My ASD Child

Got Questions? Join Online Parent Coaching for all the answers! Thank you so much for sharing your wealth of knowledge.  You are a true treasure!! Thanks a million, Wendy ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Dearest Mark, Thank YOU very much for helping to make my 2013 parenting better and happier. Wishing you and loved ones even more laughter, love, meaning, and peace in 2014. Happy New Year! Warm wishes. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~   QUESTION:  Since working your program, the meltdowns have subsided considerably  - parents and I are much more attuned to avoiding them.  Now Barrett shows intense anger but no meltdown "I hate you" "I don’t want to do that" even though a favorite activity of his - I actually suspect he is getting older and trying to get some control over himself but I may be optimistic. 1.  We have a speech pathologist (or the best we can do in Midland, Texas) working on speech patterns such as "I am going to the ranch y

Learned helplessness is a condition in which the affected person feels powerless, failing to respond to adversity even though there are opportunities for the person to help himself or herself by avoiding unpleasant circumstances or by gaining positive rewards. In other words, the individual perceives an "absence of control" over the outcome of a bad situation. From: Launching Adult Children With Aspergers: How To Promote Self-Reliance