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jayneuk1988

Hi i am a parent to a 5 year old who has a diagnosis of ASD he is getting progresivly worse and im at my wits end now and in desperate need of help and advice. 

firstly my sons agression has been getting worse and meltdowns are getting worse he is physically violent to myself but never his father or anyone else. he is having meltdowns over anything now, weather its not getting his own way or that he doesnt like a certain shop, they are full blown screaming fits nothing will calm him it just agrivates him more also he is now thretening to leave home because we are just the worst parents ever its hard to handle all this.

also he has started sneaking food now at night times from our bedroom we have tried all sorts even down to hiding any sort of food but he finds it and eats it 

im asking for help from people on here because you are in the same boat and will understand what im going through because he doesnt act like this in school or at his grandparents no one else sees what he can be like so its tough to get them to understand what its like as they dont understand why im struggling 

thanks in advance for reading this and i look forwards to your replys 

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  • My son is terrible for stealing food. To the point where he will eat dried pasta if he gets his hands on it.

    The only way I have found to stop him from stealing is to not buy any food I know he will steal. We have to put all the food in a box like a blanket box and disguise it as a chair so he doesnt realise that there is anything in it!

    I also lock the food away and have a small frisge for any food I know he will eat. I feel your pain as it is very difficult to police. Since we have taken a tough stance on not allowing DS to have anything he has lost weight which he needed and he is slowly , I think learning that eating is for mealtimes only.

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  • My son is terrible for stealing food. To the point where he will eat dried pasta if he gets his hands on it.

    The only way I have found to stop him from stealing is to not buy any food I know he will steal. We have to put all the food in a box like a blanket box and disguise it as a chair so he doesnt realise that there is anything in it!

    I also lock the food away and have a small frisge for any food I know he will eat. I feel your pain as it is very difficult to police. Since we have taken a tough stance on not allowing DS to have anything he has lost weight which he needed and he is slowly , I think learning that eating is for mealtimes only.

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