Aggressive toward Mom, when locked in

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Do any of your AS kids get aggressive toward you (Mom)

when they lock into an idea of something they have to

have or have to keep doing. This happens once or twice

a week.

If I ask my 13 year old daughter to get off the computer at 9pm and

she doesn't I turn off the box for the internet. Wow will

she punch and hit me repeatedly. She is only 60 lbs and 4'5''

so I am not really seriously injured but the behavior is

just so out of control. Afterward she says she is sorry.

There is a consequence of no assess to the laptop

she likes to use. She still has assess to the desktop

in the kitchen. She earns computer time every day

for going to school (she often refuses to go to school).

If after school my daughter wants to go to the pet store

and I say, not today but on Friday ...she pulls my hair and

won't let go unless I somehow pull her off me. She feels

entitiled to something to lift her mood since she says school

is so boring. Once I say no, I don't give in. She is definately

trying to get me back for saying no.

I am working with a behaviorist and my daughter is

on zoloft (75mg). Her psychiatrist suggested we try

Abilify to lessen the obessiveness and reasctions. I hate

the idea it opens the door to trying all sorts of

mood stabizers.

I was wondering how common this beahvior is and how you have coped?

She is not the least bt aggressive with anyone else. She is mostly

withdrawn from her peers at school. She is receiving social

skill training at her school. She is in a special needs school.

She is not bipolar. Does not have any manic tendencies.

She is really addictive about her special interests

of collecting fish and just keeps wanting to but things

for them etc.

I appreciate any feedback.

Pam