how to teach get ds to understand hot

[Phoenix4725]

ok im trying teach ds about hot he knows the sign ad will do it when I got a hot drink or when im in kitchen using cooker but he does not seem to understand it as will play with cooker ,grab hot drinks even though 2 secs ago i told him it is hot.

Am worried that hes going end up burning /scalding himself any advice pleasxe

We do a lot of practicing with steamy drinks and over-exaggerated faces 'hot hot hot'! I say with my hand jumping away from the steam.

we been dong it but he just does not seem to retain it for more thsn 30 secs, wonders if going have gates up in Kitchen for next 10 years

If he's got some autistic traits, I suspect that he can't feel the hotness that well anyway, and may need to learn each different sort of 'hot' at least 30-100 times before he knows that it will indeed be hot.

Cup one, blue? 30-100 times of learning 'hot'.
Cup two, red? It's a different cup! Why should it be hot? Blue cups are hot! Has to learn another 30-100 times.
Cooker with sunlight shining on it that day? Hot.
Cooker with no sunlight shining on it, it's a 'different' cooker, therefore not hot.

Frustrating, eh?

Yup, gates up in kitchen. And large cuppa for you.

Amber that rings true with my DS. He can also have sweat dripping off him in this weather as he won't take his coat off and not realize he is hot.

Defiantly put gates up.

We have mugs that change colour from black to patterns when hot - some freebie gimmick, but might help somehow?

like the idea but it seems to be retaing the information that is the issue

and yes he defintley has asd traits .in out house t get anywher ein arush you have to be able do the 100m hurdles lol we are now a gaited house

but am defintley going look for those cups that change colour

well ds has just opened the gate in 30 secs flat its one where you have to push button and life handle anone got better one please

padlock?

could do that ,thats a idea trouble is got 3 other dc and my bedroom through kitchen

wonde rif could get one of those garden gates the 6 foot ones

Maybe or a dog gate?

thanks have just ordered one from argos see if that works crosses fingers

Good Luck!