RE: Severe attachment to various objects

[Guest guest]

Ever thought of trade-Off. My son has the same trouble, may be not up to

that extent.

Try giving him Food Item (something that is more reinforcing than the object

that he is obsessed with)

and in return ask for that object.

This way, you don't get into the power-struggle and also reinforce him

letting go of the obsession.

Just a thought

-Rucha Jani

[ ] Severe attachment to various objects

My son (4, ASD) has a compulsive need to hold on to and often fixate on

certain objects such as different toys, or parts to a toy, or a CD or Video

holder/case, etc. The objects usually change from day to day, and sometimes

change within the day. The concern is the severity of the attachment and

the distraction they provide...from learning (he is in a VB program which

started in the fall), from socializing, etc. He will relinquish the objects

sometimes if he can see them, but they are still a distraction. We often

try to " play appropriately " with them, do VB around them, etc., because he

certainly is interested in them, but this is not real effective. He will

often tantrum, or become very upset when he has to leave a new found object

(like at preschool, or the store, etc.) Or when he is told to leave his

object(s) in the car, when arriving at preschool. The situation seems to be

getting worse, and so we (his team) are brainstorming how to " help " him

understand that he needs to leave his objects during certain times of

learning, preschool, mealtime, etc., and reduce his stress around letting

them go. His VB therapists usually make him put them away during work time,

and they are sometimes used as a reward.

Have any of you therapists and/or parents seen this situation and done an

effective treatment? I would greatly appreciate any ideas.

Londa Corcoran, Portland, OR

[Guest guest]

the reason I said Food is because, You want the other item to go away on its

own.

Giving other functional item is also a good idea - If you are going to

school - backpack (but this object has to compete with

obsession) If child is not interested in the second item, I don't think the

trade off will be successful...

I use tiny baker's M & Ms...

-Rucha

Re: [ ] Severe attachment to various objects

Most people don't get into food because it can get really out of hand -

weight gain etc.. Your idea of another item is good and would work best if

it was something functional.

[ ] Severe attachment to various objects

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> My son (4, ASD) has a compulsive need to hold on to and often fixate on

> certain objects such as different toys, or parts to a toy, or a CD or

Video

> holder/case, etc. The objects usually change from day to day, and

sometimes

> change within the day. The concern is the severity of the attachment and

> the distraction they provide...from learning (he is in a VB program which

> started in the fall), from socializing, etc. He will relinquish the

objects

> sometimes if he can see them, but they are still a distraction. We often

> try to " play appropriately " with them, do VB around them, etc., because he

> certainly is interested in them, but this is not real effective. He will

> often tantrum, or become very upset when he has to leave a new found

object

> (like at preschool, or the store, etc.) Or when he is told to leave his

> object(s) in the car, when arriving at preschool. The situation seems to

be

> getting worse, and so we (his team) are brainstorming how to " help " him

> understand that he needs to leave his objects during certain times of

> learning, preschool, mealtime, etc., and reduce his stress around letting

> them go. His VB therapists usually make him put them away during work

time,

> and they are sometimes used as a reward.

>

> Have any of you therapists and/or parents seen this situation and done an

> effective treatment? I would greatly appreciate any ideas.

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> Londa Corcoran, Portland, OR

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