Scott Autism Tantrum

Sorry, Not very clear I know. Taken in the spur of the moment with my older camera.

What is happening is, my son's therapist took him potty in the middle of his ABA session. When he was finished he did not want to wash his hands after going potty.

He refused to wash his hands, we refused to accept that.

It seems like such an easy thing to do, not so important enough to tantrum over. For an autistic child, ALL life skills are important. Hygene the most important.

It took him over an hour of tantruming to give in and wash his hands.

It took him over an hour to calm down. When he was calm, he washed his hands and was then rewarded with his favorite toy!

Because we did not give, washing his hands is no longer an issue and it is just a task that he does.

PATIENCE and PERSISTANCE will PREVAIL!!

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Education

[TamirasEx]

It's so important to have these videos disseminated on youtube and elsewhere. Parents of children who have autism deal with so much ignorance on a daily basis. There is a huge difference between a disturbance due to autism, versus a neurotypical child's disturbance/moods/expression of emotion. The more we know, the less we'll be contributing to a family's pain, and the more we'll be supportive.

[chr1sbr1an]

@TamirasEx I agree with you. Thank you for your comment. That is the reason I posted this video of my own child. I am not exploiting him and his behavior, I posted this as a tool. For another family faced with the same tantrums/behaviors, my description hopefully will let that family know they are not alone and that it gets better.

[sunshine1rain0]

Thank you for posting this, and your feedback on remarks. I have to comment though - I'm glad your diligence in this has paid off, but it isn't always the case. My daughter does something similar to this (at times 20x worse) for putting her clothes on, nearly every day. Persistance is key but doesn't always solve the problem. At times there are particular issues with autism that aren't solved by parental diligence. 'Only time will tell. Best wishes, and congratulations on your success!

[chr1sbr1an]

@sunshine1rain0 Thank you for your comment and taking time to read the description. Persistance and patience does work. And we don't always win each little battle either. But with time, effort and "not giving in", his tantrums over have gotten better. This video was posted 4 years ago. We are still faced with many issues with everything from getting dressed, to brushing his teeth and even using a fork. But the more we stick to what we know is right, his resistance gets less and less.

[chr1sbr1an]

We never ask or expect VIP treatment. Only a bit of understanding.

It is people like you that I will have to defend my son against for his entire life.

Everywher we go, he will be stared at and talked about, because of his tantrums and other odd behaviors.

My goal is help you see that our children are not to be laughed at or judged. He is defenseless againt the judgements of people like you and your friends who do not care to see them as disabled, only as spoiled.

[chr1sbr1an]

Autistics tantrum for MANY reasons.

Some tantrum because of the communication issues. Some tantrum because of a change in routines. Have you seen the movie Rainman? His tantrums are fairly acurate.

Some tantrum from pain; Light and sound sensitivites, Constipation and acid reflux.

DO ANY OF THESE SOUND FUNNY?

It is certanly NOT funny to us families who live with these tantrums everyday, 10 to 15 times a day, for years.

For us 9 years to be exact and MANY more to follow.

[rhino2960]

@multisnootylives1 thats not what i meant, i was just making an observation

[multisnootylives1]

@rhino2960 you are exactly right! dogs and autistic people are less than humans! except autistic people are even lower than dogs and don't deserve any help and support!

[rhino2960]

if you think about it, taking care of autistic kids is somewhat similar to caring for dogs, repetition until they learn something and then reward them for their progress, and eventually they clue in doing what theyre told equals reward

[jasonepope77]

THANK GOD I DONT HAVE KIDS!!!!

[scottspeaksfuckinsux]

@chr1sbr1an I'm laughing my ass off.

[Seattlecarnut]

It's a wonder he doesn't hurt his ears with his screaming or anyone elses. He sure does scream loud.

[Seattlecarnut]

I'm not familiar with Autism, although I have a cousin whose son has Autism.