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<blockquote data-quote="susiestar" data-source="post: 367487" data-attributes="member: 1233"><p>It sounds like your therapists are not experienced enough to handle the situation. I would push for more experienced therapists and more training for the ones you have. Many autistic people have extreme difficulty with transitions and with being flexible. So their tdocs MUST be more flexible than they are. They also have to admit when what they are doing isn't working and step back to assess the situation and find a new path to their goal. </p><p></p><p>If his medications are the problem, and they might be, can you add a dose of a short acting stimulant in the afternoon? Many of us have found that it makes the afternoon and evening MUCH better. What does your child's psychiatrist say about this?</p><p></p><p>Have you kept a diary of the meltdowns? It may help you see a pattern which you can then address.</p><p></p><p>Dr. Douglas Riley has a fairly new book called <em>"What Your Explosive Child is Trying to Tell You"</em> that might be a big help. If you can figure out the why behind the meltdowns you can often find ways to get the task done with-o the meltdown.</p><p></p><p>{{{hugs}}}</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="susiestar, post: 367487, member: 1233"] It sounds like your therapists are not experienced enough to handle the situation. I would push for more experienced therapists and more training for the ones you have. Many autistic people have extreme difficulty with transitions and with being flexible. So their tdocs MUST be more flexible than they are. They also have to admit when what they are doing isn't working and step back to assess the situation and find a new path to their goal. If his medications are the problem, and they might be, can you add a dose of a short acting stimulant in the afternoon? Many of us have found that it makes the afternoon and evening MUCH better. What does your child's psychiatrist say about this? Have you kept a diary of the meltdowns? It may help you see a pattern which you can then address. Dr. Douglas Riley has a fairly new book called [I]"What Your Explosive Child is Trying to Tell You"[/I] that might be a big help. If you can figure out the why behind the meltdowns you can often find ways to get the task done with-o the meltdown. {{{hugs}}} [/QUOTE]
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