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<blockquote data-quote="susiestar" data-source="post: 461835" data-attributes="member: 1233"><p>Just realizing the cause of her behaviors may mae it a lot easier on you to tolerate her. You won't be thinking that the behavors are aimed at you, so they won't cause such resentment.</p><p></p><p>The burping? I would have handed her some antacids or gas X and asked if she was feeling ill - all that burping and belching just MUST be a sign that she is unwell, and how can you help her to feel better? It is likely because she has some sort of post-nasal drip or something, or else some disturbance in the good bacteria in her gut. My mom takes acidophilus daily or else she can fart you a symphony - literally, not figuratively. The drip causes swallowing when you don't have anything to swallow, and this fills you with air. </p><p></p><p>That kind of burping would have me throwing up - not wanting to, actually doing it. So maybe you need to take your mp3 with you and listen to it in the car - you can say it helps with car sickness, which is a new problem for you, if you don't want to address the burping directly. Walmart sells their house brand of gas x softgels for really cheap, in the antacid aisle, and I would start carrying them and handing them to her under the guise of trying to make her more comfortable because all that gas must be uncomfortable and of course you know it is embarrassing for her to have to burp like that around others. Don't ASK if she is havng problems - make it a statement and here, these will help they are the solution because you don't want her physically or socially uncomfortable.</p><p></p><p>Sometimes the key to dealing with an aspie is just to act as if of course they don't want to do whatever, and it is a problem and they welcome your help. Act like it is a done deal, don't ask if she has cramps causing the burping, don't ask if she wants the gas medications (they will cause the gas to come out in a couple of big burps rather than constant ones), they are a substance that is not absorbed by the body and if she gets any taste from them it will be a mild mint taste that she burps up. Often just giving a solution as you state the problem gets a lot farther than asking questions or trying to discuss it. If she refuses, well, go to your mp3 player and listen to music or an audiobook. Or plead a headache and let H take her wherever.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="susiestar, post: 461835, member: 1233"] Just realizing the cause of her behaviors may mae it a lot easier on you to tolerate her. You won't be thinking that the behavors are aimed at you, so they won't cause such resentment. The burping? I would have handed her some antacids or gas X and asked if she was feeling ill - all that burping and belching just MUST be a sign that she is unwell, and how can you help her to feel better? It is likely because she has some sort of post-nasal drip or something, or else some disturbance in the good bacteria in her gut. My mom takes acidophilus daily or else she can fart you a symphony - literally, not figuratively. The drip causes swallowing when you don't have anything to swallow, and this fills you with air. That kind of burping would have me throwing up - not wanting to, actually doing it. So maybe you need to take your mp3 with you and listen to it in the car - you can say it helps with car sickness, which is a new problem for you, if you don't want to address the burping directly. Walmart sells their house brand of gas x softgels for really cheap, in the antacid aisle, and I would start carrying them and handing them to her under the guise of trying to make her more comfortable because all that gas must be uncomfortable and of course you know it is embarrassing for her to have to burp like that around others. Don't ASK if she is havng problems - make it a statement and here, these will help they are the solution because you don't want her physically or socially uncomfortable. Sometimes the key to dealing with an aspie is just to act as if of course they don't want to do whatever, and it is a problem and they welcome your help. Act like it is a done deal, don't ask if she has cramps causing the burping, don't ask if she wants the gas medications (they will cause the gas to come out in a couple of big burps rather than constant ones), they are a substance that is not absorbed by the body and if she gets any taste from them it will be a mild mint taste that she burps up. Often just giving a solution as you state the problem gets a lot farther than asking questions or trying to discuss it. If she refuses, well, go to your mp3 player and listen to music or an audiobook. Or plead a headache and let H take her wherever. [/QUOTE]
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