Access and tantrums in children with autism May Be One Of The Most Difficult and pressing problems to deal with for parents and members of the team of professionals who are Treating them. Often Arise at the worst, for Most of the time in public places and can go on for hours. These outbursts can be to 'Much Greater intensity of the vagaries of normal children and May last from one to twelve hours. And if not Dealt with at the right time Can Eventually Become Violent and dangerous to all who are Involved - Including the child Himself.

The tantrums in children in the spectrum of art, usually do not start overnight - takes a little 'time to grow in frequency and intensity. Typically Arise in situations of frustration or lack of communication problems. To find a solution to These behaviors and calm 'it takes time, tenacity and hard work.
Will really help keep tantrums under control to Provide the child ways to communicate, to Understand When and why you have and make choices accordingly the day. It 'Also important to have a behavioral support to model desired behaviors to referrer and minimize undesirable ones, Understand your child and know the signs That precedes an outburst potential to Provide a way out before it occurs.

Even tantrums are a form of communication. These are just a form That Most parents do not like. For my son, for example, are a way to express frustration and can last for an hour. Other families with children on the spectrum, can have events go on for 7-12 hours That and there is no way to Stop Them They Are ounce started. These outbursts Usually Have To Complete Their course, and you always leave behind damage.

It will be of great help in Preventing tantrums Most of the help the child to know That the program of His day, creating and providing and fixed habits, giving more choice. These are checked as tantrums, parents can introduce more flexible unplanned oz en Activities Has Been Understood and Implemented a system for communication.

It 'important to note dealing with the tantrums That When The child is young - Preferably below 3 years - may in the future ITS right direction. Let Them continuous or not to go out together Would Be a Disaster Especially When the child grows. Seeks to this article describe some strategies to calm the king or queen of the outbursts of anger at home and on the road.

Personal history:

A violent outburst in a public place like a supermarket or a shop, May Be the worst nightmare for many parents to live. Could be even more traumatic if it Were put at risk the safety of the child to be frightened away if you hurt yourself or others During the strike event.

It 'just what happened to my son's New Year's Eve 2000 During a trip to the supermarket near my house fast. He Began to get angry after losing control That I HAD permission to take a toy, Because we went in a hurry. This Greatly annoyed and ran away, I ran after HIM and he fell on the wet ground. Someone Had To Took it and help me to put two men in the car while he was screaming and piangeva.andando back with the thought this is The Most traumatic experience he had. That night I drank so much champagne, and asked how much weight The following year Went better.

Althoug I've had to do before with other outbursts, this experience made me decide to change strategy Because The former ITS Were evidently not working. For the safety of Jeff Had to think of something to curb These attacks. More importantly, Jeff was 5 years and then it was time to nip These displays of anger in the bud as long as i could. I Had to think of a plan to help Implement this process.

What to do?

The greatest need: I wanted to help my son to communicate more with my nonverbal and I wanted to communicate with HIM. Since my son had a large team of specialists, I Worked Closely with Them to redesign strategies to resolve the ugly beast of tantrums. Working with professionals allowed me to take advantage of Their experience, working on strategy to help my son and That Would Keep Them Informed of Their Needs As They changed.
While working with a team of behaviorists, Looked at 4 Key Areas:

1) Looking back - We have changed anything?

When something changed in a very clear, we watched what we HAD Introduced in the diet (food eaten), new medical problems, biomedical treatments Trying to Understand What May have Caused the outburst. Sifted Through Everything That We recently added or changed. Also it was made a careful review of possible new issues arisen During this period HAD That of time.
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It 'important to remember That, As Long As I wrote in a diary everything he ate or drank That my son every day, all the supplements you take, every time i could find "the culprit". At this link is an example of a table to collect this documentation: http://www.tacanow.com/calender.htm
You are not doing biomedical Any intervention? This May Be Part of the problem for tantrums and communication deficiencies. There May Be That medical problems exacerbate the problem. See this link for details: http://www.tacanow.com/starting_biomed/default.htm

2) Facilitate communication and behavioral modification

Me and the team we created a social story (social story) and we talked about tantrums That Were Happening When It Was not a nice thing. The result Was That the child and His mother Both crying, Could he get hurt and, worse still, would not have Had the toy! These images we used to explain concepts. It was not apologetic to explain to a child-even non-verbal social-using images and stories to describe the problem and Provide examples of alternative behaviors.

To begin with, and for about 6 months every time I went out to run errands for my son as a list of where we where going and what we bought at Any Place. We used IMAGES - Such symbols as "X" on the no smoking signs on Disney and other toys (can be customized using the image of the game Which are currently secured with a red X Indicating That We Would not have BOUGHT)

These begin to give Explanations using pictures of everything, passing to the words, accompanied by images and then using only words. Also this can be a good exercise to help Develop pre-reading skills. I Gave my son the task of pulling out pictures of the place where We had come and buy things in every store. This commitment to That Became For Him Because He loved he was useful. Save the images on your computer to print Them if Necessary and reused.
Important Note: If it was not listed, we do not buy it. If the place to have the commission was not in the list, we went there. As We Discussed before going on the way by car. It 'important to remember That I really needed to plan my day and the things we needed Were all included in the list Otherwise Could not buy. (This is part of behavior modification for Mom & Baby!)

3) Clarify the rules at home and school

An example of simple rules in this document are after. Be sure to customize the rules According to the needs of the child. Clearly explain the rules to define Them using social stories. Another way to understanding can be facilitated on the screen showing the good and the bad behavior to teach your child the right way than by Following a question wrong.

4) Helping to communicate emotions

Your child's verbal or nonverbal way to communicate must have at His emotions. Even verbal children on the spectrum have difficulty in communicating or Their Needs When They Come To Their feelings of anger or frustration to point.
Later in this document is a table of initial emotions.
We must live for ever helping with the list?
In time, Become Easier These routines and the tantrums decreased. These team members can use this tips to continue to allow Flexibility and process change.

Some Of These suggestions include The following steps:

Eventually I just deleted the list and just tell HIM where we where going and what we bought (starting with a small list of 2 or 3 things and giving HIM the task of remembering). During the whole time and did nothing but repeat Encourage HIM to things in the car and before you enter the store.

These are important steps to help expand the Flexibility of thought and accept changes in a well controlled environment. Over time, These devices Became silly stories and fun for both. It 'important to try this new Flexibility When you have the time to explain and The Day Seems To Be The Right One.

Create a reward system to help tame the tantrums

Use a reward system in everyday life is something That works for every child, but Especially For Those in the spectrum. The system can be used to reward motivated to keep the child busy and learning process fun and choosing a different time Each new premium.
Here are the descriptions of the awards That I used with my son at the beginning and as I Worked over time to more advanced ideas.
First system of awards for young children:

the first system of awards for my son Were the pieces of a puzzle. It was a prize That allowed to start a puzzle and complete it Within the week.
At first I Gave HIM small picture representing what the one for Which he was working. At the End of Each Day Received one or two pieces of the puzzle for doing a good job THAT DAY. It 'important to remember That We Worked with from 5 to 20 puzzle pieces to start.
It 'very important to choose something as a reward your child really wants and Let Him Know That it can gain speed.
For awards beginning to use: it is a good idea to buy the prize and hide it well wrapped. A word of advice - beware! ... You can run into an outburst very serious if you do not find the prize in the shop the child if he has ounces earned!
We used frequent reminder that good behavior or finishing work Would have to have a new piece of the puzzle. Reminders Should Be Clearly visible.
Various print pictures of things takes too much time or money. Use of the Web sites of your favorite restaurants, digital images of people who attended or www.amazon.com for the latest music, movies and toys to Them properly motivated.

Change the bonus system

After using the system of the puzzle pieces for a year or so we spent the money. Your child can now work for the money to buy That Will Allow Them Something For Which You Want To Commit.
You can then go to a poster with the image of The Thing for Which the child is working to update and complete to reach the prize ounces a month. At the end of this document you can find examples of this system of awards.

Ideas for Which the child can work

The options to use for a bonus system are endless. The goal is to keep children highly motivated and focused on the Make Them "I'm working on ...". Also, if it can find for Any price ... even if you do not at all!

A list can:

• favorite restaurant
• dining experience at home full of sweet
• a new toy or movie
• rent a new movie
• a funny movie with Mom and Dad
• a trip to the zoo, an amusement park, the beach, the park (it is important to Consider the season!)
• who loves to meet its
• What a choice That appeals to your child

Now we choose the Prizes in stores or catalogs, or write to list That hangs in my son's room for new things to choose from in the future as a reward. In this way we are never short of ideas on why we are working.

Check the warning signs of an outbreak of anger and take steps to avoid Them

Many tantrums That Occur in different places at home, walking, and can be situations During therapy have many similarities That That leads to unwanted behavior. It 'important to Understand These similarities and check the "ingredients" that lead to' "wrath" your child.

These components give way to an outburst May of anger, Especially When The child has had a long day, not feeling well, he is hungry or tired ON THESE occasions not is the time to test theme by introducing something new or Trying to Change Their program . Often parents find Themselves Themselves doing things, to step forward and two steps back for not HAVING Observed These signs or just too busy. The key to keep under control the outbursts are careful planning, consistency and observation of children.

Take notes of Things That causes the outbreak of anger in your child and Become an expert in interpreting the signs. Then work together with professionals who follow the child to have a plan to use to minimize Them before They occur. There are great resources later in this document That May Help.

Be sure to have the whole team focused to hold off the tantrums and work with the system of rewards. The team includes: mother, father, brothers, speech therapists, support, all paraprofessionals, and all members of the family. This system works When All Those around the child's work in The Same Way - as a perfect team!

In conclusion

It Seemed That our family does nothing but buy toys to avoid the tantrums of my son and make HIM happy, but this system of rewards in the long run proved to be cheaper. These strategies work with children with Both verbal and nonverbal. Since my son started this program When We was not Able to speak, but he has since learned, we have Worked with HIM using these steps in the communication Both scenarios.

The benefit has not Been sensational save money on toys, but Completely Eliminating Thus tantrums Having a happier child. The good news: we have not Had an excess of anger from That New Year's Eve at the supermarket in 2002. Even family and friends Were Involved seeing the positive changes in behavior. Now the grandmother, father, aunts and anyone can reward HIM with a coin (or in the past with a piece of the puzzle).

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