Yes Allisa he does knock over chairs, swipe my bookshelf's clean, throws/brakes toys...thank goodness we have a one floor house!!!
Big hugs to you!
In all honestly I'd have to say that I have gone through about 5 differnte SETS (yes that is SETs as in servings for 6-8) of plates, bowls, etc since Erin's birth. Nothing could EVER be left unattended and at meal time, all things had to be pushed away from her.
She has even broken the "UNbreakable" dishes......she has NEVER tried to touch the broken glass, etc.....for her....the noise and the feedback are a HUGE HUGE stim....
Same with tipping chairs and throwing ANYTHING loud.....at school the affixed thick foam padding on the backs of the chairs....guess what ? She immediately STOPPED all tipping 'cause she wasn't gettting the input she had been seeking. We have an open foyer from the second floor overlooking the front hall and she used to throw ALL her heavy toys over the edge to hear the LOUD crash, then laugh hystercially and SLAM her door.......oooohhh......I can feel the depression waving over me just thinking back to the craze of those days.
It has slowed down ( I wouldn't say STOPPED ) but at meal time now she CAN keep a bowl near her...though we clear it the SECOND she is finished.....on another postive note.....she actually clears her own plates and VERY VERY carefully places them in the sink......so there is some light at the end of the tunnel.
But in my opinion......the noise itself is the stim and NOT the end result of the broken glass....does he throw other stuff, too ? Tip chairs ? Erin actually BROKE one of my dining room chairs......ggrrr......and she has broken ALL of my kithcen chairs over time ( repeated throws wekened all the legs and seats )
BUT.....slowly.....I see peace coming....though ANY time I leave her with a sitter ....the chairs go flying over
My son has this terrible fascination with broken glass. He went through this a year or so ago and is now back on it. He smashes glass or anything breakable and flicks it through his finger really fast. AMAZINGLY he never gets even a knick!! Yesterday he did this with my olive oil jar I got in France *cry* and today he broke a glass in my bed! I've intervened many other times in the last week! It's scary, but at the same time I just can't believe this!
Do any other kids do this? I guess I need to put up all breakables until this phase is over, yet again!
HOLY!!!! wow! my son just started doing this! Throwing them down the basement stairs! Sometimes even a plate (especially if i put a non-preferred item on it!)[QUOTE=Elle22]I remember reading an article of a young man w/ autism who also had that
fascination of breaking glass. It led to a job at a recycling plant...where he
could break all the glass he wanted (& get paid!!).
I would keep all the breakables up high for sure!! Our dd has a bit of a glass
thing too--she has to lick it or "paint" with her finger (lick finger & then use
it to "paint" on the glass) any & all glass: windows, store display cases, etc.
I've often thought it's because of the smooth texture, reflection, & prism-
effect of the glass. Perhaps that's part of the breaking too, plus the sound
of it.[/QUOTE]
I think that may be why he flicks the glass really fast through his fingers. It maybe how the light hits it because he puts his face real close. He does it with the sand at the beach to and there is glitter like stuff in the sand! It just baffles me that he hasn't been cut yet! All breakables are up now!!
That's an amazing story about the guy who got a job breaking glass, funny to
My son has a compulsion to hit glass...like our sliding door, windows and grandfather clock. It's like he's testing it's strenth. He pounds on the windows, but hits the clock glass lighter, as if he knows that the slightest bit of pressure will shatter it. Fortunately, we haven't had any major incidents, but he does have a fondness for glass.
Adam likes the sound of breaking glass. Fortunately, his compulsion to follow the rules has prevented him from breaking glass in the house. I have had to stop him from breaking bottles on the sidewalk though. Now, that he is older, he can control himself, but I have caught him on occasion trying to sneak something to break.
Fortunatley, he has never been hurt, or hurt anyone.
I remember reading an article of a young man w/ autism who also had thatNot much help here, but just wanted to let you know you aren't alone...I honestly don't know if I will ever be able to have glass in my house again...it's always fun when I have company over and I have to serve them drinks in my plastic spongebob or carebears drinking cups, lol.
Good luck.
Yikes! That sounds scary. Hide the breakables.