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<blockquote data-quote="trinityroyal" data-source="post: 228981" data-attributes="member: 3907"><p>Fran, I use the checklist with my difficult child as well. His executive function seems to be on par with Travis's and your difficult child's.</p><p></p><p>One thing I find highly entertaining...</p><p>difficult child has a high need to rebel, and likes to perform tasks his own way, regardless of how ineffective that might be. But...when I give him the checklist, he rebels by putting an X in the tick box instead of a check mark. Or if he's really frustrated, putting a line through the item or scribbling it out. However, the list gets done. Weird.</p><p></p><p>As far as the smoking and eating in the room, I like the suggestion of parking the cigarettes by the ashtray. And charging him a $1 fine for each stray dish or item of food garbage (e.g. takeout bags) that is in his room.</p><p></p><p>With difficult child, his Residential Treatment Center (RTC) staff do a weekly room toss. Any contraband is confiscated or thrown away, depending on what it is. We have found that keeping his stuff pared down to the absolute minimum (1 or 2 days worth of clothing at a time, only the book he's reading right now, lego bin only while he's using the lego, MP3 player only while he's listening to music, everything goes back in storage when he's finished with it) keeps the creeping crud at bay.</p><p></p><p>I also think the very sensitive smoke alarm is a great idea. </p><p></p><p>Trinity</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="trinityroyal, post: 228981, member: 3907"] Fran, I use the checklist with my difficult child as well. His executive function seems to be on par with Travis's and your difficult child's. One thing I find highly entertaining... difficult child has a high need to rebel, and likes to perform tasks his own way, regardless of how ineffective that might be. But...when I give him the checklist, he rebels by putting an X in the tick box instead of a check mark. Or if he's really frustrated, putting a line through the item or scribbling it out. However, the list gets done. Weird. As far as the smoking and eating in the room, I like the suggestion of parking the cigarettes by the ashtray. And charging him a $1 fine for each stray dish or item of food garbage (e.g. takeout bags) that is in his room. With difficult child, his Residential Treatment Center (RTC) staff do a weekly room toss. Any contraband is confiscated or thrown away, depending on what it is. We have found that keeping his stuff pared down to the absolute minimum (1 or 2 days worth of clothing at a time, only the book he's reading right now, lego bin only while he's using the lego, MP3 player only while he's listening to music, everything goes back in storage when he's finished with it) keeps the creeping crud at bay. I also think the very sensitive smoke alarm is a great idea. Trinity [/QUOTE]
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