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Hour in the bathroom with-a blanket, pillows, magazine and cell ph, therapist on speed dial
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<blockquote data-quote="TerryJ2" data-source="post: 531678" data-attributes="member: 3419"><p>We took our cues from the therapist. We'd listen to him ask difficult child questions and them move the conversation in a certain direction.</p><p>One thing I did was teach difficult child not to say he hates me. I had him say he's mad at me. I told him that everybody gets mad at other family members sometimes and that doesn't mean you don't love them. It just means you're mad. </p><p>He's regressing a bit now, which I attribute to hormones and typical teen. <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /></p><p>I did not buy a "kit" or subscribe to a "System" such as those I've seen on the Internet, if that's what you mean.</p><p></p><p>Another thing I did and still do is show difficult child news articles about people who are arrested for road rage or something, and then talk about what may have led them to it. Some very famous criminal, can't recall now, maybe the guy who shot the kids in Norway--was an example. "What is that guy's problem?" I asked.</p><p>"He's got anger management issues."</p><p>LOL! That's the understatement of the year!</p><p>Anyway, that all helps difficult child see things from another perspective, a bit tangential to Theory of Mind. Our therapist has always talked to difficult child about Theory of Mind because he still has problems with-it and thinks that only he can know what he is thinking and no one else can ever know what anyone else is thinking. We talk about facial expressions, hand movements, all of that. And I try to find real life examples as much as possible.</p><p>He hates Social Stories. I bought a cpl books and he refused to listen or participate. So I use the newspaper. <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="TerryJ2, post: 531678, member: 3419"] We took our cues from the therapist. We'd listen to him ask difficult child questions and them move the conversation in a certain direction. One thing I did was teach difficult child not to say he hates me. I had him say he's mad at me. I told him that everybody gets mad at other family members sometimes and that doesn't mean you don't love them. It just means you're mad. He's regressing a bit now, which I attribute to hormones and typical teen. :) I did not buy a "kit" or subscribe to a "System" such as those I've seen on the Internet, if that's what you mean. Another thing I did and still do is show difficult child news articles about people who are arrested for road rage or something, and then talk about what may have led them to it. Some very famous criminal, can't recall now, maybe the guy who shot the kids in Norway--was an example. "What is that guy's problem?" I asked. "He's got anger management issues." LOL! That's the understatement of the year! Anyway, that all helps difficult child see things from another perspective, a bit tangential to Theory of Mind. Our therapist has always talked to difficult child about Theory of Mind because he still has problems with-it and thinks that only he can know what he is thinking and no one else can ever know what anyone else is thinking. We talk about facial expressions, hand movements, all of that. And I try to find real life examples as much as possible. He hates Social Stories. I bought a cpl books and he refused to listen or participate. So I use the newspaper. :) [/QUOTE]
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