mothsdance wrote:I am new to this forum and to make a long story short my 12 yr old son has adhd and Aspergers. A few months ago he started having violent outburts and I had to take him to the emergency services department at his mental health provider. The powers that be at the center decided that he needed in home therapy to help manage some of his issues. The therapist comes 2-3 times a week and I have to say that it is going no where. My son barely listens to what he has to say. Half the time I look at this person and wonder what the heck is he doing. My son doesn't undestand half of what the therapist says. He wants my son to use nonsense words instead of cursing. Take deep breaths and meditate, and to stop mid meltdown and ask himself "how can I do this differently". Really???
Is he serious? my son lives in the moment. not yesterday or tomorrow, not even 5 minutes from now. Half the time after my son's meltdown is over he doesnt even recall what started it. After having dealt with these issues since my son was 3 I know what the precursers are, what situations to avoid, etc... His therapist is not considering his autism at all. Has anyone else run into this type of situation? please advise. thanks
Hi there
Welcome I am also a mother to a 12 year old boy. He's also AS and he has OCD. It's a tough time at that age, and it will be a challenging time for everyone as they reach puberty, so 'be prepared' is me and my hubby's mantra at the moment
I would say, ignore the therapist because he's talking out of his arse. You can tell him I said that too You don't tell an AS person to stop mid meltdown. You can't!
Do you know what's triggering the meltdowns?