My child has been rejected by his peers, ridiculed and bullied !!!
Social rejection has devastating effects in many areas of functioning. Because the ASD child tends to internalize how others treat him, rejection damages self-esteem and often causes anxiety and depression. As the child feels worse about himself and becomes more anxious and depressed – he performs worse, socially and intellectually.
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How to Prevent Meltdowns in Children on the Spectrum
Meltdowns are not a pretty sight. They are somewhat like overblown temper tantrums, but unlike tantrums, meltdowns can last anywhere from ten minutes to over an hour. When it starts, the Asperger's or HFA child is totally out-of-control. When it ends, both you and your child are totally exhausted. But... don’t breathe a sigh of relief yet. At the least provocation, for the remainder of that day -- and sometimes into the next - the meltdown can return in full force.
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Parenting Defiant Teens on the Spectrum
Although Aspergers [high-functioning autism] is at the milder end of the autism spectrum, the challenges parents face when disciplining a teenager on the spectrum are more difficult than they would be with an average teen. Complicated by defiant behavior, the teen is at risk for even greater difficulties on multiple levels – unless the parents’ disciplinary techniques are tailored to their child's special needs.
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Older Teens and Young Adult Children with ASD Still Living At Home
Your older teenager or young “adult child” isn’t sure what to do, and he is asking you for money every few days. How do you cut the purse strings and teach him to be independent? Parents of teens with ASD face many problems that other parents do not. Time is running out for teaching their adolescent how to become an independent adult. As one mother put it, "There's so little time, yet so much left to do."
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Parenting Children and Teens with High-Functioning Autism
Two traits often found in kids with High-Functioning Autism are “mind-blindness” (i.e., the inability to predict the beliefs and intentions of others) and “alexithymia” (i.e., the inability to identify and interpret emotional signals in others). These two traits reduce the youngster’s ability to empathize with peers. As a result, he or she may be perceived by adults and other children as selfish, insensitive and uncaring.
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Highly Effective Research-Based Parenting Strategies for Children with Asperger's and HFA
Become an expert in helping your child cope with his or her “out-of-control” emotions, inability to make and keep friends, stress, anger, thinking errors, and resistance to change.
4 comments:
I swear by Melatonin. My son started with 1mg when he was around 8 yrs old, to help him get to sleep, then had to increase it to 2 mg about a year later. But he wasn't staying asleep. Thank God we found Melatonin XR ! This extended release helps him get to sleep and stay asleep. At age 14 now, he's back to just 1 mg of the XR, and he wakes up refreshed and happy.
My son has a regular bedtime routine between 8:30-9 where we mark off his calendar, say good night, after a warm shower. However, he will go into the bathroom and just sit there in the bathroom not doing anything for sometimes up to an hour after we tell him it is bedtime!
My son is sleeping his way through life... Ever since he was three he sleeps through school, he is now in high school and failing all his classes because he sleeps through them! ANY SUGESTIONS welcome.
To Doyle Family, i am experiencing the same problem with my 12 year old always falling to sleep at school. It is causing no end of problems. Now trying the Melatonin might ask aout the Melatonin XR??
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