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hAny ideas on how to explain AS to difficult child classmates?
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<blockquote data-quote="LittleDudesMom" data-source="post: 116947" data-attributes="member: 805"><p>The pizza and the book are a fabulous idea!</p><p></p><p>I can share with you what we did with difficult child when he was in second grade - that was the year he began to have some real raging issues (clear the classroom kind of things).</p><p></p><p>One of the little boys that was my son's friend asked me one day, "why does difficult child act that way?" I told him that difficult child had some things going on inside himself. There were some issues that he just was not able to understand and he couldn't find the words to say how he felt - instead he acted out in frustration. He doesn't do it on purpose nor does he do it to hurt or scare anyone. He really can't help it sometime. The best thing you can do is continue to be his friend, not tease him, and when you see that he is getting angry or frustrated, let the teacher know. That little boy just shook his head in understanding and said "OK." That little boy was one of the always true friends difficult child had until he left elementary school for middle school.</p><p></p><p>What I told the little boy is what we had the teacher tell the class while difficult child was not present. Personally, I don't think it's necessary at the age of your difficult child's classmates to expand on diagnosis and causes and.......... I think letting the class know that it's not intentional and that there are times he cannot help the way he acts is important. It is also important that they understand he's just like they are and needs his friends. Just enough words that they begin to develop a caring understanding and not a morbid fascination. I think you will be suprised at how caring children can be at that age.</p><p></p><p>Good luck.</p><p></p><p>Sharon</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="LittleDudesMom, post: 116947, member: 805"] The pizza and the book are a fabulous idea! I can share with you what we did with difficult child when he was in second grade - that was the year he began to have some real raging issues (clear the classroom kind of things). One of the little boys that was my son's friend asked me one day, "why does difficult child act that way?" I told him that difficult child had some things going on inside himself. There were some issues that he just was not able to understand and he couldn't find the words to say how he felt - instead he acted out in frustration. He doesn't do it on purpose nor does he do it to hurt or scare anyone. He really can't help it sometime. The best thing you can do is continue to be his friend, not tease him, and when you see that he is getting angry or frustrated, let the teacher know. That little boy just shook his head in understanding and said "OK." That little boy was one of the always true friends difficult child had until he left elementary school for middle school. What I told the little boy is what we had the teacher tell the class while difficult child was not present. Personally, I don't think it's necessary at the age of your difficult child's classmates to expand on diagnosis and causes and.......... I think letting the class know that it's not intentional and that there are times he cannot help the way he acts is important. It is also important that they understand he's just like they are and needs his friends. Just enough words that they begin to develop a caring understanding and not a morbid fascination. I think you will be suprised at how caring children can be at that age. Good luck. Sharon [/QUOTE]
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