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.
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My son had to leave Gym class for the remainder of the year, he couldn't handle the echoing, the yelling kids, the loud yelling teacher, or the chaos. :( He's now doing better, but its hard to see him not get the sports learning.
I am near 70 now, have never been officially evaluated as being Asperger's, and have no children, so I probably have no place in this discussion. However, the more I read about it, the more I believe it was the base of most of my trouble when I was young. When I was a child, I hated gym class too. This was in the late '50's. I hated the classmates and especially two teachers specifically who went out of their way to degrade and ridicule me. I feel I could not pick up on the signals that the other guys seemed to see so easily, I was uncoordinated and slow. I feel I would have been far better off to have had 20 minutes or a half-hour of calisthenics and then been allowed another study hall or another class, rather than face the scorn of teachers and classmates. It completely eroded my self-confidence and took me years and a couple shrinks to somewhat repair it.
My son hated gym class for all the reasons listed above but he started rock climbing at a climbing gym and loves it. We got him out of gym class and onto an after school rock climbing team and he and his teachers are much happier. Finding the right sport is critical. Rock climbing is great because it is mostly an individual challenge, has a problem solving component, and is a great strength and aerobic work out, but is not demanding in terms of coordination or reaction time.
Try rock climbing if you have a climbing gym in your town. It is mostly an individual challenge sport, involves some problem solving, is a great strength and aerobic work out but is not too demanding in terms of reaction time or coordination. Lots of kids on the Asperger's continuum hang out at rock climbing gyms and do very well there. It is a great place for kids to find friends too.
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