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Opening doors repetitive behaviour

rainbowgirl254

Hi, my husband has a son who is in his 20s, who is Autistic and when he comes to visit we get used to the different repetitive behaviours that appear and then sometimes disappear. Recently we have begun opening all internal doors on the same floor as his bedroom, this is usually not a problem, as the rooms are not in everyday use. However now we have begun to it to our bedroom and ensuite. It does not seem to be anything related to anxiety. I am keen to address this behaviour with these specific doors as we get dressed/undressed in the bedroom and use the ensuite to shower in etc etc. At the moment have been using simple verbal communication to try and discourage this behaviour, was going to resort to visual symbols but was just wondering if anyone had any other advice.

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    He may not understand the different boundaries that distinguish between private, family and public areas. Have you explained that there are some doors that are private that he is not allowed to go through without knocking? He ought to learn to understand the distinction between things that are private and things that are public.

    Perhaps you could put a "stop" sticker on the doors that you don't want him to go through - then he will be able to work out what to do.

    The other thing you can do is put vanity locks on to the doors that you want to stop him using. You can get mortise locks for bathrooms that have these built in or you can just use a small sliding bolt.

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    He may not understand the different boundaries that distinguish between private, family and public areas. Have you explained that there are some doors that are private that he is not allowed to go through without knocking? He ought to learn to understand the distinction between things that are private and things that are public.

    Perhaps you could put a "stop" sticker on the doors that you don't want him to go through - then he will be able to work out what to do.

    The other thing you can do is put vanity locks on to the doors that you want to stop him using. You can get mortise locks for bathrooms that have these built in or you can just use a small sliding bolt.

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