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<blockquote data-quote="SuZir" data-source="post: 559125" data-attributes="member: 14557"><p>We did restrain a lot. Deep pressure seemed to calm our difficult child the best and so we were often literally lying on him or he was wrapped into the rug, if we were quick enough and did that, when he was still a little bit in control and co-operated. And he did co-operate, it helped him feel less bad and he knew that, so if he could still think and control himself, he was mostly welcoming the being wrapped. We were never able to work him to recognize his beginning dysregulation early enough to ask for it himself and if we missed it early, he wasn't able to co-operate any more. And when he grew older his meltdowns changed less physical and more verbal so need to restraint went away (and he wasn't any more welcoming deep pressure, because he found it embarrassing.)</p><p></p><p>I know many have bad experiences with restraining, but I have to say that it worked for us.</p><p></p><p>By the way, I just understood I should probably suggest, that difficult child tries deep pressure to his anxiety/panic attacks. He did describe his recent full blown panic attack to feel just like these meltdowns when he was little. He didn't even second think he was having heart attack or any other physical problem like people usually think when they have their first panic attacks. Feeling was so familiar to him, he knew it was mental, not physical right away. I guess there is no reason not to try same thing that worked before again.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="SuZir, post: 559125, member: 14557"] We did restrain a lot. Deep pressure seemed to calm our difficult child the best and so we were often literally lying on him or he was wrapped into the rug, if we were quick enough and did that, when he was still a little bit in control and co-operated. And he did co-operate, it helped him feel less bad and he knew that, so if he could still think and control himself, he was mostly welcoming the being wrapped. We were never able to work him to recognize his beginning dysregulation early enough to ask for it himself and if we missed it early, he wasn't able to co-operate any more. And when he grew older his meltdowns changed less physical and more verbal so need to restraint went away (and he wasn't any more welcoming deep pressure, because he found it embarrassing.) I know many have bad experiences with restraining, but I have to say that it worked for us. By the way, I just understood I should probably suggest, that difficult child tries deep pressure to his anxiety/panic attacks. He did describe his recent full blown panic attack to feel just like these meltdowns when he was little. He didn't even second think he was having heart attack or any other physical problem like people usually think when they have their first panic attacks. Feeling was so familiar to him, he knew it was mental, not physical right away. I guess there is no reason not to try same thing that worked before again. [/QUOTE]
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