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<blockquote data-quote="trinityroyal" data-source="post: 580866" data-attributes="member: 3907"><p>Sig, you raise a REALLY good point about the written instructions. They've become so ingrained in our lives around here that I completely forgot about them as a strategy.</p><p></p><p>When difficult child was really giving us the gears, one of his psychiatrists suggested that I stop talking and start writing. If I told difficult child something, he would ignore it. But writing was like magic. I could stand at the kitchen counter right in front of difficult child, write out a checklist, post it on the wall and then point to it. All of a sudden, he would comply. He would fuss. If he really disliked an item on his list he would put an X in the check box instead of a check mark. If he hated the item, he would go as far as to scribble it out. But every single item on the list got done.</p><p></p><p>At one point, our house was practically wallpapered in checklists and schedules and rules charts. But they worked.</p><p></p><p>TM, YMMV but it may be worth a go.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="trinityroyal, post: 580866, member: 3907"] Sig, you raise a REALLY good point about the written instructions. They've become so ingrained in our lives around here that I completely forgot about them as a strategy. When difficult child was really giving us the gears, one of his psychiatrists suggested that I stop talking and start writing. If I told difficult child something, he would ignore it. But writing was like magic. I could stand at the kitchen counter right in front of difficult child, write out a checklist, post it on the wall and then point to it. All of a sudden, he would comply. He would fuss. If he really disliked an item on his list he would put an X in the check box instead of a check mark. If he hated the item, he would go as far as to scribble it out. But every single item on the list got done. At one point, our house was practically wallpapered in checklists and schedules and rules charts. But they worked. TM, YMMV but it may be worth a go. [/QUOTE]
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