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Absolutely Desperate. Please help!

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Hi, thank you for taking the time to read this post. My autistic 14 year old son has very poor communication and social skills, which we are very lucky to have help with at school and home but he constantly self talks. From the moment he wakes till he goes to sleep, he doesn’t or simply can’t stop talking. His speech is completely random and unrelated to the situation, it is unrelated and very confusing to the listener. He will also demand the listening repeat what he has just said on cue and failure to do so will provoke upset on his part. We try our best to ignore this but when we (my partner and I) are on the car - for example - we will talk over us and if we ask him for a moment of quiet time he will react in a negative manner. 
his constant self talk is limiting his social skills even further and I can’t see a way to stop or even limit this to a more correct socially acceptable level? Can anyone help? Fingers crossed. Thank you for listening 

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  • I find the rhythmic repetition of praying the rosary helps a lot because it reduces the anxiety, which makes me talk a lot.  However, sometimes it is down to feeling over stimulated or excited.  If this is the case, reducing the level of stimulation helps me or if that doesn't work, i take my medication.  On the whole, I found changing my lifestyle was the most helpful.  I ovoid many sweets because of the e numbers and i exercise regularly.  I find music can be too much stimulation at times, so I tend to not have a radio or a tv.  Self talk can be a way of avoiding social interaction.

    On the whole.

    • Eat healthy whole foods such as fruit, veg and wholegrains.
    • Avoid stimulants such as E numbers and caffeine.
    • Do physical activities daily. 
    • Keep to a healthy weight.  Believe it or not it works!
    • Have quiet time.
    • Have a plan for activities.
    • I find praying the rosary daily helps too.

    Peace be with you.

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  • I find the rhythmic repetition of praying the rosary helps a lot because it reduces the anxiety, which makes me talk a lot.  However, sometimes it is down to feeling over stimulated or excited.  If this is the case, reducing the level of stimulation helps me or if that doesn't work, i take my medication.  On the whole, I found changing my lifestyle was the most helpful.  I ovoid many sweets because of the e numbers and i exercise regularly.  I find music can be too much stimulation at times, so I tend to not have a radio or a tv.  Self talk can be a way of avoiding social interaction.

    On the whole.

    • Eat healthy whole foods such as fruit, veg and wholegrains.
    • Avoid stimulants such as E numbers and caffeine.
    • Do physical activities daily. 
    • Keep to a healthy weight.  Believe it or not it works!
    • Have quiet time.
    • Have a plan for activities.
    • I find praying the rosary daily helps too.

    Peace be with you.

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