My ASD Child

If your youngster does not learn how to release his or her anger appropriately, it can fester and explode in inappropriate ways, or be internalized and damage his or her sense of self-worth. As a mother or father, dealing with an angry youngster is inevitable. Many of us have heard our own pre-parenting voice whisper to us, saying something like, “That will never be my child acting-out like that” (famous last words). Anger is learned, but so is composure! In this post, we will discuss the following: communicating angry feelings in a positive way expressing anger nonviolently learning how to avoid being a victim of someone else's angry actions learning how to control angry impulses learning how to problem solve learning how to remove themselves from a violent or angry situation  learning self-calming techniques recognizing angry feelings in themselves and others Click here for the full article...

Processing is a system that helps a youngster select, prepare, and begin to interpret incoming information. AS and HFA kids who have difficulty with processing may have a range of problems related to regulating the use of incoming information. There are five processing skills, which include (1) satisfaction control, (2) focal maintenance, (3) depth and detail of processing, (4) cognitive activation and (5) saliency determination . Kids who have a processing disorder have difficulty mixing with peers, reaching developmental milestones, and developing social skills. Processing disorders range from mild to extremely pervasive.   ==> Let’s look at this in greater depth ...