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Swearing

Laura5babies
over 7 years ago

Hi everyone! My 6 year old son is asd, and the past couple of weeks he has started swearing a lot. It was just at home, but ow he does it when we are out. It's mostly directed at me, and he is really horrible. I don't know what to do, I try to stay calm, and I have explained that they are grown up words, but each day is getting worse. Any advice would be greatly received. Thanks

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  • over 7 years ago

    Observe him to work out what the "logic" is behind this behaviour. Is it attention seeking? Is it when he is stressed? 

    I suspect that he's not aware of the emotional content of his words. I also suspect it will have come from kids at school, so ask the school to keep an eye on the interaction between kids in his class - is he repeating a behaviour being done to him.

    Create a social story around the benefits of not using those words.

    If it is stress related, help him find other ways of channelling the feelings.

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  • over 7 years ago

    Observe him to work out what the "logic" is behind this behaviour. Is it attention seeking? Is it when he is stressed? 

    I suspect that he's not aware of the emotional content of his words. I also suspect it will have come from kids at school, so ask the school to keep an eye on the interaction between kids in his class - is he repeating a behaviour being done to him.

    Create a social story around the benefits of not using those words.

    If it is stress related, help him find other ways of channelling the feelings.

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