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Name: kallen

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My mother adopted a toddler that is now almost 7 and has been diagnosed with Aspergers. He is completly out of control, very violent, completly attached to my mother to the point where he becomes angery even if she makes a phone call. I have suggested that all kids benifit from structure and daily routine and that special kids need even more. Am I right? I've only had a few friends with special children and they all seemed to have fewer problems/outbusts when their lives were predicable and boring. ↓

Name: kimkok | Date: Mar 22nd, 2008 10:57 AM

Hi Kallen,

I can only tell you my opinion based on my own experience with my own child (He has ADHD and Apsergers-5years old)

Yes with a child with Aspergers you have to have routine and structure, mainly because th agression and 'tantrums' your mom is seeing is because the child is scared of everything and acts out his/her fear in agression-defence mechanism. I ahve found what really helps is to have a activity chart of all activitys that we are going to do for the day and as I have also had the advise to build in some free time to get my child used to unexpected changes we have built in an area of what we call suprise activity, it provides a framework of expectations and fewer meltdowns.

Also your Mom should get some external help -therapy and get her child checked out (if not done already) to see if he is not suffering form ADHD or a mixture of PDD-NOS or OCD.

My son has also on medication that helps -just another solution. If you ahve any more queries dont hesitate to contact me. ↑