As some of you know, DS1 (7) has AS traits though no dx. Just recently he has been behaving differently - deliberate disobedience and some minor destructiveness. When we talk about it, he says 'my brain makes me do it'. He apologises profusely (I'll never ever do it again in my whole life') and then, the next day, does the same thing, or something similar. If I get cross with him, even mildly, he gets very upset and has started saying things like "I'm the naughtiest boy in the whole world" and saying he 'feels like nothing, like air' when I get cross with him. He seems to find it difficult to keep things in proportion - a piece of mild naughtiness (which is all it EVER is) is like the biggest crime and a minor telling off is the most wounding thing ever.
Is this an AS thing? And what is the best way to deal with it?
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sphil · 05/12/2008 21:28
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