Awww the sweetheart! My friend's nine year old has autism+adhd so he is getting meds for it. But one of them makes the anxiety only worse to the point that the kid was afraid to play upstairs by himself during the day. My standpoint is that I rather avoid meds all together and try to find adjustments like you did, or change in behaviour or the space around him. Parents of autistic kids have barrels filled with patience and what seems so small for a normal child is such a huuuuge step for our kids.
The one track mind is something he has for sure! Maybe that's common in autistic people.
For many it is a matter that whatever they experience lingers in their heads, so to struggle for some sort of oversight they fight for control. There was a dutch documentary on tv a while ago that showed how autistic kids needed to close a chapter/file in their head before they can move on. Or finish an assignment at school or a computer game before they can reply to what you are asking him. I know that for his teacher, this discovery made a huge difference in fits he could throw if he felt forced in moving on. Now she sets a clock, shows that to him and the activity next so that he knows what is expected of him. I see such a huge difference with our girl who is just game for anything that I ask of her.
You should see us struggle to get him to wear something new!
Oh yes! Don't get me started. It took me quite some effort to get his angry birds sweater washed because it was his favourite.
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Date: 2012-01-15 05:26 pm (UTC)The one track mind is something he has for sure! Maybe that's common in autistic people.
For many it is a matter that whatever they experience lingers in their heads, so to struggle for some sort of oversight they fight for control. There was a dutch documentary on tv a while ago that showed how autistic kids needed to close a chapter/file in their head before they can move on. Or finish an assignment at school or a computer game before they can reply to what you are asking him. I know that for his teacher, this discovery made a huge difference in fits he could throw if he felt forced in moving on. Now she sets a clock, shows that to him and the activity next so that he knows what is expected of him. I see such a huge difference with our girl who is just game for anything that I ask of her.
You should see us struggle to get him to wear something new!
Oh yes! Don't get me started. It took me quite some effort to get his angry birds sweater washed because it was his favourite.