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<blockquote data-quote="TerryJ2" data-source="post: 268463" data-attributes="member: 3419"><p>Hi Megaptera, welcome.</p><p>I agree with-MWM, that ODD is redundant when you're talking about autism/Asperger's. These kids often have no other way to communicate or express their frustration, so it just goes with-the territory.</p><p>The medications can help, but your daughter needs training as well. Sounds like she's already getting some intervention by being placed in an autistic classroom, but as others here can attest, there are no guarantees!</p><p>One of the things you can do--actually, not to do--if she has a total screaming meltdown, is do not explain or try to teach her in the middle of it. Wait until it is over and then she can listen. It's got to be fairly close in time, though, say, within an hr or 2, for her to remember. These kids can be so mean and hurtful, and we go for days licking <em>our </em>(emotional and physical) wounds, and <em>they're</em> back to normal in a jiffy.</p><p> </p><p>Another thing you can do is find out what she was doing just b4 she lit off. For ex, you say that she kicked the teacher for no good reason, but I'll bet your daughter was doing something frustrating at the time. Maybe a math problem? Or the teacher told her it was time to go? Autistic kids do not transition well, as I'm sure you know.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="TerryJ2, post: 268463, member: 3419"] Hi Megaptera, welcome. I agree with-MWM, that ODD is redundant when you're talking about autism/Asperger's. These kids often have no other way to communicate or express their frustration, so it just goes with-the territory. The medications can help, but your daughter needs training as well. Sounds like she's already getting some intervention by being placed in an autistic classroom, but as others here can attest, there are no guarantees! One of the things you can do--actually, not to do--if she has a total screaming meltdown, is do not explain or try to teach her in the middle of it. Wait until it is over and then she can listen. It's got to be fairly close in time, though, say, within an hr or 2, for her to remember. These kids can be so mean and hurtful, and we go for days licking [I]our [/I](emotional and physical) wounds, and [I]they're[/I] back to normal in a jiffy. Another thing you can do is find out what she was doing just b4 she lit off. For ex, you say that she kicked the teacher for no good reason, but I'll bet your daughter was doing something frustrating at the time. Maybe a math problem? Or the teacher told her it was time to go? Autistic kids do not transition well, as I'm sure you know. [/QUOTE]
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