Hi there,
My son was diagnosed 1 year ago at age 8 just as his sister was born! We have had an indication since age 4 years old due to poor social skills.
Im seeking out anyone in a similar situation? This parenting lark can feel rather isolating with no one to relate too!!!
My daughter is now 1 we are finding my sons immaturity, hyperactivity, listening and behaviour to be worsening however I expect this is due to having an exciting one year old around. Obviously our attention is now shared between the both where as before my son had one to one.
I’m hoping my sons behaviour will improve with time although his immaturity does bring concern as he heads towards teenage years!
Our biggest issue is finding a discipline that works. Currently we use a traffic light system. If three warnings are used my son would go onto amber resulting in loosing his electronics for two hours on a weekend, his watch and ftball cards! We soon realised my son was thinking it’s ok I have two warnings to waste before amber so we scaled it down to two warnings!
Is anyone in a similar situation and uses an effective discipline method? I’m wondering if discipline would be more effective if just something was removed that day then afresh the following (here and now). I’m searching out for help as I’m at a loss.
Thank you in advance