Controlling behaviour

Our 8 year old daughter (diagnosed with Asd and Adhd)  is obsessively controlling of her sister. If her sister does the smallest thing that she deems incorrect (holding her bag incorrectly, not sitting in the car correctly, using a hair band to tie some cards together, singing, not flushing the loo) her reactions are extreme. She has huge meltdowns, us often aggressive and intimidating. Her sister is suffering so much because of this. So are the rest of us. I try in co-regulate with our daughter but it is like she has to see the meltdown through to the end where she drives herself and everyone else to tears. She isn't like it with anyone else. It is specifically her sister who she has a problem with. 

Any advice would be really helpful. 

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  • Honestly, we autistics have a very rigid mindset. It can be an obstacle to our wellbeing, and can become toxic to others too in some cases. I don't have any advice for you, I have very little experience with kids (I already have my hands full with myself!), but maybe you just need to sit her down and talk to her about it, try to reason with her, maybe tell her that... I dunno... other people are different and can do things differently from how she does things and that's ok

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  • Honestly, we autistics have a very rigid mindset. It can be an obstacle to our wellbeing, and can become toxic to others too in some cases. I don't have any advice for you, I have very little experience with kids (I already have my hands full with myself!), but maybe you just need to sit her down and talk to her about it, try to reason with her, maybe tell her that... I dunno... other people are different and can do things differently from how she does things and that's ok

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