Hi im stuck between a rock and a hard place and i dont know where to turn. My 11 year old son is autistic, and my 5 year old daughter isnt. My eleven year old has become very disruptive in the house and quite frankly we are on edge permanantly, on tues he locked himself in the bathroom for 45min threatening to jump out the window (1 floor up) because his baby sister had got a row from her teacher. My problem is this.....my daughter has learned a lot of her behaviours from her brother so things that she thinks are acceptable obviously arent in a main stream classroom so im having a terrible time with her at school, they have started her on a "cube" reward system giving her a maximum of 10 if shes good. Unfortunatly my son has realised this and is daily asking her wat she is getting Sadly last few days its been 1 cube (tuesday) or 5 the other days this week, I feel now my sons "reactions" are due to my daughters behaviours hope this is making sense........its a complteley viscious circle and i honestly am at my wits end. Ive never "sat down" with my 5 year old to explain my sons illness do u think this would maybe help??? im not sure if she is old enough to understand??? she realises theres something different about him but not sure if this would even help.
My daughters classroom teacher is very unsympathetic to our family situation i have tried to speak to her about it she is more concenrned that my youngest is behaving "naughtily" in class.
Does anyone have any sugggestions for me......???? thers only so many times u can hear the i hate u , ur a bad mum i want a new nicer mummy without it getting to u
I need help with my daughters behaviour......my sons total lack of danger???? Ill take anything cause honestly im stuck
hope someone out there can help me
sans
