My 10-year old daughter - dx with ADHD, mood dysregulation and PDDNOS (although some we've consulted disagree about the PDDNOS) - is driving us crazy with constant interruptions, repeating phrases over and over (and louder and louder) because she thinks no one listens to her, and outbursts of anger over the reactions she gets from this behavior. She is very verbal, reads above grade level and writes poetry and stories, so it's not about inability to communicate, but it is some kind of communication disorder linked to social skills. She's been to a speech therapist who sees no major problem and she's in individual and group therapy, but she gets into constant conflicts with her siblings and peers over miscommunication issues. Anybody else experiencing this type of thing? Emily
Our 10 yr. old son is constantly interrupting us so I hear you loud and clear.Has she been diagnosed with a hearing processing delay? I know Gabe has that and sometimes he can be extremely loud. But he can't hear high pitched noises either.
Tammy
Tyler has this problem. Always interrupting.... having to speak first. He is also echolalic. For him it comes from his memorized sentences or phrases. When a question is asked he searches his memory for a memorized answer, when he finds it... he needs to say it. He doesn't understand yet to "wait his turn" or hear anyone when they are speaking because he is so focused on repeating that question over and over to himself while he finds the answer and then saying it. Hes the same when he finds something exciting he wants to share. I can't tell you how many times he brings me his game boy shoves it 2 inches infront of my eyes and says "LOOK MOM (pokemon name) IS EVOLVING!" He doesnt notice if I am on the phone, in a conversation with someone else, watching TV etc.
As far as what I do about it.... I take the item and bring it out of my face. I look him in the eye because then I know he knows Im speaking to him,.... Then I calmly tell him; Tyler, I was speaking with so and so, I am on the phone, I was listening to the TV (whatever) It is rude to interrupt. You need to say excuse me before you interrupt to speak. So now of course (when he remembers his manners he says "excuse me, MOM LOOK AT (whatever name pokemon) IS EVOLVING!" and still shoves it 2 inches in front of my face!
The volume of speaking comes from not being able to regulate their sensory paths and the interrupting comes from not being able to socially regulate when they can interject or start talking. It makes no difference to them if two other people have a different agenda than theirs...when they feel like talking they just do. Don't mistake them for being rude - they just can't socially regulate themselves sometimes. Honestly, I think I got used to the volume - until other people are like, "wow, she's loud" ... LOL oops! The interrupting was something we did have to work on with her behavior plan. We just stated the rules. If you interrupt there is a consequence AND we kept talking and pretending not to hear. When you wait your turn, we told her how wonderful it was and all eyes and ears were on her for her turn. It was a lot of restating the rules...rules rules rules and rewarding the good behavior once again. Now, she waits patiently and very, very seldom does she interrupt - we're still working on the volume as of yet.
Melanie Aloha, Renee My son does it too,when he sleeps,i'm so thankful,my ears can adjust again,he memorizes movies after watching them only once,and repeats them,24/7,he does it in his sleep too. he interrups me,on the phone,in the shower,tells me to:"shut the f*** up when I sing,god forbid if I try to talk to his TSS worker,he's 5 and my husband used to be in denile,about his sons disorder,but, he finally came around,Echolasia,is my nerve bender,if you havent seen a movie,and my son has,he'll ruin it for you...I tell everyone that.My son has been banned from, Wal*Mart because of his behavioral problems,he has tantrums,and scares the living daylights out of people,like my mom,cause he bangs his head off of any hard surface he can find,I told his TSS,about it,And she says its STRESS RELATED...I dont care what it is,MAKE HIM STOP.I'm afraid its going to make him stupid.
We have constant interuptions - in fact it's one of the things I find most difficult about my son's condition - the constant interuptions and the constant attention that he seeks (always talking at you). We try to redirect the interuptions. We have rules for when it's not okay to interupt (of course this doesn't always work, but at least it's a start). I've found one of the only ways to curb the interuptions is to occupy him with something that takes his whole focus of attention. Then we might get a short burst of time in peace...
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