Hi there, my son is 8 years old and has ASD and he has always to some extend being a perfectionist, but lately it has taken over. If he buys a toy, or we get him a toy, when he gets it home and he finds a little scratch on it, he will not play with it even though we or him has spent money on it. If he has a toy he has played with for ages and then notices a scratch on it or the paint has come off slightly that is it he does not want to play with it anymore and wants us to throw it away or give to charity. It has been with toys he has had for years and now does not want to play with them and any new stuff we buy him. I dont understand his need for perfection and how I can make him understand that its okay to play with toys like that. He is the same with drawing. He is a brillant artist but if it goes wrong or is not how he imagines it, even though he might of spent half an hour doing it he will tear it up and throw it in the bin and get very angry. Wondered if anyone else had this problem.
