Ugh. Please don’t respond here if you don’t have a child with autism. You’re not cute and you’re not helpful. |
| Well, back to OP’s question, I think all you can do is medication and get the chik fil a next time. |
If it’s really this bad then you might want to try a residential facility for stabilization and to assess/address motivation and compliance. That environment would be equipped to effectively handle this type of behavior. |
Ha ha ha ha ha |
Where do you find someone like this? |
Okay. |
https://www.bacb.com/services/o.php?page=101135 You will need to search for a BCBA or BCBA-D and interview them thoroughly to ensure experience and competence in the specific issues you need addressed. |
True, but those aren't the choices. If mom makes cleaning up a power struggle, mom won't win, because in the end her motivation to keep her house safe for siblings, and retain it's resale value is going to mean that the kid can outlast her, and winning a power struggle is enormously reinforcing to kids like this. |
I know that a child with absolutely zero rate compliance and zero effective reinforcers is incredibly rare. If true, then I’d make them throw away one piece and clean the rest myself. Then I’d start with a complete analysis of the environment and conduct multiple preference and reinforcer assessments, starting with everything from the Chick-fil-A menu. Then I’d start basic compliance training. |
Another thank you for posting this. Going through something similar and, no, child will not clean it up no matter how long we wait, how many consequences we impose, how many times we ask, demand, beg, take away electronics, offer electronics, offer other things. It's shocking to me that someone could act like this and have completely disregard for everyone else but this is how DC is too and there are no good options for a child like this. We have tried every kind of therapy and med possible. |
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My kid behaved like this. But once he calmed down, he was remorseful. When he was calm, we would clean up the messes together and talk about why he felt so angry.
Most of the time it came down to feeling not in control of something. The lack of control was due to his rigidity and anxiety. We medicated for anxiety and that helped some. Unfortunately, it was maturity that helped the most. Consequences are irrelevant. It doesn't do anything but beat down someone that is already suffering. |
| OP, I don’t have any advice, but I’m sorry that you’re in such a tough situation and even sorrier that morons are telling you to “jUsT maKe hIM cLEAn iT uP”, as if that were a brilliant strategy that had never occurred to you. |
Yeah, sure. Ok. |
This statement is implying that the behavior is OP's fault for not parenting good enough. That's both wrong and hurtful. As well as unhelpful. OP is not responsible for the vindictive behavior, whether or not she or the DC or someone else or no one cleans it up. |
| WTF is compliance training. This is not a dog people. |