but it's very hard, my son was dx with PDD- NOS this year and I'm trying to understand everything but still feel lost. He is getting services at school and is now in ESY but at home it's when I have the most trouble with him. I have two smaller kids so it's hard to concentrate on him alone. He's starting to get a smart mouth and loves to argue with me for ex: the other day I had an empty pizza box in the kitchen I was going to throw out and well it was lunch and I gave him a couple of choice to pick from and then he saw the box and then said " we got pizza, I want pizza " I told him no we don't it's empty and then he said yes we do and then started to have a fit I showed him the box and asked him do we have pizza? He does'nt like to admit when he's wrong and sees things his way only. He's also grabs toys from his younger brother even when he's not playing with them and tells him there his and this is causing his brother to treat his baby sister this way. He forces hugs on them and their inapproiate. He was evaluated in Feb. and they said I would get in home training but have'nt received any. would ABA help and how do seek out that service and I've seen posts on visual charts how do I set one up? if his schedule pretty routine do I still need one? just wondering I guess if anyone has similar issues? Thx
Mom of Benny 7 PDD-Nos, ADHD, Noah 2 NT, 9 mth old Sofia rpena, Just wanted to say that you just described my 5 year old that is on the spectrum. This behavior has become worse since he was able to use more functional language. I have no advice..just wanted to let you know that you are not alone. I'm looking forward to suggestions also..lol Take care, Karrie The Autism Society has a searchable database of local resources. I tried a keyword search on "ABA" and typed in California for a sample state, and came up with 101 hits. Here's the link: I have no experience with ABA, and it is probably mostly used with pre-schoolers, but you can certainly look into it for your son to help with problem behaviors. When my son was 4, I remember him saying he wanted corn on the cob. I told him we didn't have any and the stores were closed, and yet he kept on about it. Very frustrating. I certainly sympathize. My son is 9 now, and I usually hear smart mouthing after watching certain tv shows like Jimmy Neutron. Luckily, for the time being it's enough to call his attention to it. He uses a visual schedule at school, but not at home. You can certainly try it and see if it helps. You can find some free visuals here (and elsewhere on the internet): http://www.setbc.org/setbc/communication/frame_pictureset.ht ml Good luck with everything. I just read it again...I used a visual schedule with Adam until he refused to comply because he seen a difference between school and home and didn't want the schedule at home. THey are easy to make. I used poster board and velcro. I just divided up the time during the day and drew pictures to velcro on. I had extra pieces for like last min trips to the store etc so that I could slap one on the board and then say...LET"S GO....!! LOL It really helped him to anticipate what was going to happen next and he thrived on the routine. I'm thinking of getting it back out and saying that it's for his little brothers and I think he might start to comply out of jealousy..lol Anyway that's what I know about that. I did some ABA with Adam myself over the summer before he started pre-K but it was only for a couple of months and he was much younger. I would nt' even know what to tell you about a program or what they offer for older kids. Karrie
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