Help a Mom Out: She writes: I am in need of the PIES! My awesome two year old sensory seeking apraxia dude is having serious problems with crashing his friends at school. This, of course, feels good to him. However, other children seem to dislike being tackled to the ground and boa constrictored. Imagine that. We have been working on stop, 123, off. Stop when you get to someone, give a gentle hug count to 3 and step off. But we really need other ways he can express affection in a more socially acceptable way. Unfortunately, I think we set him back in teaching about gentle touch by rubbing him with a feather light touch before we understood that kind of touch does not feel good to him. And, of course, why would he want to do something to people he likes if it feels yucky to him. The other children have started to avoid him. I talked to him about it and asked of he was trying to be friends when he crashed kids. He hung his little head and said yes. Then he said boo boo and looked at me with his chin wobbling and tears in his eyes. My heart broke. I promised him we would work together to find other ways to show friendship. He goes to a school for children who are deaf or have communication issues so they use a lot of non- verbal skills as they build their sign and speech. How do you correct a behavior that is not aggression based? How do we make sure we help him without making him feel like he is bad for how he shows love/like? We have made a point of addressing the issues by a relaxed conversation so he stays open and doesnt shut down. But we need guidance. Has anyone else dealt with this?
Posted on: Thu, 01 May 2014 15:33:50 +0000
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