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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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  • With regard to the meltdowns, my son went through these before his diagnosis, it was understanding the diagnosis that helped calm him down. He would be violent and distraught sometimes for a couple of hours. All we learnt to do was step back a bit. Rather than engaging with him, we ensured he was safe but left him alone. However, he was then mentally only 10 months old, and is now closer to two (physically he is 7). We also now explain everything in advance and put routines in place for the momenta likely to cause a meltdown (arriving home from school). If you can identify any triggers, that might help?

    apologies if the typing isn't very good - my phone is not allowing me to see what i have written! 

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  • With regard to the meltdowns, my son went through these before his diagnosis, it was understanding the diagnosis that helped calm him down. He would be violent and distraught sometimes for a couple of hours. All we learnt to do was step back a bit. Rather than engaging with him, we ensured he was safe but left him alone. However, he was then mentally only 10 months old, and is now closer to two (physically he is 7). We also now explain everything in advance and put routines in place for the momenta likely to cause a meltdown (arriving home from school). If you can identify any triggers, that might help?

    apologies if the typing isn't very good - my phone is not allowing me to see what i have written! 

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