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Breaks the habits?My son is 33 months and this morning he didm't want to drink his juice in a new cup, threw a tantrum because it was not the usual one! I tossed it out because it was too old. I am just afraid that he is starting to have habits, now that he talks more i know exactly what he wants and he knows too!So my qhestion is what to do? Do you break the habits or confort them? Isn't it too much in a long run to go all the time they way? He has special instruction everyday day but started only a week ago with the school where he spent two hours a day. He is HF and not that difficu;t to deal with as long as we explain everything but this morning it didn't work! He seems also a little bit confused and disturbed by all these therapies. He is also very tired because the nap time is not the same, he needed to adjust to a new schedule in a week. Thank you for your answers and happy new year everybody Definitely work on breaking those habits. It may be difficult at first, but in the end it's worth it. I work with a couple of families where perservations have ruled their lives. That's always the first thing that they want us to work on, and they are always so grateful once those preservations are gone... Just be careful to do it respectfully, and explain to him why you are changing this, and what he can do instead.. Good Luck! I would do as much now to break-up routines and introduce new and novel approaches as much as you can. I started doing this when my son was about your sons age because he would insist that we drive the same streets and the same way each time to a paticular destination. He would be crying if I did not. (I was thinking, that's not good) I do not know if it is a control issue but we really need try to teach our little guys to be a little more flexible. I ditto what the others stated..if you dont rock the boat now so to speak his wanting control of things and getting more rigid will only get worse I assure you. Always use lots of praise when introducing new things and cheer him for using them like crazy:) We can enable them and make life easier but schools, and peers wont bend to their strong will of "no" change whatsoever...it is a really hard thing to break later on compared to now while he is so young. Good luck:) I agree with what has been said above about breaking habits. But, think about it - he is only 3 yrs., has had his whole scheduled changed in 1 week, isn't getting his nap.If this happened to me, I'd be really cranky. H**l, when I'm tired I find it hard to deal with things, and I may even through a cup (or something) at someone! What do you mean you ate all my cookies!! - Wham , there goes the empty cookie box (lol! but true) Give him a couple of weeks to adjust. We had trouble with the transition to different cups at age 1, and he'd also really get mad if there was water in his cup that he associated milk or juice with. Eventually I discovered he'd drink water from a sports bottle, which he didn't associate with anything else. If he didn't watch you pour the drink, he might not understand that it's his usual drink even if you told him with words. We transitioned eventually from sippy cups to ceramic mugs with straws. The weight of the mug and the use of the straw helped minimize spilling. Stick to your guns, but be patient and help him with the transition. Good luck! I had a similar experience with Parker. I bought him a new cup, the same as his others, just a different color. He won't drink out of it at all. It's funny, its' the same cup! Silly kids. I need to work on breaking our habits too. |
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