for everytime says "its not fair!" >>> It's>>> become the mantra of my other two children now!! It would be

nice >>> if I>>> never heard those 3 little words every again! LOL>>>>>> Jackie>>> On Jun 19, 2007, at 9:05 PM, Neylon wrote:>>>>>> > From: >>> > Date: 2007/06/19 Tue PM 08:27:49 CDT>>> > >>> > Subject: ( ) Does anyone's child do this?>>> >>>> > My daughter always does the he/she has it better than me-it's not>>> > fair. Today she said something about Bindi the jungle girl (TV >>> show)>>> > and how it's not fair that she is on TV and I'm not, etc. It >>> drives me>>> > nuts. She is bad at school.>>> > Not at home.>>> > >>> >>>> >>>> > My son has

always acted worse at home than at school. This week >>> he is>>> > going to an enrichment program that is does through the public >>> school>>> > system! It's a creative learning experience where the children go >>> from>>> > class to class for the different activities. He LOVES music, art >>> and>>> > drama which is what the classes consist of. There's also a PE >>> class>>> > which of course he always finds something wrong with!>>> >>>> > Well anyway... both days I have picked him up and he's shaking >>> and he>>> > gets in the car talking a mile a minute. Absolutely NO eye >>> contact and>>> > his head is like it's on a swivel. He's obviously very agitated .>>> > He's very negative so of course he always tells me the bad

things>>> > first... which today was that he hated Dodge Ball. He kept >>> getting out>>> > so he felt the other children were targeting him. What really >>> concerns>>> > me is the COMPLETE melt downs that he has had both days upon >>> getting>>> > home! I'm talking about stomping, giving those awful mean looks,>>> > hitting and kicking his sisters, screaming and hiding under the>>> > furniture! NOTHING seems to help to calm him down. Today was the>>> > worst! We went to Karate and he was really into punching the bag >>> today>>> > and he was very into it today! But even there he picked a fight >>> with>>> > another little boy... they were both picking at each other and >>> >>> > just decided he was through and couldn't take it

anymore so he >>> sort of>>> > blew up in class... just stomping his feet and snorting at the >>> boy and>>> > then calling him a liar!!>>> >>>> > This continued right up until bedtime! So needless to say... it >>> has>>> > been a very tiring afternoon. I am so sad when he is like this >>> because>>> > no matter what I say to him it's never enough. He always feels >>> that>>> > everyone else has it easier/better than him!>>> >>>> > Does anyone else have experiences like this??>>> >>>> > Jackie>>> >>>> >>>> >>>

[Guest guest]

LOL: I was impressed because my son was giving me all these details

on places he had never been like Los Angeles and New York. Then, one

day another son revealed that these were places in a video game that

he plays ALL THE TIME. Here, I thought he had the makings of a world

traveller!

> >>>

> >>> > From:

> >>> > Date: 2007/06/19 Tue PM 08:27:49 CDT

> >>> >

> >>> > Subject: ( ) Does anyone's child do this?

> >>> >

> >>> > My daughter always does the he/she has it better than me-it's

not

> >>> > fair. Today she said something about Bindi the jungle girl

(TV

> >>> show)

> >>> > and how it's not fair that she is on TV and I'm not, etc. It

> >>> drives me

> >>> > nuts. She is bad at school.

> >>> > Not at home.

> >>> >

> >>> >

> >>> >

> >>> > My son has always acted worse at home than at school. This

week

> >>> he is

> >>> > going to an enrichment program that is does through the

public

> >>> school

> >>> > system! It's a creative learning experience where the

children go

> >>> from

> >>> > class to class for the different activities. He LOVES music,

art

> >>> and

> >>> > drama which is what the classes consist of. There's also a PE

> >>> class

> >>> > which of course he always finds something wrong with!

> >>> >

> >>> > Well anyway... both days I have picked him up and he's

shaking

> >>> and he

> >>> > gets in the car talking a mile a minute. Absolutely NO eye

> >>> contact and

> >>> > his head is like it's on a swivel. He's obviously very

agitated .

> >>> > He's very negative so of course he always tells me the bad

things

> >>> > first... which today was that he hated Dodge Ball. He kept

> >>> getting out

> >>> > so he felt the other children were targeting him. What really

> >>> concerns

> >>> > me is the COMPLETE melt downs that he has had both days upon

> >>> getting

> >>> > home! I'm talking about stomping, giving those awful mean

looks,

> >>> > hitting and kicking his sisters, screaming and hiding under

the

> >>> > furniture! NOTHING seems to help to calm him down. Today was

the

> >>> > worst! We went to Karate and he was really into punching the

bag

> >>> today

> >>> > and he was very into it today! But even there he picked a

fight

> >>> with

> >>> > another little boy... they were both picking at each other

and

> >>>

> >>> > just decided he was through and couldn't take it anymore so

he

> >>> sort of

> >>> > blew up in class... just stomping his feet and snorting at

the

> >>> boy and

> >>> > then calling him a liar!!

> >>> >

> >>> > This continued right up until bedtime! So needless to say...

it

> >>> has

> >>> > been a very tiring afternoon. I am so sad when he is like

this

> >>> because

> >>> > no matter what I say to him it's never enough. He always

feels

> >>> that

> >>> > everyone else has it easier/better than him!

> >>> >

> >>> > Does anyone else have experiences like this??

> >>> >

> >>> > Jackie

> >>> >

> >>> >

> >>> >

> >

> >

>

[Guest guest]

Yes me too, and it is both of my boys who do it. My Aspie son has been clocked at over 90 mins straight lecturing about a video game or Transformers.

He can tell you so much information, and he will start a conversation about whatever he is currently interested in without introducing his subject. We have gotten him to a point now where we can stop him and then let him know that he didn't introduce his subject. Then he can go back and actually start again with introducing his topic, so I have half a clue what he is talking about.

My other Autistic son actually gives his stories about his video games, complete with actions and sound effects and a lot less words. He is even harder to follow when he does that because I really have to think hard to determine what he is trying to tell me about. When I try to get him to use more words and less sound effects he gets frustrated and starts jumping too, sometimes he can refocus and let me know better what he is saying. Now he doesn't go on as long as his twin brother because he is not as verbal but he can definitely confuse you.

The fun really begins when they are both doing it at the same time, and they are competing for my undivided attention and they are both talking about their favourite game at that moment. LOL

Marie

www.freedom4families.com

( ) Does anyone's child do this?> >>> >> >>> > My daughter always does the he/she has it better than me-it's not> >>> > fair. Today she said something about Bindi the jungle girl (TV > >>> show)> >>> > and how it's not fair that she is on TV and I'm not, etc. It > >>> drives me> >>> > nuts. She is bad at school.> >>> > Not at home.> >>> > > >>> >> >>> >> >>> > My son has always acted worse at home than at school. This week > >>> he is> >>> > going to an enrichment program that is does through the public > >>> school> >>> > system! It's a creative learning experience where the children go > >>> from> >>> > class to class for the different activities. He LOVES music, art > >>> and> >>> > drama which is what the classes consist of. There's also a PE > >>> class> >>> > which of course he always finds something wrong with!> >>> >> >>> > Well anyway... both days I have picked him up and he's shaking > >>> and he> >>> > gets in the car talking a mile a minute. Absolutely NO eye > >>> contact and> >>> > his head is like it's on a swivel. He's obviously very agitated .> >>> > He's very negative so of course he always tells me the bad things> >>> > first... which today was that he hated Dodge Ball. He kept > >>> getting out> >>> > so he felt the other children were targeting him. What really > >>> concerns> >>> > me is the COMPLETE melt downs that he has had both days upon > >>> getting> >>> > home! I'm talking about stomping, giving those awful mean looks,> >>> > hitting and kicking his sisters, screaming and hiding under the> >>> > furniture! NOTHING seems to help to calm him down. Today was the> >>> > worst! We went to Karate and he was really into punching the bag > >>> today> >>> > and he was very into it today! But even there he picked a fight > >>> with> >>> > another little boy... they were both picking at each other and > >>> > >>> > just decided he was through and couldn't take it anymore so he > >>> sort of> >>> > blew up in class... just stomping his feet and snorting at the > >>> boy and> >>> > then calling him a liar!!> >>> >> >>> > This continued right up until bedtime! So needless to say... it > >>> has> >>> > been a very tiring afternoon. I am so sad when he is like this > >>> because> >>> > no matter what I say to him it's never enough. He always feels > >>> that> >>> > everyone else has it easier/better than him!> >>> >> >>> > Does anyone else have experiences like this??> >>> >> >>> > Jackie> >>> >> >>> >> >>> >> >> >>

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