Dr. Mary Barbera discusses how to help picky eaters with autism and reviews some tips for picky eating and children with autism.. Sign up for a free workshop to start turning autism around: https://bit.ly/3g3nAIp. Subscribe to get more insightful videos about #autism and related topics at: https://goo.gl/cGSdxX. Over the years, I’ve come across multiple parents of children with autism who tell me “my child is picky when it comes to eating.” Feeding and autism can become complicated and a huge ordeal if your child or client doesn’t like a variety of foods. However, there are some measures you can take to improve the autism and eating behavior issues you might be having. In today’s video, I’m going to review some tips to start helping autism kids with eating problems eat a healthier variety of foods. For more help in getting started to turn autism around for your child or client, download my free three-step guide below.. Download the free 3-step guide with the following link: https://bit.ly/3bN6Lhm. If you enjoyed this video about helping picky eaters with autism and how to deal with picky eaters, be sure to subscribe to the channel, like this video and visit my website below. If you have more questions, leave them down in the comments section, and I will do my best to answer you. Thanks for watching today’s video blog, and let’s #turnautismaround together! Interested in learning more about teaching children with autism, autism parenting techniques or how to overcome autism? Visit us: https://bit.ly/3cYw1CI. Contact us: [email protected] You can also connect with us at: Facebook: https://MaryBarbera.com/facebook. Twitter: https://MaryBarbera.com/twitter. Dr. Mary Barbera “fell” into the world of autism in 1999 when her firstborn son, Lucas, was diagnosed with autism one day before his third birthday. In the last 2 decades, Mary went from almost nothing about autism to becoming a Board Certified Behavior Analyst, writing a bestseller, The Verbal Behavior Approach (now translated into more than 10 languages) and obtaining a PhD. with an in-depth knowledge of some of the best ABA autism strategies. In 2015, Mary began her first online course on autism that has already been purchased from parents and professionals in more than 45 countries and now sells 3 courses online. With more than 2 decades in the world of autism, both as a parent and as a professional, Mary is in a unique position to help you, especially if you live or work with a child with autism who also has delays or language disorders. Its mission is to change things for 2 million children with autism (or signs of autism) by 2020 through online training and advocacy.
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Parenting a child with ODD doesn’t have to be hard. Fixing child behavior problems becomes easier when using the behavior skill of Correcting Behaviors. Correcting Behaviors allows you to correct any issues that arise in a way that helps prevent them from happening again, and that enables you to regain control of the situation. When you are able to describe what they did wrong. Deliver a doable consequence. Provide a reason that matters to them for the new behavior. Allow them to reduce that consequence, they are more likely to change the behavior. Kids with ODD will need to be corrected often, so this skill will help you remain calm during the many corrections.. http://www.smarterparenting.com/lesson/view/correcting-behaviors. Oppositional defiant disorder treatment strategies require consistency. ODD children will argue and fight with you and other authority figures. This is how they have been conditioned to figure out what your boundaries are and what they can get away with. When you aren’t consistent, they will use it against you. It will take patience and consistency on your part to see the change happen. Just keep at it and don’t give up. Eventually, the change will happen if you are consistent.. Here are some tips when using Correcting Behaviors with an ODD child: Be patient. Most likely, you will have to return and address issues over and over. This can be frustrating. Remember that this isn’t an overnight fix. Remember it’s ok to resolve the issue at a later date when you and your child are both calm.. Practice a lot. We recommend that any parent who is trying to implement a new behavior practice at least 3 times. Most ODD children are going to need more than that, but 3 is the minimum number of times they should practice. The more they practice, the more the new behavior will become ingrained.. Make a plan. Take time to consider how you will implement the skill of Correcting Behaviors and what poor behavior you will tackle first.. Know how to reduce the consequence for practice. Never wholly do away with a consequence, but decide on something fair for practicing. For example, if the consequence is 10 minutes less video game time, for practicing, they may only lose 5. This help a child know there is a benefit in changing their behavior.. Be consistent. As you begin, your child will test your boundaries and your ability to be consistent, so don’t give in.. How to correct children’s bad behavior is possible. Visit Smarter Parenting for other behavior skills that will help your ODD child.
Dr. Mary Barbera talks about some autism ABA strategies that can help parents and professionals understand how to stop a child with autism from hitting.. Sign up for a free workshop to start turning autism around: https://bit.ly/3bgXU82. Subscribe to get more insightful videos about #autism and related topics at: https://goo.gl/cGSdxX. Whether a child with autism keeps hitting you, others, or themselves, it’s a problem. In fact, dealing with aggression and autism are pretty common, and important issues. There are a number of causes for kids with autism to hit, but it’s important to always start with an assessment. Maybe demands are causing the behavior, or when the child is bored or in pain. Aggressive behavior and autism can correlate with things that are not happening too, and knowing when the behavior is not happening is equally as important. For example, if the child only hits when they are not on the iPad, that could be a cause as well. All of this is important information for creating a plan to stop or reduce the behavior. When working with autism violence, it’s also important to observe and analyze what else is happening when the child is hitting. Without any of this information, and questions answered, an autism aggression treatment plan can easily backfire. If you’re still questioning “how do I stop my child from hitting”, or “why does my child keep hitting”, make sure to download my free 3-step guide to help you get started turning autism around today.. Watch my other videos on reducing problem behaviors with the link below: https://goo.gl/Jn622s. Download the free 3-step guide with the link below: https://bit.ly/2wBzebt. If you enjoyed this video about autism aggression and helping children with hitting, make sure to subscribe to the channel, give this video a like, and visit my website below. If you have any further questions, leave them down below in the comments section, and I’ll try my best to get back to you with a response. Thank you for watching today’s video blog, and let’s #turnautismaround together! Interested in learning more about teaching kids with autism, autism parenting techniques, or how to overcome autism? Visit Us: https://bit.ly/3bnAsG7. Contact Us: [email protected] You can also connect with us on:. Facebook: https://MaryBarbera.com/facebook. Twitter: https://MaryBarbera.com/twitter. Dr. Mary Barbera “fell” into the autism world in 1999 when her first-born son, Lucas, was diagnosed with autism one day before his third birthday. Over the past 2 decades, Mary has gone from knowing almost nothing about autism to becoming a Board-Certified Behavior Analyst, writing a best-selling book, The Verbal Behavior Approach (which is now translated in over 10 languages), and earning a PhD with a thorough understanding of some of the best autism ABA strategies. In 2015, Mary started her first autism online course which has already been purchased from parents and professionals from over 45 countries and now sells 3 online courses. With over 2 decades in the autism world, both as a parent and professional, Mary is in a unique position to help YOU, especially if you live or work with a child with autism who also has language delays or disorders. Her mission is to turn things around for 2 million children with autism (or signs of autism) by 2020 through online training and advocacy!
6 Tips to Reduce Your Child’s Behavior Problems Ensure Your Child Understands Why Her Behavior Is a Problem. While it may seem your child should “know better,” talking Explain Why Behavior Is a Problem and What Will Be Done About It. Clearly state the problems caused by your child’s Model. 10 Simple Ways to Improve Children’s Behavior (Home and School) 1. Verbally acknowledge children’s efforts.
Tell your child/student (s) specifically what he/she did that you are proud 2. Use positive body language to show approval for positive behavior. Positive body language can include a smil. Dr. Mudd recommends these strategies for helping your child tame his or her aggression: Stay calm. “When a child is expressing a lot of emotion, and the parents meet that with more emotion, it can increase Don’t give in to tantrums or aggressive behavior. For example, if your child is having a.
Before I talk about ways to help with child behavior problems, I want to share a story with you Little Suzy recently started Kindergarten. Within the first several days of school, the teacher noticed that Suzy was quite defiant when asked to follow instructions in the classroom. There are many things you can do to teach your child impulse control skills. 6 One simple way to reduce impulsive behavior is by praising your child each time they think before they act or speak. Say, “Great job using your words when you felt angry today,” or “That was a good choice to walk away when you were mad.”.
When you react or respond to your child’s bad behavior, you are encouraging her. Stay positive. When you consider your child as a problem, you cannot find effective ways to deal with his behavior.
Focus on rectifying the behavior. Be consistent in your reaction or responses to your child’s behavior. More importantly, be consistent in the consequences to drive the point home.
Studies show that kids are more likely to improve when their parents adjust their own expectations, get support, and reduce their own stress levels. For more information, see my article about parenting kids with aggressive behavior problems, and these tips for relieving stress. 7. Create conditions that foster positive sibling relationships.
How to stop it: Make your child aware of her behavior. Tell her, for example, “When you roll your eyes like that, it seems as if you don’t like what I’m saying.” The idea isn’t to make your child. Sometimes, health problems such as poor sleep, trouble breathing, poor vision, difficulty hearing, or learning problems can cause behavioral or emotional symptoms, or make them worse. Your child’s healthcare provider may want to find out if your child has any health problems before referring your child for therapy. When you think your child’s behavior might be a problem, you have 3 choices: Decide that the behavior is not a problem because it’s appropriate to the child’s age and stage of development.
Attempt to stop the behavior, either by ignoring it or by punishing it. Introduce a new behavior that you.
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The eight tips below can help protect your kids from stereotype threat.
Guideline 3: Praise your child for actively coping and using the new skills they are learning Positively reinforcing a behavior increases the likelihood of that behavior being repeated.
In Part Three, you’ll learn several highly effective ways to boost your child’s good (“green-light”) behaviors, curb annoying (“yellow-light”) behaviors, and immediately stop unacceptable (“red-light”) behaviors.
Part 3 presents information on teaching responsible behavior to children directly, the use of positive practice, the importance of practicing behaviors before they are needed, and teaching self-discipline.
from Resources in Education by National Institute of Education (U.S.), Educational Resources Information Center (U.S.), National Library of Education (U.S.) Department of Health, Education, and Welfare, National Institute of Education, 2000
Child: 50 Ways to Improve Your Child’s Behavior and Attention Span Without Drugs, Labels, or Coercion.
The most obvious of these would be discipline routines that parents create to dissuade children from ‘acting out’, throwing temper tantrums, and to help them learn the basic rules of the household.
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Hi mary. My brother just turned 5 and he has extreme hyperness problems. He pulls our hair,pinches us and kicks us, hard. He hurts us on a daily basis and also has speech delay and chooses to ignore us when we try to tell him that what he does is wrong. He listens to my parents for just 10 sec before he returns and starts torturing us again. He hasnt been diagnozed with autism but he is said to be really hyper. Any advice on how to reduce (or stop) this behaviour?
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These tips are very helpful! What do you think about playing soothing music or sounds while putting children to bed? I taught preschool and found that this could be very helpful in helping 20 3-4 year olds get some rest in the middle of the day.
My son will be 4 in November. He’s been in feeding therapy, speech therapy, and occupational therapy since he was 20 months old. He frequently gets jagged on the “easy foods list” you mentioned. If we provide him with the easy foods frequently, how do we prevent getting stuck on certain food items? For example, hot dogs are an item on his easy food list, but if we give them to him, even occasionally, he gets stuck on them and will eat nothing but them for anywhere as long as a week to months. His longest food jag has been on chocolate chip granola bars. He would eat nothing but them for every bit of food and he did this for roughly 3 months. We went through over 90 granola bars per week and a half. If we refused to give him granola bars, he would starve himself. The longest he’s gone without food is 63 hours.
Thanks for your help My child is 2years and 8 months he had speech delay and he still waiting for diagnosis He was eating most of our food before even if it was very difficult but 3 month ago he had fever and respiratory infection and after that he refuse all food he was eating before He just want milk and choclate even if he is hungry he dosen t open his mouth to eat.it is imposible to eat even little amount of vegetables or meat witch he was eating before
Have you found that this truly worked for children who were diagnosed with O.D.D.? Their brains are not “wired” the same as kids without this disorder so “praise” and “punishment” really doesn’t and cannot work for these children. A child without this would respond in a favorable way and the outcome would be as hoped for. I am curious to know how many children your strategies were tried on (and how many actually had success in following through).
What can I do? My son is three and now he speaks but he wants to tell everything before he sleeps, it may take hours. What is better to do stop him or not, if not he will talk for hours.We also read book before, he says about other things different.
My son has been hitting himself since he was 3 years old… He is now 26 and still doing it. I’ve begged through out his school life for him to have a behavioralist. Each time… His behavior isn’t bad. Each time it’s been noted regarding his hitting. Now, it’s really back fired on us. He hits himself in every mood… Good, bad, things he enjoys, things he don’t enjoy… Basically like stemming. My son is basically non verbal. He even started having seizures just 2 years ago. I’m just pissed that I feel he should have had help years ago when the behavior started. I’m pretty sure, 23 years later… That’s going to be hard to stop now.
Mam, my son is three, and his having lot of problem behaviour like hitting me or slapping me since the time the schools have closed and his therapy has stopped. What do I do?
Thank you helpful! My daughter is 7 she’s starting to hit at me, usually when she can’t have her way. It’s scary, but I let her know she can’t do that and I hug her and says “ Mommie loves you ok.
I have a six year old son who wants me to lie down with him in bed. He goes to sleep quickly but as soon as i get out of his bed he wakes up.he then comes to my bed n sleeps there. If i take him back to his bed he again wants me to lie down with him……… Pls help
Hello i have a 5 year old and he has trouble going to sleep also. He wants to constantly run or walk back and forth. He wants to also play alot at night time. He refuses to stay in bed and comes into our room. It has been difficult because we also have a 3 month old. Help any advice would be appreciated.thanks for reading and responding.
My teenagers hits me and shut down won’t talk when I tell him what to do. Like cleaning,answering to me or even take a shower.. I don’t like that he hit me he’s 14 and taller than me.
My brothers 8 and he Hits me kicks me and my 13 yr old sister I’m only 11 and he’s always kicking our mom and us also we are tell him stop It hurts nothing works ��
im suffering every night with the last step which is gettin him back to bed but it seem meanings lost becouse im tired with it one month with that is realy crazy what can i do more?is there any solutions!!.
I have autism and I find a lot of comfort in a weighted blanket. You can get them in lots of sizes and weights. It’s very soothing! If there is trouble with physical contact, but they are having issues, the weighted blanket can be used similar to a hug; releasing endorphins, without the person to person contact.
Hi Dr. Barbera. I have a 16-year old non verbal severely autistic boy. He was tolerable 6 months ago. Suddenly last September he started hitting himself so hard on his forehead, hips & ankles. Hope to have private convo w/ you.
Tank you for your videos. I’m Norwegian, which means I’m extremely direct, but I’m trying to give constructive feedback:-p
1. You talk way to much!:-P There’s nothing remotely related to the issue of hitting before the 2 minute mark. Nothing.
2. Again, you talk to much!:-p actually, for me at least, the whole video was just a waste of time. I learnt nothing, and we got the diagnosis 2 days ago. The only thing that might be interesting was the 3 seconds it took to say “download my free 3 step guide”.
Obviously you’re very knowledgeable, and I thank you for sharing your knowledge by all means, but I hope you’ll talk less and get more to the point in your videos 😉
My son is 2 and my daughter is 5. My son hits my daughter. What can I tell my daughter to do when he comes after her? He’s not speaking or able to understand any consequences so I don’t bother with that. I usually redirect but I want my daughter to learn to stand her ground while remaining peaceful and non violent instead of running to me or crying and accepting the abuse. She usually cries and keeps getting hit and rarely comes to me. So what can I teach her?
Hi my grandson is almost 4. And he use to play with toys. But don’t anymore. All he does is open close doors. And if you have baby locks on them he. Will ho and slap anything that makes a noise. Like fridge, stove,dishwasher, wall heaters. The whole time he is inside. She takes him out in a stroller. Because he runs away. And she has a 2 year old. And a other on the way. The two year is fine. No autism. But he starts to act like his older brother. And hits things Is there away to stop the older one with autism. From hitting things non stop. He does it non stop the whole time he is awake. His mom goes over and says no. But he keeps doing it Need help to stop this before school thanks
I’m 16 and i still lay in bed with two 5 feet soft toys haha i got diagnosed with autism a months ago and now i know the reason why i do all these things
My niece is 5 years old, severly autistic, non verbal, and only hits when she doesn’t get her way. Surely we all shouldn’t just give into this bad behavior? We are all just at a loss.
Or when he having a tantrum he lied down and starts rolling his head and dosent see what he is doing I’m scared he will hurt himself on a car or toys which are on a floor
Hi Mary, thanks for uploading videos it really helps us to teach our child.
My son is 2 years 9 months old and having ASD, he show tantrums while walking on streets and always asks to carry him after 2 min walk. Could you please guide us on this.
Also he is having special interests in playing with plant leaves, onions and straw’s or similar objects.
I work as a substitute teacher. One time I was called in and asked if I could be an instructional assitant for the day and I would still get paid as a substitute teacher (which obviously pays more). I was assigned specially to one student who kicked me twice and threw a toy at me. I was surprised that none of the adults (who actually had known him for months) said anything. They didn’t say anything at all. They didn’t even say no. I was about to ask them, “Is it illegal for you guys to say no?” I never went back to that school because I highly doubt it’s illegal to say no.
What about adults with autism? I work with a guy who is 31 and autistic and when he doesn’t get what he wants, when he wants he throws a hissy fit. I feel like his parents spoiled him and never taught him violence is not a way of self meditation.
Now i m in belgium from 2016.And i have one more question or you can say complain that i was knew that my son have some problem from his age 1n half i consult with dr.but dr says its normal till he had an crises in front of nurse than they decide to take advice from nurologist or psychiatrist they advice me to give him risperdal and melatonine for slipping and calming but now its not helping just my family is suffering and as a mother i m loosing my all relation.thats all i hope u understand wat i want to say.
Doctor,my child can mostly tolerate hard and or crispy foods such as crackers,and chips..she only eats at times chicken for protein.her vitamins come from baby cereals and 1brand of baby food.most of the time she drinks milk..she would cry or be upset by just looking at foods..she wouldn’t even try to taste them.she was initially diagnosed with ASD.
My cousin hits everyone but what’s dangerous is he likes to hit people with things (controllers and toys). And he does it out of the blue and smiles about when he gets you. He also saw a clip from a show where a man hit his wife and he said “ I like him”. His mother does nothing about it and if he hits me they won’t tell him off,so when I do tell him they take his side. He’s only 6 but if they keep not addressing it I’m afraid when he becomes older he will be very violent.What should I tell him when he does hit me or others?
Have you ever realized why almost all Whites love and consume a gigantic amount of sugar(especially processed) on a daily basis? Sugar is like a drug and the Caucasoid race as a whole, love sweets because it gives them a similar effect of drug use. They are drug addicts as majority of them have always been, historically speaking, doing illegal drugs.
i have autism brother that love game so much…. they always turn on the audio to loud…..my brother angry if they dont get any game..but if they got game… they really happy… im feel bad so much…. about 5-4 years experiencing this thing with my family…especially my mother… always care much to my brother and my mom dont have time to make their work………. only god can make this peacefull even we have go to find doctor and make operation…but still same…… i have bad life and half beautiful life… i wish i have a normal life like u all… ��
My 6 year old nephew needs help. He’s autistic and has violent behavior. He hits with a closed fist, he bites, he bangs on the wall, table, destroyed furniture, he screams and yells, and he even touches your breast or legs when it’s a female. When I visited he bit me so hard, and I couldn’t take it anymore I just left. I feel so sorry for my sister because there’s no relief. He’s like this daily. Anything you suggest? He’s seeing a psychiatrist, going to aba, but nothing works.
My child is 4 and iv been trying to explain pain to him and he has no concept of it to others, like for ex. He hits me and i tell him it hurts or try to show him he just screams at me.
Basically there was no helpful information.. only talked about assessing behavior.. my grandson started head butting us really hard or biting.. I was hoping to find some answers but all I got was subscribing to your Chanel.. He has been in ABA and schools for the past 4 and a half years (he is 7). Now with Covid and being home without his structured day is probably causing this behavior.. I was looking for some pointers on how to make sure this behavior doesn’t become something he will get used to doing.. He is pretty strong and I am afraid that trying to stop him by blocking him might hurt him and I definitely do not want to spank. him.. he will have no idea why he is being hurt.. He is pre verbal but he is very interactive and understands direction very well at all other times.
My friend uses a gray sound machine when she puts him to bed. We put a gate up at his door to keep him in his room. He is 4 years old and tends to wander after everyone else is sleeping. We do the brush your teeth and pj routine. The sound machine is a lifesaver!
Hello,, I want to ask you that is there any cure? Or therapy for child autism with development disability. He mostly hitting his elder brother and father and anoying too much screaming crying.
My 5yrs autistic nephew mostly hits himself because of unable to say, he mostly like to do things which he wants and to avoid others say he start hitting himself. How this can be controlled?
Although i appreciate the advise and how calm you are and all of your experience as a mom, a nurse, a BCBA and a PhD, but all of your videos are very redundant. I’ve been forwarding your videos to my sons kindergarten teacher who is a special ed teacher my son has weekly and even daily meltdowns but it would be helpful to have more solution based strategies. When you say “make a plan” after Assesment of frequency and severity we need to know more about the plan. Please make videos with “20 things you can do to help your child have a successful day in school or his special day class so you can go to work without getting called everyday to pick him up “
My heart breaks for all going through this. It seems like the options are patience of a saint or giving them what they want. My nephew is like this and his mother’s answer is HOURS AND HOURS of multiple devices at once. Watching him use them all is like watching a person take speed. It hyper stimulates him and he literally bounces off the wall. Take it away and tantrum/meltdown ensues. I think the technology is very dangerous and alters the chemistry in the brain
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Hi Mary what’s a difference from what you are And a behavior specialist And how would I ask for one. My son would come to me and do something to me if his father sets rules like he came down to the basement AMD throw my clean clothes all over the floor….
Thanks for help, Ma son is 2 years and 7 months with signes of autism and still drink milk with a sipp cup while hi is sleeping, how can chnge that, because he cry so mach and i know that hi want to drink even hi is not hungry
Hi Mary, my son is 5 yrs old now, he always banging his forehead and hitting his chin and chest when he is irritated especially at night time, he hate to go to bed. I am so frustrated and don’t know what to do to stop him. I am so afraid if he might have brain damage later on if he keep doing it. Please advice me!
You’re too complicated for the average parent. Assess, assess, & more assess after I have watched more than one of your videos. I would say this is great advice for the doctor or therapist who doesn’t live or interact with the child daily. But the parents have assessed till they are blue in the face.. sometimes the kid is just very reactive or overload sensitivity, or don’t look at me smack! So you are not giving any answers just to assess most of the time in both videos I have watchedokay we will sit back and assess and keep them in the pool if it doesn’t happen there
My son’s Dr recommended Melatonin to help with sleep. I have tried everything listed in your video and he still winds up in my bed. I was concerned about adding more meds to the ones he is already on.
Have you ever heard about the Son-Rise program? I stumbled across it one day when I was having a nervous breakdown after a very trying day. I was feverishly searching YouTube for a video that was going to magically make all my troubles go away after I was done watching it. It sounds to good to be true. If you are familiar with it, I was hoping to hear your thoughts and opinions on the program and if I shouldn’t waste my time looking into it and move on and find something else.
I remember back when I was in first grade years ago I remember there was this girl and one day in class she did something I don’t remember what it was now but i remember the teacher untied her shoes and took her shoes away I remember this girl she was fighting trying to keep her shoes on and screaming and crying to as she was getting her shoes untied and taken off
Hello! I just subscribed. So glad to find your channel! My son is 12. Randomly he will just charge at his sister and hit or try and hit her. It’s more of a slap. At first it was when she showed emotion. Now it’s when she shows any emotion or sometimes not doing or saying anything at all. We are trying to show all of the attention to her after he does it. Not sure how to react towards him. A time out results in him screaming and falling to the ground. He says he’s sorry immediately after hitting and wants a hug. We are now saying we only give hugs for nice hands. Do you have any advice? ❤️ This behavior has escalated since the virus and he will now be going back to his ABA program during the summer on Monday.
I work as a behavior therapist. I had a first time eve incident today. My kiddo (16) was happy, responding and droning discrete trials. we were high fiving and she was smiling for her good work. On her last high five, in the blink of an eye, she grabbed my heads by the pony tail, pulled my head down to the floor, and fist hammered the back of my hand. She wouldn’t stop. It turned into a tantrum.
I’m so confused because there was no antecedent, we were finishing discrete trials sessions and I was literally reinforcing her for her last question. We were done! And going to take a break, eat fruit. Etc.
I can’t understand the function, I didn’t place a demand on her. She wasn’t angry.
I also have never been hit that hard and that unguarded by a kiddo before.
Can they grow out of it he gets frustrated when he is on I pad and can’t get to watch it a tantrum he lies down screaming falling knocking over his head crying and when I try to calm him gets worse
Hi Mary! My 14 year old younger brother has autism and has recently gotten into the habit of hitting me every time he sees me. It’s come to the point where I can no longer be in any rooms with him. Any advice?
I am so depressed seeing my Beautiful Baby Girl hitting herself. It breaks my heart and hurts me to my soul. Nothing in life has ever hurt me as much as seeing my Angel do this to herself. I’ve tried so hard to stop it. From showing her the love I have for her, to being very stern with her. I feel so depressed and emotionally drained how this could be happening to the little person that means more to me than anything in this world. I can’t talk to my wife about it cause then I see her get so down cause she always tells me I’m “her Rock”. My parents are gone, wish my mom was here so I could talk to her, she would always be there for me no matter what and never would tell anyone what I confided in her. Nothing hurts more than watching your child suffer.
This is more run of the mill unicorns and sunshine up your ass click bait, no answers here that haven’t been parroted by the general scripted common answers, thanks anyhow.
Thank you, Tip #1 works, he likes toys that sooth him so he gets to pick a toy, Tip #3 works a set bed time which is 8:30 pm even when there is activity, he would say bed time because it’s his routine, which works, cause routine is the key for autism. Thank You
My friends son is 23, non-verbal, and he bites, punches and kicks her on a daily basis. He’s a big man and she’s a small woman. She has brain damage from the some of the hits she has taken. The refrigerator’s go quickly as he bashes his head into them and leaves dents. she’s padded all of the walls in the house and everything that she can, but he’ll wake up in the middle of the night and start doing it before she runs out to stop him and takes it instead of the refrigerator or walls. Or sometimes she’ll be sleeping and he will come in and just start attacking her. It just absolutely breaks my heart, for both him and for her. I don’t know how to help her, I don’t know what to do. I can’t even go around him because he will beat the crap out of me, he’s dangerous to himself and others. She will never put him in a home, I just fear for her so badly. She always has black eyes, her nose consistently bleeds from her brain damage. Her husband is an over-the-road truck driver so he is not home often. they pulled him out of school when he was sixteen because he was in a coma for five days after the teachers let him bash his head for 2 and 1/2 hours on the wall before calling them. No one will ever stick with him, like an aide or hired help. With him being dangerous I get it. But other than putting him into a care home, which will not ever happen, is there anything else she can do? It’s just her and him all day now. I guess I’m just looking for anything, anyway to help her. Bless everyone, I’ll keep y’all in my prayers, the fight you fight doesn’t go unnoticed.����
Yea I’ve already tried all of those. It’s been over a month he wakes up every night between 2 and 3 and the only way he goes back to sleep is in the living room with me or in bed with me.
I like most of what you’re saying but this insistence on “professionals” is plainly wrong. Many of these people have lost any insight they may once have had. It was systematically removed by our broken education system. Which is basically about political correctness and indoctrination. The current crop of “professionals ” in almost any field is far less capable than their predecessors or even many persons outside their field. You however seem to have some valuable real world experience and some distance from academia. Please at least acknowledge that while professional advice can be helpful, it should always be regarded carefully and skeptically.
I know,what I am asking is not related to the video, but I can’t find this answer anywhere. Kids with autism,prefer to buble and watch them selves in the mirror? I have an 3 old boy, sometimes he is perfectly normal and sometimes I do notice some autistic behavior. Thank you, for your blogs and vlogs, I watch them with huge interest.
My son was never like this until recently (he’s 4). He started hitting and running out of the classroom when he started pre-k (we don’t have an ASD diagnosis yet, but he has an IEP for speech). I am not sure that he is actually trying to be aggressive. It seems to be playful. Still inappropriate though obviously!
My son is 5 years old. He is a level 2. I have watched him carefully and I still can’t understand why he is doing this. I often babysit. I have 2-3 toddlers here. My son will be playing nicely and out of nowhere he just pushes one of the kids or throws a book at them. There isn’t any reason that I can see. And he only pushes 1 child specifically. He doesn’t pick on the others at all. I’m exhausted. He is the kindest, sweetest boy when it’s just us two. Can you please help me? Ive watched so many of your free workshops (thank you so much for taking the time to make them btw) but I’m having a bit of trouble finding the answer I need. Thank you so much.
My son is three, he eats only things given by spoon, nothing on his own he is autistic, he swallows rice, doesn’t chew doesn’t bite things, hates chips, chocolates and icecream, it is difficult to go anywhere with him as I have to prepare food for him and. Carry it
My son is7he was diagnosed at 4 with autism adhd he is fine during the day but at night when we give him medicine to help him sleep about20 minates after medicine he becomes violent hitting kicking screaming jumping on the bed he’s no verbal and he see a psychiatrist once a week how do we stop this behavior
DR Marry thanks for your tips i am a nursery nurse and has and autistic toddler to deal with at the nursery your videos has been extremly helpfull thanks a lot.
Mary, my daughter is 4yrs old and refuses ALL veggies, so I started cheating I mix frozen fruits and fresh veggies with 100% juice or yogurt and freezing it into yogurt pops or popsicles. It’s the only way I have been able to get her to eat veggies and I have tried everything! We have also learned foods like green beans, bananas, breakfast oat meal in a bowl and more make her throw up (no gaging, no warning, it just comes back up in a matter of seconds) but mashed potatoes with corn mixed, Asian rice, and spaghetti O’s dont! I don’t really see a texture difference except on the bananas cause they are slimy when cut and she doesn’t like anything to look like a large portions so we have to cut it. Any ideas?
Any tips on transitioning a child to water? My brother is 10 and on the autism spectrum, has an extremely specific (and pretty unhealthy) diet and does NOT drink water. Ever. He wont even try it. He doesnt have issues drinking or eating physically. He just doesnt want to.
My sister just turned 20 she’s non-verbal, has some sensory issues, is taller than me and my mother, and pretty strong. My mom and I take care of her, but she seems to be hitting and showing aggressive behavior more frequently, It’s become almost an everyday thing now. She usually hits with an open hand but sometimes the reason why she hits is so minimal. Recently it’s evolved into kicking or head butting. Even if I’m near her and I’ll just be lying on the couch, she’ll hit me because we haven’t unlocked the door to go outside yet. She’ll hit my mom if she doesn’t want to wash her dirty feet in the tub or if my mom brushes my sisters teeth and she didn’t want to, she once tried to hit me when I was slow to unlock the door to the house when we got home from errands. Our psychiatrist recommended anti-psychotic medicine, but it has a long list of negative side effects. It’s becoming really hard to handle; my mom is getting older and I’m going to be off to college soon and we both don’t know what to do. My mom read something that said not to react when these things happen and we try, but it is emotionally draining us.
child is 7 years old and sometimes doesn’t listen to anything when he doesn’t get what he wants or as simple as if I say he wouldn’t get a star if he doesn’t finish the work. he usually cries and leaves the place to show he is angry and sometimes hits siblings and parents or even teachers. please suggest how to handle?
Thank you for your videos, my son is little over 2, he is still refusing to eat solid or pureed food, he is on pediasure, i tried everything possible, but no luck. Im just worried the older he is getting. Ive seen professional help but again no luck. Im not sure what to do, im concerned if he is hydrated enough since he also is not drinking water. Any advice?
I just started your workshop for Turning Autism Around for Toddlers on January 22, 2019 because we babysit our great-grandson who is 33 months old and has autism. I am really enjoying learning more about autism so I can help him learn to talk and recover.
I have autism and I am 16 and I have really bad anger issues and I don’t know how to control that I don’t want to see a therapist or whatever
Hi mary. My brother just turned 5 and he has extreme hyperness problems. He pulls our hair,pinches us and kicks us, hard. He hurts us on a daily basis and also has speech delay and chooses to ignore us when we try to tell him that what he does is wrong. He listens to my parents for just 10 sec before he returns and starts torturing us again. He hasnt been diagnozed with autism but he is said to be really hyper. Any advice on how to reduce (or stop) this behaviour?
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These tips are very helpful! What do you think about playing soothing music or sounds while putting children to bed? I taught preschool and found that this could be very helpful in helping 20 3-4 year olds get some rest in the middle of the day.
My son will be 4 in November. He’s been in feeding therapy, speech therapy, and occupational therapy since he was 20 months old. He frequently gets jagged on the “easy foods list” you mentioned. If we provide him with the easy foods frequently, how do we prevent getting stuck on certain food items? For example, hot dogs are an item on his easy food list, but if we give them to him, even occasionally, he gets stuck on them and will eat nothing but them for anywhere as long as a week to months. His longest food jag has been on chocolate chip granola bars. He would eat nothing but them for every bit of food and he did this for roughly 3 months. We went through over 90 granola bars per week and a half. If we refused to give him granola bars, he would starve himself. The longest he’s gone without food is 63 hours.
Thanks for your help
My child is 2years and 8 months he had speech delay and he still waiting for diagnosis
He was eating most of our food before even if it was very difficult but 3 month ago he had fever and respiratory infection and after that he refuse all food he was eating before
He just want milk and choclate even if he is hungry he dosen t open his mouth to eat.it is imposible to eat even little amount of vegetables or meat witch he was eating before
Hi! Do you have books about all these! I learn easier.. I have 2 ASD children and I am also(didn’t know it before just recently learned and I am 40).
Have you found that this truly worked for children who were diagnosed with O.D.D.? Their brains are not “wired” the same as kids without this disorder so “praise” and “punishment” really doesn’t and cannot work for these children. A child without this would respond in a favorable way and the outcome would be as hoped for. I am curious to know how many children your strategies were tried on (and how many actually had success in following through).
What can I do? My son is three and now he speaks but he wants to tell everything before he sleeps, it may take hours. What is better to do stop him or not, if not he will talk for hours.We also read book before, he says about other things different.
My son has been hitting himself since he was 3 years old… He is now 26 and still doing it. I’ve begged through out his school life for him to have a behavioralist. Each time… His behavior isn’t bad. Each time it’s been noted regarding his hitting. Now, it’s really back fired on us. He hits himself in every mood… Good, bad, things he enjoys, things he don’t enjoy… Basically like stemming. My son is basically non verbal. He even started having seizures just 2 years ago. I’m just pissed that I feel he should have had help years ago when the behavior started. I’m pretty sure, 23 years later… That’s going to be hard to stop now.
Mam, my son is three, and his having lot of problem behaviour like hitting me or slapping me since the time the schools have closed and his therapy has stopped. What do I do?
Thank you helpful! My daughter is 7 she’s starting to hit at me, usually when she can’t have her way. It’s scary, but I let her know she can’t do that and I hug her and says “ Mommie loves you ok.
I have a six year old son who wants me to lie down with him in bed. He goes to sleep quickly but as soon as i get out of his bed he wakes up.he then comes to my bed n sleeps there. If i take him back to his bed he again wants me to lie down with him………
Pls help
Hello i have a 5 year old and he has trouble going to sleep also. He wants to constantly run or walk back and forth. He wants to also play alot at night time. He refuses to stay in bed and comes into our room. It has been difficult because we also have a 3 month old. Help any advice would be appreciated.thanks for reading and responding.
My teenagers hits me and shut down won’t talk when I tell him what to do. Like cleaning,answering to me or even take a shower.. I don’t like that he hit me he’s 14 and taller than me.
My brothers 8 and he Hits me kicks me and my 13 yr old sister I’m only 11 and he’s always kicking our mom and us also we are tell him stop It hurts nothing works ��
im suffering every night with the last step which is gettin him back to bed but it seem meanings lost becouse im tired with it one month with that is realy crazy what can i do more?is there any solutions!!.
I have autism and I find a lot of comfort in a weighted blanket. You can get them in lots of sizes and weights. It’s very soothing! If there is trouble with physical contact, but they are having issues, the weighted blanket can be used similar to a hug; releasing endorphins, without the person to person contact.
Hi Dr. Barbera. I have a 16-year old non verbal severely autistic boy. He was tolerable 6 months ago. Suddenly last September he started hitting himself so hard on his forehead, hips & ankles. Hope to have private convo w/ you.
Tank you for your videos. I’m Norwegian, which means I’m extremely direct, but I’m trying to give constructive feedback:-p
1. You talk way to much!:-P There’s nothing remotely related to the issue of hitting before the 2 minute mark. Nothing.
2. Again, you talk to much!:-p actually, for me at least, the whole video was just a waste of time. I learnt nothing, and we got the diagnosis 2 days ago. The only thing that might be interesting was the 3 seconds it took to say “download my free 3 step guide”.
Obviously you’re very knowledgeable, and I thank you for sharing your knowledge by all means, but I hope you’ll talk less and get more to the point in your videos 😉
Best of luck, I’m off to download the guide 😉
My son is 2 and my daughter is 5. My son hits my daughter. What can I tell my daughter to do when he comes after her? He’s not speaking or able to understand any consequences so I don’t bother with that. I usually redirect but I want my daughter to learn to stand her ground while remaining peaceful and non violent instead of running to me or crying and accepting the abuse. She usually cries and keeps getting hit and rarely comes to me. So what can I teach her?
Hi my grandson is almost 4. And he use to play with toys. But don’t anymore. All he does is open close doors. And if you have baby locks on them he. Will ho and slap anything that makes a noise. Like fridge, stove,dishwasher, wall heaters. The whole time he is inside. She takes him out in a stroller. Because he runs away. And she has a 2 year old. And a other on the way. The two year is fine. No autism. But he starts to act like his older brother. And hits things
Is there away to stop the older one with autism. From hitting things non stop. He does it non stop the whole time he is awake. His mom goes over and says no. But he keeps doing it
Need help to stop this before school thanks
I’m 16 and i still lay in bed with two 5 feet soft toys haha i got diagnosed with autism a months ago and now i know the reason why i do all these things
My niece is 5 years old, severly autistic, non verbal, and only hits when she doesn’t get her way. Surely we all shouldn’t just give into this bad behavior? We are all just at a loss.
Or when he having a tantrum he lied down and starts rolling his head and dosent see what he is doing I’m scared he will hurt himself on a car or toys which are on a floor
Hi Mary, thanks for uploading videos it really helps us to teach our child.
My son is 2 years 9 months old and having ASD, he show tantrums while walking on streets and always asks to carry him after 2 min walk. Could you please guide us on this.
Also he is having special interests in playing with plant leaves, onions and straw’s or similar objects.
If possible create videos for these issues.
I work as a substitute teacher. One time I was called in and asked if I could be an instructional assitant for the day and I would still get paid as a substitute teacher (which obviously pays more). I was assigned specially to one student who kicked me twice and threw a toy at me. I was surprised that none of the adults (who actually had known him for months) said anything. They didn’t say anything at all. They didn’t even say no. I was about to ask them, “Is it illegal for you guys to say no?” I never went back to that school because I highly doubt it’s illegal to say no.
What about adults with autism? I work with a guy who is 31 and autistic and when he doesn’t get what he wants, when he wants he throws a hissy fit. I feel like his parents spoiled him and never taught him violence is not a way of self meditation.
Now i m in belgium from 2016.And i have one more question or you can say complain that i was knew that my son have some problem from his age 1n half i consult with dr.but dr says its normal till he had an crises in front of nurse than they decide to take advice from nurologist or psychiatrist they advice me to give him risperdal and melatonine for slipping and calming but now its not helping just my family is suffering and as a mother i m loosing my all relation.thats all i hope u understand wat i want to say.
Doctor,my child can mostly tolerate hard and or crispy foods such as crackers,and chips..she only eats at times chicken for protein.her vitamins come from baby cereals and 1brand of baby food.most of the time she drinks milk..she would cry or be upset by just looking at foods..she wouldn’t even try to taste them.she was initially diagnosed with ASD.
My cousin hits everyone but what’s dangerous is he likes to hit people with things (controllers and toys). And he does it out of the blue and smiles about when he gets you. He also saw a clip from a show where a man hit his wife and he said “ I like him”. His mother does nothing about it and if he hits me they won’t tell him off,so when I do tell him they take his side. He’s only 6 but if they keep not addressing it I’m afraid when he becomes older he will be very violent.What should I tell him when he does hit me or others?
Have you ever realized why almost all Whites love and consume a gigantic amount of sugar(especially processed) on a daily basis? Sugar is like a drug and the Caucasoid race as a whole, love sweets because it gives them a similar effect of drug use. They are drug addicts as majority of them have always been, historically speaking, doing illegal drugs.
i have autism brother that love game so much…. they always turn on the audio to loud…..my brother angry if they dont get any game..but if they got game… they really happy… im feel bad so much…. about 5-4 years experiencing this thing with my family…especially my mother… always care much to my brother and my mom dont have time to make their work………. only god can make this peacefull even we have go to find doctor and make operation…but still same…… i have bad life and half beautiful life… i wish i have a normal life like u all… ��
My 6 year old nephew needs help. He’s autistic and has violent behavior. He hits with a closed fist, he bites, he bangs on the wall, table, destroyed furniture, he screams and yells, and he even touches your breast or legs when it’s a female. When I visited he bit me so hard, and I couldn’t take it anymore I just left. I feel so sorry for my sister because there’s no relief. He’s like this daily. Anything you suggest? He’s seeing a psychiatrist, going to aba, but nothing works.
My child is 4 and iv been trying to explain pain to him and he has no concept of it to others, like for ex. He hits me and i tell him it hurts or try to show him he just screams at me.
Basically there was no helpful information.. only talked about assessing behavior.. my grandson started head butting us really hard or biting.. I was hoping to find some answers but all I got was subscribing to your Chanel.. He has been in ABA and schools for the past 4 and a half years (he is 7). Now with Covid and being home without his structured day is probably causing this behavior.. I was looking for some pointers on how to make sure this behavior doesn’t become something he will get used to doing.. He is pretty strong and I am afraid that trying to stop him by blocking him might hurt him and I definitely do not want to spank. him.. he will have no idea why he is being hurt.. He is pre verbal but he is very interactive and understands direction very well at all other times.
My friend uses a gray sound machine when she puts him to bed. We put a gate up at his door to keep him in his room. He is 4 years old and tends to wander after everyone else is sleeping. We do the brush your teeth and pj routine. The sound machine is a lifesaver!
Hello,, I want to ask you that is there any cure? Or therapy for child autism with development disability. He mostly hitting his elder brother and father and anoying too much screaming crying.
My 5yrs autistic nephew mostly hits himself because of unable to say, he mostly like to do things which he wants and to avoid others say he start hitting himself. How this can be controlled?
Although i appreciate the advise and how calm you are and all of your experience as a mom, a nurse, a BCBA and a PhD, but all of your videos are very redundant. I’ve been forwarding your videos to my sons kindergarten teacher who is a special ed teacher my son has weekly and even daily meltdowns but it would be helpful to have more solution based strategies. When you say “make a plan” after Assesment of frequency and severity we need to know more about the plan. Please make videos with “20 things you can do to help your child have a successful day in school or his special day class so you can go to work without getting called everyday to pick him up “
My heart breaks for all going through this. It seems like the options are patience of a saint or giving them what they want. My nephew is like this and his mother’s answer is HOURS AND HOURS of multiple devices at once. Watching him use them all is like watching a person take speed. It hyper stimulates him and he literally bounces off the wall. Take it away and tantrum/meltdown ensues. I think the technology is very dangerous and alters the chemistry in the brain
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Hi Mary what’s a difference from what you are And a behavior specialist And how would I ask for one. My son would come to me and do something to me if his father sets rules like he came down to the basement AMD throw my clean clothes all over the floor….
Thanks for help,
Ma son is 2 years and 7 months with signes of autism and still drink milk with a sipp cup while hi is sleeping, how can chnge that, because he cry so mach and i know that hi want to drink even hi is not hungry
Hi Mary, my son is 5 yrs old now, he always banging his forehead and hitting his chin and chest when he is irritated especially at night time, he hate to go to bed. I am so frustrated and don’t know what to do to stop him. I am so afraid if he might have brain damage later on if he keep doing it. Please advice me!
You’re too complicated for the average parent. Assess, assess, & more assess after I have watched more than one of your videos. I would say this is great advice for the doctor or therapist who doesn’t live or interact with the child daily. But the parents have assessed till they are blue in the face.. sometimes the kid is just very reactive or overload sensitivity, or don’t look at me smack! So you are not giving any answers just to assess most of the time in both videos I have watchedokay we will sit back and assess and keep them in the pool if it doesn’t happen there
My son’s Dr recommended Melatonin to help with sleep. I have tried everything listed in your video and he still winds up in my bed. I was concerned about adding more meds to the ones he is already on.
Have you ever heard about the Son-Rise program? I stumbled across it one day when I was having a nervous breakdown after a very trying day. I was feverishly searching YouTube for a video that was going to magically make all my troubles go away after I was done watching it. It sounds to good to be true. If you are familiar with it, I was hoping to hear your thoughts and opinions on the program and if I shouldn’t waste my time looking into it and move on and find something else.
I remember back when I was in first grade years ago I remember there was this girl and one day in class she did something I don’t remember what it was now but i remember the teacher untied her shoes and took her shoes away I remember this girl she was fighting trying to keep her shoes on and screaming and crying to as she was getting her shoes untied and taken off
Hello! I just subscribed. So glad to find your channel! My son is 12. Randomly he will just charge at his sister and hit or try and hit her. It’s more of a slap. At first it was when she showed emotion. Now it’s when she shows any emotion or sometimes not doing or saying anything at all. We are trying to show all of the attention to her after he does it. Not sure how to react towards him. A time out results in him screaming and falling to the ground. He says he’s sorry immediately after hitting and wants a hug. We are now saying we only give hugs for nice hands. Do you have any advice? ❤️ This behavior has escalated since the virus and he will now be going back to his ABA program during the summer on Monday.
I work as a behavior therapist. I had a first time eve incident today. My kiddo (16) was happy, responding and droning discrete trials. we were high fiving and she was smiling for her good work. On her last high five, in the blink of an eye, she grabbed my heads by the pony tail, pulled my head down to the floor, and fist hammered the back of my hand. She wouldn’t stop. It turned into a tantrum.
I’m so confused because there was no antecedent, we were finishing discrete trials sessions and I was literally reinforcing her for her last question. We were done! And going to take a break, eat fruit. Etc.
I can’t understand the function, I didn’t place a demand on her. She wasn’t angry.
I also have never been hit that hard and that unguarded by a kiddo before.
Totally demoralized today
Can they grow out of it he gets frustrated when he is on I pad and can’t get to watch it a tantrum he lies down screaming falling knocking over his head crying and when I try to calm him gets worse
Hi Mary! My 14 year old younger brother has autism and has recently gotten into the habit of hitting me every time he sees me. It’s come to the point where I can no longer be in any rooms with him. Any advice?
I am so depressed seeing my Beautiful Baby Girl hitting herself. It breaks my heart and hurts me to my soul. Nothing in life has ever hurt me as much as seeing my Angel do this to herself. I’ve tried so hard to stop it. From showing her the love I have for her, to being very stern with her. I feel so depressed and emotionally drained how this could be happening to the little person that means more to me than anything in this world. I can’t talk to my wife about it cause then I see her get so down cause she always tells me I’m “her Rock”. My parents are gone, wish my mom was here so I could talk to her, she would always be there for me no matter what and never would tell anyone what I confided in her. Nothing hurts more than watching your child suffer.
This is more run of the mill unicorns and sunshine up your ass click bait, no answers here that haven’t been parroted by the general scripted common answers, thanks anyhow.
Thank you, Tip #1 works, he likes toys that sooth him so he gets to pick a toy, Tip #3 works a set bed time which is 8:30 pm even when there is activity, he would say bed time because it’s his routine, which works, cause routine is the key for autism. Thank You
My friends son is 23, non-verbal, and he bites, punches and kicks her on a daily basis. He’s a big man and she’s a small woman. She has brain damage from the some of the hits she has taken. The refrigerator’s go quickly as he bashes his head into them and leaves dents. she’s padded all of the walls in the house and everything that she can, but he’ll wake up in the middle of the night and start doing it before she runs out to stop him and takes it instead of the refrigerator or walls. Or sometimes she’ll be sleeping and he will come in and just start attacking her. It just absolutely breaks my heart, for both him and for her. I don’t know how to help her, I don’t know what to do. I can’t even go around him because he will beat the crap out of me, he’s dangerous to himself and others. She will never put him in a home, I just fear for her so badly. She always has black eyes, her nose consistently bleeds from her brain damage. Her husband is an over-the-road truck driver so he is not home often. they pulled him out of school when he was sixteen because he was in a coma for five days after the teachers let him bash his head for 2 and 1/2 hours on the wall before calling them. No one will ever stick with him, like an aide or hired help. With him being dangerous I get it. But other than putting him into a care home, which will not ever happen, is there anything else she can do? It’s just her and him all day now. I guess I’m just looking for anything, anyway to help her. Bless everyone, I’ll keep y’all in my prayers, the fight you fight doesn’t go unnoticed.����
Yea I’ve already tried all of those. It’s been over a month he wakes up every night between 2 and 3 and the only way he goes back to sleep is in the living room with me or in bed with me.
My daughter is 9 yrs old and is hitting on a regular basis, most of the time just to get a reaction, am I to late to start your protocol?
I like most of what you’re saying but this insistence on “professionals” is plainly wrong. Many of these people have lost any insight they may once have had. It was systematically removed by our broken education system. Which is basically about political correctness and indoctrination. The current crop of “professionals ” in almost any field is far less capable than their predecessors or even many persons outside their field. You however seem to have some valuable real world experience and some distance from academia. Please at least acknowledge that while professional advice can be helpful, it should always be regarded carefully and skeptically.
These videos are so informative I just love them. They’ve helped me so much with my son! Thank you into the spectrum!! You guys rock!
I know,what I am asking is not related to the video, but I can’t find this answer anywhere.
Kids with autism,prefer to buble and watch them selves in the mirror?
I have an 3 old boy, sometimes he is perfectly normal and sometimes I do notice some autistic behavior. Thank you, for your blogs and vlogs, I watch them with huge interest.
My son was never like this until recently (he’s 4). He started hitting and running out of the classroom when he started pre-k (we don’t have an ASD diagnosis yet, but he has an IEP for speech). I am not sure that he is actually trying to be aggressive. It seems to be playful. Still inappropriate though obviously!
My son is 5 years old. He is a level 2. I have watched him carefully and I still can’t understand why he is doing this.
I often babysit. I have 2-3 toddlers here. My son will be playing nicely and out of nowhere he just pushes one of the kids or throws a book at them. There isn’t any reason that I can see. And he only pushes 1 child specifically. He doesn’t pick on the others at all. I’m exhausted. He is the kindest, sweetest boy when it’s just us two. Can you please help me? Ive watched so many of your free workshops (thank you so much for taking the time to make them btw) but I’m having a bit of trouble finding the answer I need. Thank you so much.
My son is three, he eats only things given by spoon, nothing on his own he is autistic, he swallows rice, doesn’t chew doesn’t bite things, hates chips, chocolates and icecream, it is difficult to go anywhere with him as I have to prepare food for him and. Carry it
My son is7he was diagnosed at 4 with autism adhd he is fine during the day but at night when we give him medicine to help him sleep about20 minates after medicine he becomes violent hitting kicking screaming jumping on the bed he’s no verbal and he see a psychiatrist once a week how do we stop this behavior
DR Marry thanks for your tips i am a nursery nurse and has and autistic toddler to deal with at the nursery your videos has been extremly helpfull thanks a lot.
Mary, my daughter is 4yrs old and refuses ALL veggies, so I started cheating I mix frozen fruits and fresh veggies with 100% juice or yogurt and freezing it into yogurt pops or popsicles. It’s the only way I have been able to get her to eat veggies and I have tried everything! We have also learned foods like green beans, bananas, breakfast oat meal in a bowl and more make her throw up (no gaging, no warning, it just comes back up in a matter of seconds) but mashed potatoes with corn mixed, Asian rice, and spaghetti O’s dont! I don’t really see a texture difference except on the bananas cause they are slimy when cut and she doesn’t like anything to look like a large portions so we have to cut it. Any ideas?
Any tips on transitioning a child to water? My brother is 10 and on the autism spectrum, has an extremely specific (and pretty unhealthy) diet and does NOT drink water. Ever. He wont even try it. He doesnt have issues drinking or eating physically. He just doesnt want to.
My sister just turned 20 she’s non-verbal, has some sensory issues, is taller than me and my mother, and pretty strong. My mom and I take care of her, but she seems to be hitting and showing aggressive behavior more frequently, It’s become almost an everyday thing now. She usually hits with an open hand but sometimes the reason why she hits is so minimal. Recently it’s evolved into kicking or head butting. Even if I’m near her and I’ll just be lying on the couch, she’ll hit me because we haven’t unlocked the door to go outside yet. She’ll hit my mom if she doesn’t want to wash her dirty feet in the tub or if my mom brushes my sisters teeth and she didn’t want to, she once tried to hit me when I was slow to unlock the door to the house when we got home from errands. Our psychiatrist recommended anti-psychotic medicine, but it has a long list of negative side effects. It’s becoming really hard to handle; my mom is getting older and I’m going to be off to college soon and we both don’t know what to do. My mom read something that said not to react when these things happen and we try, but it is emotionally draining us.
child is 7 years old and sometimes doesn’t listen to anything when he doesn’t get what he wants or as simple as if I say he wouldn’t get a star if he doesn’t finish the work. he usually cries and leaves the place to show he is angry and sometimes hits siblings and parents or even teachers.
please suggest how to handle?
Very helpful about setting up the routine time to their current time then slowly adjusting it to needed set time. Thank you so much
Thank you for your videos, my son is little over 2, he is still refusing to eat solid or pureed food, he is on pediasure, i tried everything possible, but no luck. Im just worried the older he is getting. Ive seen professional help but again no luck. Im not sure what to do, im concerned if he is hydrated enough since he also is not drinking water. Any advice?
I just started your workshop for Turning Autism Around for Toddlers on January 22, 2019 because we babysit our great-grandson who is 33 months old and has autism. I am really enjoying learning more about autism so I can help him learn to talk and recover.