NEED HELP WITH HITTING AND KICKING GLASS

November 4, 2006

Wow, this is a problen that I haven't encountered. Karac use to love the sound of breaking glass and he got a lot of joy out of breaking all my crystal when he was about that age. Does your son break the glass when he is angry or does he seem to get some sort of satisfaction out of the sound it makes? How do you react? It might be that your reaction is the reinforcer. Karac use to pull his sister's hair because she would scream and create all kinds of excitement which he loved. When we taught her how to react calmly, Karac quit. Until you figure it out can you put something in front of the windows. We have shutters in front of all our windows. I am also careful about not leaving any glasses in my sink; I put them in the dishwasher immediately. I also put Karac's food on a paper plate.

There are a lot of smart mothers on this list; so hopefully you will get some help. Pat K

November 4, 2006

I NEED ANY HELP I CAN GET RIGHT NOW WITH MY 4 YEAR OLD AUTISTIC SON.

I HAVE AM IN THE PROCESS OF LOOKING FOR A FULL TIME THEARPIST AND HE

GOES TO SCHOOL EVERY MORN AND HAS THERARPY THERE BUT NO ONE HAS BEEN

ABLE TO HELP ME WITH HIS MAIN PROBLEM. HE BANGS HIS HAND ON ANYTHING

GLASS AND SOME TIMES HIS FEET. HE HAS CRACKED HIS BED ROOM WINDOW

WITH HIS HAND AND THEN TODAY HE KICKED HIS OTHER WINDOW AND BROKE IT.

HE DIDN'T GET HURT THANK GOD BUT I'M REALLY WORRIED HE COULD I HAVE

TRIED EVERY THAT I KNOW TO GET HIM TO STOP. I REALLY NEED MORE HELP

WITH THIS AND I'M PRAYING SOMEONE OUT THERE CAN HELP ME. THANK YOU

ALL FOR YOUR TIME.

November 4, 2006

Hi. At places like Home Depot they sell rolls of (what looks like stained glass) of paper. Also Walmart sells spray cans of glaze to cover a window. Both of these are inexpensive solutions to try. Also, put furniture like low tables in front of some windows. He will have to climb to get to the glass and give you ( caregivers) time to react to him. Just some ideas. HP Tonya Hettler <txua@...> wrote: I’m GUESSING your son may be frustrated with something (glass) being there that he can’t see. Maybe try putting some sort of film over it

like they tint auto windows or bathroom windows with. It would serve two purposes, (1) your son would have a visual of where the glass was and (2) if he hit it and it broke it wouldn’t splinter. Tonya -----Original Message-----From: autism [mailto:autism ] On Behalf Of newadawnSent: Saturday, November 04, 2006 8:45 AMautism Subject: NEED HELP WITH HITTING AND KICKING GLASS I NEED ANY HELP I CAN GET RIGHT NOW WITH MY 4 YEAR OLD AUTISTIC SON. I HAVE AM IN THE PROCESS OF LOOKING FOR A FULL TIME THEARPIST AND HE GOES TO SCHOOL EVERY MORN AND HAS THERARPY THERE BUT NO ONE HAS BEEN ABLE TO HELP ME WITH HIS MAIN PROBLEM. HE BANGS HIS HAND ON ANYTHING GLASS AND SOME TIMES HIS FEET. HE HAS CRACKED HIS BED ROOM WINDOW WITH HIS HAND AND THEN TODAY HE KICKED HIS OTHER WINDOW AND BROKE IT. HE DIDN'T GET HURT THANK GOD BUT I'M REALLY WORRIED HE COULD I HAVE TRIED EVERY THAT I KNOW TO GET HIM TO STOP. I REALLY NEED MORE HELP WITH THIS AND I'M PRAYING SOMEONE OUT THERE CAN HELP ME. THANK YOU ALL FOR YOUR TIME. Henrietta

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November 4, 2006

First off I'm going to suggest replacing the glass panes in his

bedroom's windows with fiberglass panes... These panes are much

stronger than glass & in the event of hitting & kicking they would

not

give as easy as glass or shatter; which reduces the risk of injury &

expenses.

Now you said you've tried everything, could you provide further

detail

please... Have you observed if there are any triggers to this

behavior?

is there a pattern to when these events occour? what kind of

interventions have worked in the past in terms of dealing with

hitting

or kicking things?

How are you coping with these events? how long do the events last?

what

occurs between you & your four-year-old after the events end? I'm

sure

that someone here will be able to shed some light on these events.

However I would aid to have a clearer picture of what leads to the

events, frequency of events, how long the events last, any changes in

routines and what have you... The answer might be in the details.

Best regards.

November 4, 2006

Just wondering,

Is your son verbal? Does he have what you would concider to be aggression or

problems with impulsivity? Does he do this only when he's frustrated/angry? What

is his reaction once something breaks? Are there any other possible " triggers "

like sensory overload? Is he having a meltdown during this? Just trying to

narrow down some possibilities here.

Stacey

From: newadawn <newadawn@...>

Date: 2006/11/04 Sat AM 08:45:18 CST

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Subject: NEED HELP WITH HITTING AND KICKING GLASS