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My son's behaviour

Charu

Hi, I'm a single mum and have a son with Autism. But I'm having a lot of problems with his behavior. He's 8 and goes to a special school and behaves when he's there but in the house he doesn't listen to me, he runs from room to room and screams when he doesn't want to do what I tell him. When he gets angry he throws whatever he has in his hand on the floor, a few days ago he threw his laptop and broke it!! Another thing he does is roll on the floor, I'm not sure why he does that but when I tell him to stop he doesn't listen(it gets embarrassing). Recently he's started to chew on the leaves of my mum's plants as well, he breaks them off and also pulls up my mum's plants. He normally needs to wear glasses but he doesn't wear them either, only puts them on for 1 min then pulls them off again and throws them away. I'm getting very tired of his behavior but don't know what to do. I've not been able to get any respite as I've been told he needs to be 12 before we can apply!! I'm sorry to ramble on like this. But can anyone give me any ideas on calming him down or to make him listen. Thanks.

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  • Previously in the thread, I glibly associated a refusal to wear his glasses to be a hypersensitivity issue which still seems to me to be the likely cause. Have you had oppertunity to experiment with different coatings?

    However, it occurs to me that it might be that the glasses do not match the childs self-image. You could try talking about a trip to the optitions to have new glasses fitted as an oppertunity. "You'll look very smart in your new glasses..." Have the child involve himself in the choosing of frames and styles that suit him. Allow him complete freedom in this aesthetic choice, even if you think his selection appears rediculous, as you are asking him to incorperate this item into his identity he needs to be totally comfortable with them and how they efect his appearance.

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  • Previously in the thread, I glibly associated a refusal to wear his glasses to be a hypersensitivity issue which still seems to me to be the likely cause. Have you had oppertunity to experiment with different coatings?

    However, it occurs to me that it might be that the glasses do not match the childs self-image. You could try talking about a trip to the optitions to have new glasses fitted as an oppertunity. "You'll look very smart in your new glasses..." Have the child involve himself in the choosing of frames and styles that suit him. Allow him complete freedom in this aesthetic choice, even if you think his selection appears rediculous, as you are asking him to incorperate this item into his identity he needs to be totally comfortable with them and how they efect his appearance.

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