How do you handle the obsessions?

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Like most kids with Asperger's, my son obsesses over one or two things. The

objects of his obsessions rotate but generally involve some sort of super hero

or fighter (police man who shoots bad guys, knight who fights dragons, etc.).

Over the summer his Batman obsession reached a new level of concern as he went

from talking and playing Batman constantly to actually acting like he was Batman

(hitting a kid at summer camp because he claimed to be the Joker). We've

" banned " super heroes and fighters as a play option but it's been over two weeks

now and still it's a daily struggle. Help me with how to handle this!

Thanks,