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<blockquote data-quote="Mandy" data-source="post: 291561" data-attributes="member: 6245"><p>WOW! I read this and started laughing because I totally get this<img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite8" alt=":D" title="Big Grin :D" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":D" /> </p><p> </p><p>I do make Little Bear apologize even though it might take a little work on my part. My hope in doing this is one day he might actually do this on his own! </p><p> </p><p>Here are a few behaviors you listed that my difficult child does and some of our "solutions". I am not sure if it's part of his diagnosis or not because my difficult child does many of the same things as you will see!!</p><p> </p><p><strong><em>wasting soap and shampoo by mixing them and squishing his toys in the soap when he plays in the tub</em></strong></p><p></p><p>We definitly have this problem so I bought my son some bar kids soap and as soon as we are done washing the important parts with the good soap it gets put in another room out of reach! (he has gone looking) (0=</p><p></p><p><strong><em>when difficult child's little brother wants to watch preschool shows, difficult child freaks out and rants and raves for sometimes hours</em></strong></p><p> </p><p>We do a lot of trading off for TV time. Sometimes I let my easy child come watch TV with- me and difficult child watches in another room. Other times we do the "switch" every half hour so everyone gets to watch what they want. If difficult child doesn't comply then he goes in his room to cool off with- no tv.</p><p></p><p><strong><em>interrupts adult conversations with incessant noise-making</em></strong></p><p> </p><p>I haven't figured this out yet. difficult child will go into a little rage if I don't acknowledge he is talking. I just keep going over and over not to interrupt, maybe someday he will get it!</p><p></p><p><strong><em>pokes people</em></strong></p><p><strong>yells in people's ears</strong></p><p><strong>wakes up sibs in an annoying way (jumping on top of them, using loud noises to wake them)</strong></p><p> </p><p>I put this all in the same group because all of these behaviors are meant to be "diliberatly annoying" to others. I actually try to "ignore" most of these and instruct easy child to do the same or my difficult child will continue to do them.</p><p></p><p><strong><em>refuses initially to do any job/chore suggested, sometimes will tantrum for extended periods to avoid even the simplest of tasks</em></strong></p><p> </p><p>We have found if we set tiny tasks for difficult child and then praise him after he does better. Like my husband will have him clean a small part of his room then later on we will ask him to clean another small part etc. etc.</p><p> </p><p><strong><em>bothers our pets (blows on the fur of the cat/hamster to see it move, rattles hamster cage or taps on glass to see the sudden movement the hamster makes, is rough with the cat to make it stay with him)</em></strong></p><p> </p><p>We had a cat... found a new home for it!<img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite2" alt=";)" title="Wink ;)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=";)" /></p><p></p><p><strong><em>can't stop eating</em></strong></p><p> </p><p>My difficult child does this but I think it's his medications. I have small snacks he can get on his own that are healthy options. Carrots, raisens, etc.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Mandy, post: 291561, member: 6245"] WOW! I read this and started laughing because I totally get this:happy: I do make Little Bear apologize even though it might take a little work on my part. My hope in doing this is one day he might actually do this on his own! Here are a few behaviors you listed that my difficult child does and some of our "solutions". I am not sure if it's part of his diagnosis or not because my difficult child does many of the same things as you will see!! [B][I]wasting soap and shampoo by mixing them and squishing his toys in the soap when he plays in the tub[/I][/B] We definitly have this problem so I bought my son some bar kids soap and as soon as we are done washing the important parts with the good soap it gets put in another room out of reach! (he has gone looking) (0= [B][I]when difficult child's little brother wants to watch preschool shows, difficult child freaks out and rants and raves for sometimes hours[/I][/B] [B][/B] We do a lot of trading off for TV time. Sometimes I let my easy child come watch TV with- me and difficult child watches in another room. Other times we do the "switch" every half hour so everyone gets to watch what they want. If difficult child doesn't comply then he goes in his room to cool off with- no tv. [B][I]interrupts adult conversations with incessant noise-making[/I][/B] [B][/B] I haven't figured this out yet. difficult child will go into a little rage if I don't acknowledge he is talking. I just keep going over and over not to interrupt, maybe someday he will get it! [B][I]pokes people[/I][/B] [B]yells in people's ears wakes up sibs in an annoying way (jumping on top of them, using loud noises to wake them)[/B] I put this all in the same group because all of these behaviors are meant to be "diliberatly annoying" to others. I actually try to "ignore" most of these and instruct easy child to do the same or my difficult child will continue to do them. [B][I]refuses initially to do any job/chore suggested, sometimes will tantrum for extended periods to avoid even the simplest of tasks[/I][/B] [B][/B] We have found if we set tiny tasks for difficult child and then praise him after he does better. Like my husband will have him clean a small part of his room then later on we will ask him to clean another small part etc. etc. [B][/B] [B][I]bothers our pets (blows on the fur of the cat/hamster to see it move, rattles hamster cage or taps on glass to see the sudden movement the hamster makes, is rough with the cat to make it stay with him)[/I][/B] [B][/B] We had a cat... found a new home for it!:winking: [B][I]can't stop eating[/I][/B] [B][/B] My difficult child does this but I think it's his medications. I have small snacks he can get on his own that are healthy options. Carrots, raisens, etc. [/QUOTE]
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