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New to all this and feeling rather overwhelmed

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My 3 1/2 year old son was diagnosed in May and I feel I am drowning in literature and nothing is sinking in. Bit of practical advice needed. How can I calm him down while he is having a tantrum. How do I deal with him when he is being 'naughty'. I totally list it and shouted at him the other day, felt bad straight away, I know I shouldn't but had got to the endoff my tether. 

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  • hi sunnyville.  I don't think there's really an answer to that.  The question is : what caused the tantrum?  If you can suss that out then you have a much better chance of avoiding a tantrum relating to that issue in the future.  We always think of young children when we mention tantrums.  Adults with autism can have "meltdowns" if things get really difficult for them.  My opinion is that tantrums can often be dismissed as irritating + trivial by the general non-asd population.  I think having a "tantrum" when you have asd is much less trivial because the asd is involved.  I think the emotional pain can be greater + is sometimes accompanied by physical reactions when adrenalin starts flowing which adds to the angst.

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  • hi sunnyville.  I don't think there's really an answer to that.  The question is : what caused the tantrum?  If you can suss that out then you have a much better chance of avoiding a tantrum relating to that issue in the future.  We always think of young children when we mention tantrums.  Adults with autism can have "meltdowns" if things get really difficult for them.  My opinion is that tantrums can often be dismissed as irritating + trivial by the general non-asd population.  I think having a "tantrum" when you have asd is much less trivial because the asd is involved.  I think the emotional pain can be greater + is sometimes accompanied by physical reactions when adrenalin starts flowing which adds to the angst.

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