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Not good at staying calm around my autistic son

nmartin

Hello,

I'm looking for some help and advice as to how I can be calmer and less stressed around my son,

He is four and a half and was diagnosed with autism last year. His behaviour is a challenge - hitting/not listening/screaming/eating everything.

I find myself increaingly loosing my temper/shouting at him over the smallest things. I also have a one and a half year old and I'm worried about the effect our fraught household is having on her.

He is always hitting/poking her eyes etc and I am ashamed to say I am often too rough/pushy with my son. Everyday is a battle at the moment. From reading other posts it sounds like things aren't going to get easier anytime soon.

I'm not being the mummy I want to be to my little boy I love so much. I wonder if I have anger issues.

Does anybody know of any organisations or have any advice (please don't judge me) where I can get some help/speak to somebody.

Thank you

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  • Hi, my son who is 5 also does this it's like he is almost obsessed with it!  He mainly does it at home but can do it when we are out and about which can be a bit embarrassing. We were told by specialists it's just a phase and when he starts doing it dont make a big deal of it, just try to occupy his mind with other things.  How do you deal with it?

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  • Hi, my son who is 5 also does this it's like he is almost obsessed with it!  He mainly does it at home but can do it when we are out and about which can be a bit embarrassing. We were told by specialists it's just a phase and when he starts doing it dont make a big deal of it, just try to occupy his mind with other things.  How do you deal with it?

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