Behaviour Problems with ASD???

[Anna85]

I probably get on everyones nerves as always posting!!!

DS recently diagnosed ASD.

He has behavioural problems...but at times it seems he knows what he is doing but cannot control it?

Does anyone else LO have behavioural problems and what in nature are they?

:-/

Have you looked into ABA?

DS1 certainly does. He's impulsive and oppositional to the extreme. He needs very calm, firm and consistent handling with clear but reasonable consequences.

DD1 has ASD, she does this sort of thing too. With my DD I feel alot of it stems from her inability to predict the consequences to her actions in real time. I hope that makes sense, but I mean she can list off dangers and bad choices, but acts on impulse without thinking what will happen because of her actions.

What is ABA??

DS will at times just laugh but then if its for attention....he doesn't like the positive out of it if that makes sense??

And juust to add, sometimes she just does naughty things, knowing full well she shouldn't, she will even tell me she is making bad choices while she does them. (yes sometimes it does take alot of self control not to laugh when she does that)

I am assuming that is not assocaited with ASD or is behaviours like that part of it?

The thing he does is the same thing even if I tell him 100 times!!!

TBH I am not entirely sure, but with my DD I dont think it is all about the ASD. I feel it is her testing the boundaries to see if they have changed at all (and if I dont respond with thats a bad choice then she does get upset, which is the ASD and problems with change I think).

When my DD is doing something she shouldn't be and she can't help it, she has a different look about her, I can't quite describe it, but it is like she is not entirely there and in control. It is the way her face, eyes and body language are that really tell us if she is deliberately breaking the rules, or having one of impulsive, can't stop herself moments.

My DS is like Baggycoconut's DD, most of the time is testing boundaries. In fact, we don't think he ever does things without knowing what he is doing is wrong. Admittedly, sometimes he does not understand the danger of his actions, like pushing DD off the sofa if he does not want to share the PC, but he knows exactly what he is doing. We do ABA with him which is great help. I tend to turn off the PC immediately so he does not get to do what he likes and that works most of the time.

HI,

We just saw an OT and it was really very informative. Found out that ds has Sensory Processing Difficulties and that is why he does some of the things like pushing etc. The OT explained that some of his problems arise from not being able to control his own stress levels, others from not being aware of his own physical boundaries etc.

However, some behaviour he has are just challenging eg. pouring liquid over everything.

Other problems are caused by anxieties.