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Nightly Outbursts - A Couple This Week
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<blockquote data-quote="gcvmom" data-source="post: 324182" data-attributes="member: 3444"><p>Was he at the 1.5 hour choir practice earlier on the night of the meltdown? If so, that may have been a huge tax on his coping skills -- unfamiliar place, lots of noise (the singing), lots of people, getting home late = sensory overload. And computer games are another sensory stimulator. Just thinking that the sudden computer shut down was just one more unexpected thing to deal with and that's why he blew. Doesn't justify his behavior -- he clearly needs help with coping skills.</p><p> </p><p>I find that there are often a series of events, sometimes events that seem inconsequential to us but that have a negative effect on our difficult child's, preceding a meltdown. If he is prone to meltdowns over the computer in the evenings, it might be better to help him find a different activity that's not as stimulating for that time of day. Perhaps you'll have to change the rules and say that computers are off-limits after 4pm on school nights, or whatever you think will help him.</p><p> </p><p>I guess the real key is in figuring out why he is so sensitive, whether it's a chemical imbalance or a neurological issue, and then creating a treatment plan.</p><p> </p><p>If you can log these events (even if it's just here and then you print out your posts) and try to notate what happened earlier in his day, you may begin to see a pattern, or his mental health professional may see a pattern.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="gcvmom, post: 324182, member: 3444"] Was he at the 1.5 hour choir practice earlier on the night of the meltdown? If so, that may have been a huge tax on his coping skills -- unfamiliar place, lots of noise (the singing), lots of people, getting home late = sensory overload. And computer games are another sensory stimulator. Just thinking that the sudden computer shut down was just one more unexpected thing to deal with and that's why he blew. Doesn't justify his behavior -- he clearly needs help with coping skills. I find that there are often a series of events, sometimes events that seem inconsequential to us but that have a negative effect on our difficult child's, preceding a meltdown. If he is prone to meltdowns over the computer in the evenings, it might be better to help him find a different activity that's not as stimulating for that time of day. Perhaps you'll have to change the rules and say that computers are off-limits after 4pm on school nights, or whatever you think will help him. I guess the real key is in figuring out why he is so sensitive, whether it's a chemical imbalance or a neurological issue, and then creating a treatment plan. If you can log these events (even if it's just here and then you print out your posts) and try to notate what happened earlier in his day, you may begin to see a pattern, or his mental health professional may see a pattern. [/QUOTE]
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