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difficult child *could have* spent thousands on *this* month's TMobile
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<blockquote data-quote="BusynMember" data-source="post: 537388" data-attributes="member: 1550"><p>Honestly, if Sonic were doing this, and I could see him trying to do it because he LOVES his games, his phone would be gone. He'd get a simple phone with no texting just so I could call him if I didn't know where he was or needed to get him at home (we dumped our landlines). Sonic has no understanding of money. I am his payee or he would empty his bank account every time he got a payment to buy games. It could be an Aspie thing...certainly Aspies tend to have compromised impulse control. Sonic actually asked me to "help" him with this problem by keeping my money locked up and my car keys locked up (remember, Sonic also took a few road trips with no license). </p><p></p><p>Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD) is a developmental disorder...and, like me, maybe you sometimes forget. These kids are mentally and emotionally YEARS behind their age and having Sonic around is like having a middle schooler at home. We don't give him the normal privleges most 19 year olds have (he will be 19 in a few months). We can't. I wouldn't let him sleep over at anyone's house if he got into trouble doing it. Age is just a number when you have Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD)!</p><p></p><p>I just wouldn't take a chance giving your son an internet phone. It wouldn't even be a punishment. It would be to keep him from getting into trouble. I think ASDers, much like ADHDers, get something into their heads and can't let it go. "I HAVE to order that *************** so I will." And since they live in the moment, they don't really stop to think about the consequences until they happen.</p><p></p><p>Huggles!!!!</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="BusynMember, post: 537388, member: 1550"] Honestly, if Sonic were doing this, and I could see him trying to do it because he LOVES his games, his phone would be gone. He'd get a simple phone with no texting just so I could call him if I didn't know where he was or needed to get him at home (we dumped our landlines). Sonic has no understanding of money. I am his payee or he would empty his bank account every time he got a payment to buy games. It could be an Aspie thing...certainly Aspies tend to have compromised impulse control. Sonic actually asked me to "help" him with this problem by keeping my money locked up and my car keys locked up (remember, Sonic also took a few road trips with no license). Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD) is a developmental disorder...and, like me, maybe you sometimes forget. These kids are mentally and emotionally YEARS behind their age and having Sonic around is like having a middle schooler at home. We don't give him the normal privleges most 19 year olds have (he will be 19 in a few months). We can't. I wouldn't let him sleep over at anyone's house if he got into trouble doing it. Age is just a number when you have Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD)! I just wouldn't take a chance giving your son an internet phone. It wouldn't even be a punishment. It would be to keep him from getting into trouble. I think ASDers, much like ADHDers, get something into their heads and can't let it go. "I HAVE to order that *************** so I will." And since they live in the moment, they don't really stop to think about the consequences until they happen. Huggles!!!! [/QUOTE]
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