Newly diagnosed

hello, my 8 year old son has just been diagnosed autistic and I am looking for help and advice.

he is in mainstream school and coping with that but when out of school it’s a different story. He is having more and more meltdowns at home with my husband and I. If one of us tell him to do something and he doesn’t want to it usually changes into a full blown meltdown and recently he has began to kick and spit at us. Everything is really affecting family life and makes weekends very stressful and not enjoyable. 

We have another boy so need help in how to get him to do things like tidy room, get ready for bed etc without it leading to complete meltdown etc

Parents
  • Does your son have any way of safely venting all of the stress & anger that builds up within him? A punch-bag or similar may be something he can burn off all his energy without destroying everything around him. Does he have anything he can look forward to each day that gives him something nice to focus on? Does he have any hobbies that de-stress him? Even walking a dog can use energy and give him focus.

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  • Does your son have any way of safely venting all of the stress & anger that builds up within him? A punch-bag or similar may be something he can burn off all his energy without destroying everything around him. Does he have anything he can look forward to each day that gives him something nice to focus on? Does he have any hobbies that de-stress him? Even walking a dog can use energy and give him focus.

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