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Miss 3 with likely Aspergers - how do you deal with anxiety episodes?
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<blockquote data-quote="SRL" data-source="post: 362403" data-attributes="member: 701"><p>Welcome to our forum--I'm glad that you found us. </p><p> </p><p>If Asperger's is suspected, then you will want to request both speech/language and occuptional therapy evaluations along with whatever specialist diagnoses for Autistic Spectrum Disorders. Even if you don't see any problems in those areas now, it's strongly recommended at an early age.</p><p> </p><p>Transistions and anxiety are tough to deal with in little ones. Many children will benefit from a schedule---pictures or written depending on their ages. Here's an example of a PECS (picture) system tool: (This falls under the realm of speech, by the way).</p><p><a href="http://media.photobucket.com/image/pecs%20schedule/CHARLENE1971/schoolstatic.jpg" target="_blank">http://media.photobucket.com/image/pecs%20schedule/CHARLENE1971/schoolstatic.jpg</a></p><p> </p><p>As for the meals, this is going to sound like a lot of work, but take it from me (a veteran of cereal bowls dumped on the table, carrots thrown across the room, and applesauce hitting the ceiling) that it will be worth it if you can get into the groove of involving her in the choices.</p><p> </p><p>Use questioning like this:</p><p>Would you like pancakes or waffles from the freezer for breakfast?</p><p>Do you want to eat that waffle frozen or do you want it warmed up?</p><p>Do you want it cut up or whole?</p><p>Do you want it plain or with syrup?</p><p> </p><p>Always presenting food in seperate dishes (milk plus cereal, noodles plus sauce, crackers plus peanut butter, etc) may save you a lot of headaches. I know it takes extra work, but the preventative steps are so much easier to deal with than the tantrums.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="SRL, post: 362403, member: 701"] Welcome to our forum--I'm glad that you found us. If Asperger's is suspected, then you will want to request both speech/language and occuptional therapy evaluations along with whatever specialist diagnoses for Autistic Spectrum Disorders. Even if you don't see any problems in those areas now, it's strongly recommended at an early age. Transistions and anxiety are tough to deal with in little ones. Many children will benefit from a schedule---pictures or written depending on their ages. Here's an example of a PECS (picture) system tool: (This falls under the realm of speech, by the way). [URL="http://media.photobucket.com/image/pecs%20schedule/CHARLENE1971/schoolstatic.jpg"]http://media.photobucket.com/image/pecs%20schedule/CHARLENE1971/schoolstatic.jpg[/URL] As for the meals, this is going to sound like a lot of work, but take it from me (a veteran of cereal bowls dumped on the table, carrots thrown across the room, and applesauce hitting the ceiling) that it will be worth it if you can get into the groove of involving her in the choices. Use questioning like this: Would you like pancakes or waffles from the freezer for breakfast? Do you want to eat that waffle frozen or do you want it warmed up? Do you want it cut up or whole? Do you want it plain or with syrup? Always presenting food in seperate dishes (milk plus cereal, noodles plus sauce, crackers plus peanut butter, etc) may save you a lot of headaches. I know it takes extra work, but the preventative steps are so much easier to deal with than the tantrums. [/QUOTE]
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