Help with sibling behaviour

Hi, we have a 13 year old son with ASD and he has all the relevant support in the school environment as he was diagnosed at an early age. He's kind, caring, polite and overall copes well with life. He's in an area special school now after getting 1:1 support throughout primary.

He has a sibling now, a baby brother who is 20 months old.

Ever since baby brother became mobile and started to mumble this has triggered our eldest. The reactions were very minor to begin with and he used to say "will he stop talking in baby language" but now they both can't be in the same room for more than 5 mins without our 13 year old getting annoyed and beginning to get aggressive.

We appreciate all the changes he's going through as well as the fact that he's no longer on his own and has to share mummy and daddy but we are beginning to worry.

I wondered if anyone has previous experience or can point me in the direction of some help.

Thanks in advance

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Eunice Mod over 3 years ago

Dear NAS0820,

While we are waiting for the community to respond, you may be interested to look at our page about sensory differences, https://www.autism.org.uk/advice-and-guidance/topics/sensory-differences/sensory-differences/all-audiences

Individuals on the spectrum can often display behaviour that may be challenging. There will generally be a reason for this and it is important to try and understand the trigger for the behaviour when developing strategies. You may like to have a look at the following link for more information on behaviour and strategies:

https://www.autism.org.uk/advice-and-guidance/topics/behaviour

You may be interested in seeking some professional support regarding the behaviour. You can search for professionals in your area we are aware of on the Autism Services Directory:

https://www.autism.org.uk/directory

You might also like to take a look at The Challenging Behaviour Foundation website for further information and advice: https://www.challengingbehaviour.org.uk. They also have an information and support service which you can contact by phone or email – details can be found here: https://www.challengingbehaviour.org.uk/for-family-carers/family-support-service/

I hope this helps!

Kind regards,

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Eunice Mod over 3 years ago

Dear NAS0820,

While we are waiting for the community to respond, you may be interested to look at our page about sensory differences, https://www.autism.org.uk/advice-and-guidance/topics/sensory-differences/sensory-differences/all-audiences

Individuals on the spectrum can often display behaviour that may be challenging. There will generally be a reason for this and it is important to try and understand the trigger for the behaviour when developing strategies. You may like to have a look at the following link for more information on behaviour and strategies:

https://www.autism.org.uk/advice-and-guidance/topics/behaviour

You may be interested in seeking some professional support regarding the behaviour. You can search for professionals in your area we are aware of on the Autism Services Directory:

https://www.autism.org.uk/directory

You might also like to take a look at The Challenging Behaviour Foundation website for further information and advice: https://www.challengingbehaviour.org.uk. They also have an information and support service which you can contact by phone or email – details can be found here: https://www.challengingbehaviour.org.uk/for-family-carers/family-support-service/

I hope this helps!

Kind regards,

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