Help me!

[mumroom6571]

My 3 year old son with ASD won't stop throwing things! He doesn't do it when upset he just does it all the time! Tipping toys out, throwing food, emptying baskets, throwing his drinks.

I'm constantly chasing round after him trying to tidy up. Can't find any advice on the internet as it all relates to throwing things in a tantrum which he isn't doing.

When I try to get down to his level and explain he doesn't take it in. No eye contact, no understanding.

I'm at my wits end.

My daughter does this (we are currently waiting for an assessment)
I just distract her as much as I can, I use bubbles, I have kinetic sand in a tray on the floor and a sensory cube that holds water (she’s sensory focused with liquid)
I can’t stop her throwing her food or her plate at meal times as much as I’ve tried but other things she throws I can sometimes distract her.

I’d redirect it to “acceptable throwing”. Get a basket ball hoop that hangs off the radiator or Velcro darts, or glider planes, those sticky things that you chuck at walls/windows.

Throwing is part of a trajectory schema, so as PP says, try and find safe and allowable ways for them to get the feedback they’re craving.

send-network.co.uk/posts/schemas-learning-through-play-part-two

Thank you for the replies, I feel awful now for shouting no all the time 😢

He's obsessed with letters and numbers, so I got him magnetic letters, alphabet train etc, all have tiny letters. He throws the letters all around the house. I don't want to take them away from him because he loves them but I have to pick them up 100 times a day!

He does throw his drinks too, still drinks from a 360 cup to avoid leakage but it still spills into the carpet. Food too.
I'll try these new things thank you

Is this a sign of ASD because my 3 year old does this all the time at the moment, just tips out every single toy / game we own.

Get something he can post the letters into for storing them and start including him in the picking up. It’s a loooooong job but he can learn to do it too.

Push forwards with reading and number work even if the speech isn’t coming so easily. You can use it as a vehicle for his language to grow on. It gives him an accessible interest and it doesn’t hurt for others to see he is a clever chap.

Same as my 3 year old. Been happening for ages. Has hurt us so many times , mums Dr thinks the bottle she threw at her nose fractured it and mum keeps getting sinus infections. It's been the most stressful thing I've ever had to deal with. Will just throw things at our head !

@Lockdownbaby2021 no I wouldn't say that on its own it's a sign.

My boy is delayed in all areas of development and lacks understanding of language - we really struggle with joint attention.

Thanks for the tips everyone. Appreciated x