My DS is 7.5 with a dual diagnosis of autism and ADHD.
His meltdowns have decreased in frequency over the last couple of years but whilst the amount has reduced, the severity is worse when he has one.
I had to remove his access to a particular YouTube channel today due to the videos containing swearing. When I gave him his tablet back after signing out of YouTube and putting him on a kids account he has gone absolutely biserk.
In hindsight he should have already had a child's account but we've never had any reason to worry about the content he has been watching until today as it's only ever train or bus related.
He tried to smash his tablet then attacked his father and I. We were being kicked, punched, things thrown at us. He was screaming like he was being seriously hurt - no exaggeration.
His younger (3yo) brother came in to see what was going on.
To prevent somebody getting seriously hurt I tried to get hold of his arms and somehow restrain him to the sofa. In the process of this, because he was thrashing about, he has ended up with a big scratch on his inner arm from my long nails 😔
He's calm now but with the amount of screaming he was doing beforehand I won't be surprised if the police turn up. If I heard a child screaming like that I would almost definitely report it.
My mind is now going ten to the dozen worrying that I'll get into trouble for the scratch and lose both of them.
We asked for team teach training on safe restraint and was told it isn't given to parents. What on are we supposed to do when he's endangering himself and other people?
Was I unreasonable for trying to restrain him in these circumstances? And am I going to lose my kids? 😔