Help, child's emotions have escalated after secretin.

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Hi,

I am posting for all 4 of my son's therapists and of course us, the

mom and dad. My son-just turned 4 with autism- has recently began

secretin infusions as part of the Repligen study (he could be getting

the placebo or the real secretin) and his behavior has changed a lot

and we are not sure how to handle it - this is uncharted territory

for all of us. His language is more spontaneous and animated and he

is really " with it " and is learning so much easier, BUT he is now

having emotional/mood swings and is having a hard time trying to

control his emotions. We he gets an answer wrong - he breaks down

and cries " I can't do it! " He is happier overall, but his

frustration level has gone up. We have tried discussing it with him

(he understands most everything we say) but it hasn't seemed to make

a difference.

Have any of you used any methods to help teach young children coping

skills and behavior management skills? We do have him pick up beans

(instead of blocks) for non-compliance but lately it has been

escalating his emotions into real meltdowns. When we did a parent

workshop with Vince Carbone in October, we did not ask anything about

handling emotions besides picking up blocks for non-compliance to get

him back on task and to get him to WANT to do what we asked - which

has worked great in the past. We have tried doing more NET tasks

outside the therapy areas but he only wants to work on the programs

that he is good at and gets so upset when we are trying to introduce

something new.

Thanks for any guidance in this area - there are so many smart,

skilled and kind people on this list!

Emotional mom in Texas