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<blockquote data-quote="pepperidge" data-source="post: 156164" data-attributes="member: 2322"><p>Totoro</p><p></p><p>]While I think you have to try therapy and all that, I wouldn't be too hopeful that you are going to make great progress until there is a little more maturity/a little less BiPolar (BP). That said, one of the concepts my son's therapist worked with him on in K was the notion of space bubbles, that everyone has one around them, and you don't physically or verbally invade. You could have her draw pictures of people with space bubbles around them, talk about her little sister invading hers, how interruptions are an invasion. It helped my son a little. Maybe you could have a code word (space bubble) when she is invading other people's. Ulitmately though I think you just have to be prepared to curtail your social activities. You could try going to a place, plan on spending five minutes, if she can maintain, tell her you will go back again. But really, don't know how much in control she is. It might be anxiety, it could be impulsiveness, it could be inability to read facial expressions. But the right kind of social skills training might make some difference. </p><p></p><p>sorry. so much to cope with. especially sad that it curtails your life and the moments you would like to share with her.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="pepperidge, post: 156164, member: 2322"] Totoro ]While I think you have to try therapy and all that, I wouldn't be too hopeful that you are going to make great progress until there is a little more maturity/a little less BiPolar (BP). That said, one of the concepts my son's therapist worked with him on in K was the notion of space bubbles, that everyone has one around them, and you don't physically or verbally invade. You could have her draw pictures of people with space bubbles around them, talk about her little sister invading hers, how interruptions are an invasion. It helped my son a little. Maybe you could have a code word (space bubble) when she is invading other people's. Ulitmately though I think you just have to be prepared to curtail your social activities. You could try going to a place, plan on spending five minutes, if she can maintain, tell her you will go back again. But really, don't know how much in control she is. It might be anxiety, it could be impulsiveness, it could be inability to read facial expressions. But the right kind of social skills training might make some difference. sorry. so much to cope with. especially sad that it curtails your life and the moments you would like to share with her. [/QUOTE]
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