Re: Open and Closing Doors

[Guest guest]

Perhaps you could try one of 2 things...

1) Be Pro Active.. and avoid the stim by blocking the view of the open and

closing of the door and engaging the child in a " conversation " or point out

something appropriate...And reinforce when he isnt breaking his neck to see

a door close behind him

2) when there is nothing to compete with this reinforcing passtime..turn it

into a Learning Experience..

" The door is OPEN..NOW the door is ______.. WHat is the door? OPEN..and now?

CLOSED.. What color is this door?Whose/What room is this? Lets KNOCK on the

door. Knock 3 times.. How many times did I knock... " The door is WOOD, what

is the door made out of... "

In due time to the child it ends up loosing it's STIM value and it simply

just isnt worth it when you add all these questions about the door.. It

would be like " satiatiating " this reinforcment ...

My Regards

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> Date: Sat, 30 Mar 2002 15:33:32 -0000

> From: " nina " <nina@...>

> Subject: stimming problems

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> Hi there,

> I wonder if anyone can help me. My son love to open and close doors --has

anybody have any ideas how to limit this action. Also, my son has a huge

vocab. but will only use it if you push him; any ideas how to make it more

natural. Thanks for your help.

> Nina

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