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<blockquote data-quote="seriously" data-source="post: 457992" data-attributes="member: 11920"><p>Is it the adult telling him to do something or is he being asked to perform a task? An adult may tell him "You have to stop now." or she may say "Go get your coat and then line up at the door."</p><p></p><p>The first is the adult telling him to do something.</p><p></p><p>The second is an adult telling him to do a 2 step task (get your coat + line up at the door)</p><p></p><p>It is helpful to try to look for these kinds of subtleties when a you hear a blanket statement like that (i.e. child is "triggered" by adults).</p><p></p><p>Does it matter which adult?</p><p></p><p>Does it make a difference if the child is being asked to switch from an activity he likes to one he doesn't?</p><p></p><p>Does it make a difference if the adult gets down on his level? Puts a hand on his shoulder while speaking to him? </p><p></p><p>Does it make a difference if he is hungry? If the room is noisy? </p><p></p><p>If there are language processing issues, giving him even a complex one step task may be triggering for him ("go get the red bear on the second shelf" is a complex one step task vs. "go get the bear" is a simple one step task)</p><p></p><p>Has his hearing been tested within the last 6 months by an audiologist? If not, I would make that a priority. You would be surprised at the number of kids walking around with a mild hearing impairment. Even a mild one can make it hard for a child to tell what you're saying if there's any noise at all.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="seriously, post: 457992, member: 11920"] Is it the adult telling him to do something or is he being asked to perform a task? An adult may tell him "You have to stop now." or she may say "Go get your coat and then line up at the door." The first is the adult telling him to do something. The second is an adult telling him to do a 2 step task (get your coat + line up at the door) It is helpful to try to look for these kinds of subtleties when a you hear a blanket statement like that (i.e. child is "triggered" by adults). Does it matter which adult? Does it make a difference if the child is being asked to switch from an activity he likes to one he doesn't? Does it make a difference if the adult gets down on his level? Puts a hand on his shoulder while speaking to him? Does it make a difference if he is hungry? If the room is noisy? If there are language processing issues, giving him even a complex one step task may be triggering for him ("go get the red bear on the second shelf" is a complex one step task vs. "go get the bear" is a simple one step task) Has his hearing been tested within the last 6 months by an audiologist? If not, I would make that a priority. You would be surprised at the number of kids walking around with a mild hearing impairment. Even a mild one can make it hard for a child to tell what you're saying if there's any noise at all. [/QUOTE]
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