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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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    It is good to understand the private vs public thing for his own protection if nothing else but he may not be able to understand that.

    Often, autistic people can be good with using rules if the rules are clear and unambiguous - we sometimes struggle with knowing when to use which rules though - positive, consistent but firm encouragement is likely to get better results than shouting at him when you have had enough!

    Perhaps you could use Private signs rather than Stop signs? It depends if he can read or recognise the words? 

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  • Former Member
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    It is good to understand the private vs public thing for his own protection if nothing else but he may not be able to understand that.

    Often, autistic people can be good with using rules if the rules are clear and unambiguous - we sometimes struggle with knowing when to use which rules though - positive, consistent but firm encouragement is likely to get better results than shouting at him when you have had enough!

    Perhaps you could use Private signs rather than Stop signs? It depends if he can read or recognise the words? 

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