Actually just now I heard my son scream from the basement (he's doing private IBI) and I heard, "Ahhhhh, I can't do anything!" - he was frustrated with a puzzle.
It's also happened before that under great distress words come out! When he was 3 or 4 years old, he did something, I can't remember and I was angry and he covered his ears and said, "but I didn't do anything wrong!"
Has anyone come across this?
While I agree that I hate to see my son get upset.... if it makes him use his words to communicate is that such a bad thing? Otherwise it becomes the status quo and limited speech? Besides while yes!!!!!!! he is a perfectionist he's also very smart and gets bored easy. He needs to be challenged or at the very least interested as well as the fact that he needs to feel he's in an environment where hi is understood and CAN succeed! He today was actually with the therapist he likes the most and acquires the most skills with! :) So I can't think it's necessarily bad... right?YES! My youngest son's first clear, long sentence came when he was seriously ticked off at us. He wanted something, and we didn't understand. He got so upset, he blurted it out! Sounds as though the reinforcers are not high enough and not enough errorless teaching..He may be super sensitive and a perfectionist and they will need to be extra gentle with him to get him over being perfect:) Make social stories of how people are not perfect and everyone does things backwards or wacky and its okay:) Good luck! I would ease up on the harder demands and build them up when he is ready..slowly:)My son yelled " nobody listens to me" when he was trying to tell me something and i just couldn't get the jist of what he wanted. It broke my heart hearing him say that because i always listen just don't understand right away sometimes.
I wondered too how he was feeling inside. frustration hurt anger???? Does he really think no one listens to him or was this just his way of saying no one can understand my wants and needs because i cant convey them propertly?????