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<blockquote data-quote="Marguerite" data-source="post: 265153" data-attributes="member: 1991"><p>You're already making really effective obaervations. Now it's time to be careful and flexible in interpretation. And do make sure you're keeping it written down, because no matter how vital it is so you thinnk you will never forget - you do, ebcause ther's just so much of it. When you go back and read it over, several years later, that's when you can feel encouraged at progress they've made.</p><p></p><p>Communication is two-way. it's not just them telling you what they want, it's also them getting what they want as a reward for them getting ti right. And if they don't get what they want, then they feel they have failed to communicate.</p><p></p><p>Of course, we can't always have what we want. And you undoubtedly have your good parental reasons for not giving them what they want. But they aren't understanding this, and this is another fragment of the communication process.</p><p></p><p>Reward works brilliantly; punishment works far less, especially with Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD) kids like ours. Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD) = Autism Spectrum Disorder; AS = Asperger's Syndrome. Both are also part of the Pervasive Developmental Disorder (PDD) spectrum - Pervasive Developmental Disorder. </p><p></p><p>Stimulabts - what you are describing sounds to be like rebound, it's nasty. We got this on ritalin with difficult child 1, then when we recently tried difficult child 3 on Concerta (thinking that the long-acting nature of it would prevent rebound) we found rebound, again. difficult child 1 chose to not try Concerta because he remembered the problems of rebound.</p><p></p><p>What our boys take (and our middle girl, easy child 2/difficult child 2, a borderline Aspie, we're certain) is a sustained release form of dexamphetamine, another stimulant. It's privately compounded by a compounding pharmacy. We get no rebound on dex. However, that's not necessarily saying dex is better - it is for some kids, but for others ritalin is better and dex gives rebound.</p><p></p><p>We also tried Strattera recently with difficult child 3, it was a disaster. It is very much an individual thing.</p><p></p><p>Rebound - it feels like all the difficult behaviours which have been kept at bay all day, have suddenly all rushed in and slammed into you at once. Nasty stuff.</p><p></p><p>Evenings are also always going to be much worse. Task-changing (or transition problems) will be a major cause of your evening fights, I'll bet. Again - go read the sticky in the Early Childhood forum. </p><p></p><p>I've got to dash - we're heading out to get difficult child 3's latest neuropsychologist results.</p><p></p><p>Talk later. You've got plenty to be going on with!</p><p></p><p>Marg</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Marguerite, post: 265153, member: 1991"] You're already making really effective obaervations. Now it's time to be careful and flexible in interpretation. And do make sure you're keeping it written down, because no matter how vital it is so you thinnk you will never forget - you do, ebcause ther's just so much of it. When you go back and read it over, several years later, that's when you can feel encouraged at progress they've made. Communication is two-way. it's not just them telling you what they want, it's also them getting what they want as a reward for them getting ti right. And if they don't get what they want, then they feel they have failed to communicate. Of course, we can't always have what we want. And you undoubtedly have your good parental reasons for not giving them what they want. But they aren't understanding this, and this is another fragment of the communication process. Reward works brilliantly; punishment works far less, especially with Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD) kids like ours. Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD) = Autism Spectrum Disorder; AS = Asperger's Syndrome. Both are also part of the Pervasive Developmental Disorder (PDD) spectrum - Pervasive Developmental Disorder. Stimulabts - what you are describing sounds to be like rebound, it's nasty. We got this on ritalin with difficult child 1, then when we recently tried difficult child 3 on Concerta (thinking that the long-acting nature of it would prevent rebound) we found rebound, again. difficult child 1 chose to not try Concerta because he remembered the problems of rebound. What our boys take (and our middle girl, easy child 2/difficult child 2, a borderline Aspie, we're certain) is a sustained release form of dexamphetamine, another stimulant. It's privately compounded by a compounding pharmacy. We get no rebound on dex. However, that's not necessarily saying dex is better - it is for some kids, but for others ritalin is better and dex gives rebound. We also tried Strattera recently with difficult child 3, it was a disaster. It is very much an individual thing. Rebound - it feels like all the difficult behaviours which have been kept at bay all day, have suddenly all rushed in and slammed into you at once. Nasty stuff. Evenings are also always going to be much worse. Task-changing (or transition problems) will be a major cause of your evening fights, I'll bet. Again - go read the sticky in the Early Childhood forum. I've got to dash - we're heading out to get difficult child 3's latest neuropsychologist results. Talk later. You've got plenty to be going on with! Marg [/QUOTE]
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