Background: ds3 (probably) has selective mutism. I'm waiting for an appointment with an Educational Psychologist. He has been under a SALT since he was 2.3 years old.
He is now 3.9 (4 in early Jan). Since the end of the long school holidays he has been wetting himself, occasionally soiling himself although it has to be said that he has never been brilliant with toileting - I only put him in pants at Easter at 3.3 yo.
He opposes EVERYTHING, hits his younger db, shouts and shouts at his older 3 sibs, tells everyone they are stoopid, cries when I ask him to do something, cries and drops to the floor if I ask him to put his pants/trousers, vest, t-shirt on. Everyhting is a battle, everyhting is too much trouble and he always says "I too tired" to everyhting.
He gets distressed if anyone does ANYTHING he doesn't like, even if they are quietly reading a book he shouts and shouts at them to stop it. If he is refused something he will repeat relentlessly "I want xxxx, I want xxxx, I want xxxx" for half an hour non-stop.
I have been using the mat by the front door as time out space and insisted he stay there for 3 mins. He throws anything within sight and SCREAMS for up to 40 minutes at a time.
I have been really good and not given in as I know he needs to learn. BUT he is not getting better after 3 weeks now of this relentless behaviour which has got steadily worse since the summer hols.
Am I missing something or is he just a stubborn so and so. Pruni, where are you?
I am getting to the end of my tether now and twice he has had me in tears and I feel I need a bit of help.
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ds3's life is sad and miserable
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QueenEvil · 14/10/2006 21:38
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