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<blockquote data-quote="confuzzled" data-source="post: 466541" data-attributes="member: 8831"><p>(forgive me if i have you confused with someone else, lol)</p><p></p><p>i STILL think his anxiety stems from transition difficulty and the inability to anticipate....and from what you typed above, clearly he has no sense of time yet.</p><p></p><p>if i have you right, your husband has the same job as mine, and quite frankly *I* need a calender to keep straight when he works. mine has a fluid schedule that changes week to week, and i'd imagine, at 6, its virtually impossible for yours to know when dad is going to be home or at work.</p><p></p><p>i really think you'd see some of these behaviors lessen if you did a visual picture schedule for him so he knows what is happening around him. its just not enough to say "i'll be back later" or "i'll be back after work"...he needs much more so he can anticipate his transitions. </p><p></p><p>depending on his cognition, i'd probably tie a visual schedule into learning to tell time...i'd buy him a watch (buy a few of the same for the inevitable loss/breakage/water damage) and if nothing else, show him "when the hand is on the 5, i'll pick you up" and put that exact symbol as your timeline on your schedule...so you'd have a picture of a clock down each column with the appropriate time. (even though its harder, i'd go with a traditional clock over digital time--its more visible to see oh, its only on the 4, i have to wait to the 5, or etc).</p><p></p><p>i know its hard, but it does sound like you have enough constants in your life to make it work. i really think he needs that visual cue to know whats going on. honestly, its not an unusual issue for a LOT of kids that age.</p><p></p><p>********************************************</p><p></p><p>and as for Occupational Therapist (OT)....mine is much older, and its a different situation, but frankly, it was the best money i ever spent. trumped "talk therapy" by a mile. we were able to set very tangible goals and actually see progress. we did a tiny bit of focus on sensory issues and mine absolutely loved that part--swinging, deep pressure, brushing, etc--probably more because it was plain old fun instead of work (typing, writing, sewing, etc).</p><p></p><p>and we only did 1X...we did 2X over the summer to bang out some stuff, but 1X was enough for us.</p><p></p><p>we also had a spectacular Occupational Therapist (OT), so maybe that influences my opinion <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /></p><p></p><p>but in my humble opinion, its worth doing.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="confuzzled, post: 466541, member: 8831"] (forgive me if i have you confused with someone else, lol) i STILL think his anxiety stems from transition difficulty and the inability to anticipate....and from what you typed above, clearly he has no sense of time yet. if i have you right, your husband has the same job as mine, and quite frankly *I* need a calender to keep straight when he works. mine has a fluid schedule that changes week to week, and i'd imagine, at 6, its virtually impossible for yours to know when dad is going to be home or at work. i really think you'd see some of these behaviors lessen if you did a visual picture schedule for him so he knows what is happening around him. its just not enough to say "i'll be back later" or "i'll be back after work"...he needs much more so he can anticipate his transitions. depending on his cognition, i'd probably tie a visual schedule into learning to tell time...i'd buy him a watch (buy a few of the same for the inevitable loss/breakage/water damage) and if nothing else, show him "when the hand is on the 5, i'll pick you up" and put that exact symbol as your timeline on your schedule...so you'd have a picture of a clock down each column with the appropriate time. (even though its harder, i'd go with a traditional clock over digital time--its more visible to see oh, its only on the 4, i have to wait to the 5, or etc). i know its hard, but it does sound like you have enough constants in your life to make it work. i really think he needs that visual cue to know whats going on. honestly, its not an unusual issue for a LOT of kids that age. ******************************************** and as for Occupational Therapist (OT)....mine is much older, and its a different situation, but frankly, it was the best money i ever spent. trumped "talk therapy" by a mile. we were able to set very tangible goals and actually see progress. we did a tiny bit of focus on sensory issues and mine absolutely loved that part--swinging, deep pressure, brushing, etc--probably more because it was plain old fun instead of work (typing, writing, sewing, etc). and we only did 1X...we did 2X over the summer to bang out some stuff, but 1X was enough for us. we also had a spectacular Occupational Therapist (OT), so maybe that influences my opinion :-) but in my humble opinion, its worth doing. [/QUOTE]
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