Published on 12, July, 2020
My 10 year old son with ASD keeps slamming doors when he's angry and having a meltdown, we have tried to get him to stop and explain (when he's not in an angry mood), but it hasn't really made any difference and he still slams them.
Only today did my son wake up at 6am and start to have a meltdown (lack of sleep due to heat, and because of something that happened yesterday), and then when my husband tried to calm him, my son slammed his bedroom door. Which unfortunately then got my neighbour ringing on our doorbell just after 6am complaining to keep our child from slamming doors (not the first time they rang our bell complaining), which my husband had a real go at her (they conveniently forget he is autistic and have been told on many occasions) which unfortunately my son overheard so now thinks they wish he was dead !! ;0(
I was wondering if anyone has any door slamming issues and if getting soft door closers would help (worried about the safety of them and if they would do more damage to a door if forced).
Any help most welcome.
I sympathize with you! Raising a child with ASD is very difficult. I worked as a tutor in a rehabilitation center for children with ASD and I understand you perfectly. I think you know perfectly well that you need to solve the reason why your child slams doors. Although it's not easy. The only thing I can advise as a temporary solution is to change the doors. In our rehabilitation center there were patio doors that children simply could not clap when they were angry or showed their dissatisfaction. But of course you will have to find out the reason for the protest and correct this undesirable behavior.