5yr ads asd pinching

[Lesley25]

My ds has started pinching when he doesn't get his way - in school and at home. The OT has given us squishy toys etc, but It doesn't work.
In a way though since my ds is non verbal - it's his only way , (apart from screaming but he's told off for this ) that he can express his crossness! injustice at being asked to come In once break has ended/stop doing a particular task etc.
I know I shouldn't condone it but in so many ways it's quite nice to see his personality emerge as it's so hard second guessing everything because he is non verbal- but obviously I can't let this carry on. How does everyone else tackle this?

The subject line should have read ds, not ads- apologies

DD2 pinches a lot. No advice in that respect.

I know at DD1's SS they have practical advice for staff - make sure you're not in range for a pinch, wear long sleeves, tubigrip on lower arms if scratching/pinching more likely, etc.

With DD1, who's much more impulsive, I've got good at catching her as she starts to raise her hand, etc. So I just catch her wrist in my hand as she goes to strike, and then lower it and say 'no hitting/pinching' etc.

Thanks lounge, I'm the Same at home.. I can see a pinch coming from a hundred paces too!

Was watching with interest to see if someone has an answer to this. My ds (4) is a pincher, a face grabber and an eye poker. He pinches himself and others when excited or overwhelmed. The only way I can deal with it at the moment is to try to preempt the pinch situation which I can see coming as you say Lesley, his whole body language changes and he starts to grit his teeth. I can not leave his side for a second around other children . I just don't know the answer to this as at the moment he doesn't undrstand his feelings or those of others.

Hi skimming stones, I recently transferred my ds and went in yesterday to ask the specialist asd teacher her advice. She said that when my ds did this they actively made with him and his TA (although I imagine his interaction would have been very limited) a stop sign. Like a lollipop sign. So when he started to pinch this sign was held up and the other hand palm faced shown clearly saying stop. I'm going to try this at home but just thought id let you know. I'll report back if it works.

Thanks Lesley that is very helpful actually someone else at a group recommended a sign like that for something else so I am definitely going to try that thank you. I know ds has poor auditory processing especially when in sensory overload so it makes sense he may need a visual cue for this as he does for many other things even though he is verbal. Just saying 'no' gets me no where in this situation!