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<blockquote data-quote="SRL" data-source="post: 248033" data-attributes="member: 701"><p>I wouldn't punish this one. He obviously is having huge control problems so I'd be locking up the cords, just like I'd be locking up the booze for an alcoholic and just like I should be locking up the Easter candy for me!</p><p> </p><p>Since nothing else is working, I'll throw in a wild card. I'd think about totally switching gears by providing a viable option (like Ninento DS) plus a timer set for one hour, along with an announcement that he WILL go to school no matter how tired he is. </p><p> </p><p>The other thing I'd mention is to really do some hard thinking as to why he's doing this. Is it just obsession, or is there something more? I have one kid that plays 15 minutes of computer games before bed because it calms him down (I know, it's supposed to stimulate but it has the opposite effect). An obsession can be like a drug to a spectrumy kid--too much or too little and they're out of sync but they function at their best on the right amount. Is he trying to get to that point? Are there games he's craving but can't play so he's sneaking extra time with these instead? Does playing help him regulate his body or mind in some way? Have you had a sleep study done to find out the cause behind the waking? One of my kids had sleep problems (turned out he needed sinus surgery) and computer games were the fastest way to get him back to sleep at night.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="SRL, post: 248033, member: 701"] I wouldn't punish this one. He obviously is having huge control problems so I'd be locking up the cords, just like I'd be locking up the booze for an alcoholic and just like I should be locking up the Easter candy for me! Since nothing else is working, I'll throw in a wild card. I'd think about totally switching gears by providing a viable option (like Ninento DS) plus a timer set for one hour, along with an announcement that he WILL go to school no matter how tired he is. The other thing I'd mention is to really do some hard thinking as to why he's doing this. Is it just obsession, or is there something more? I have one kid that plays 15 minutes of computer games before bed because it calms him down (I know, it's supposed to stimulate but it has the opposite effect). An obsession can be like a drug to a spectrumy kid--too much or too little and they're out of sync but they function at their best on the right amount. Is he trying to get to that point? Are there games he's craving but can't play so he's sneaking extra time with these instead? Does playing help him regulate his body or mind in some way? Have you had a sleep study done to find out the cause behind the waking? One of my kids had sleep problems (turned out he needed sinus surgery) and computer games were the fastest way to get him back to sleep at night. [/QUOTE]
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