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[quote=Anonymous]My middle son is 4. He is globally delayed and completely nonverbal. While at preschool, he is a total charmer. Sweet, happy, always smiling... EVERYONE in the building (and even the bus drivers) 100% adore him. At home, he can get aggressive with DH and me. It usually centers around transitioning (to the bus, table, bed, etc). He tends to grab our face and dig in his nails. More worrisome to us, though, is that when he gets frustrated by something, he seeks out his 1 year old brother and grabs his face. This truly infuriates me. I have tried moving him to time out, scooping up his brother and taking him somewhere else, sternly telling him no, etc. I am having trouble staying calm around him when he does this, and I am also finding myself not feeling as loving towards him. He's quiet and normally chooses to play alone unless I actively engage him. My other boys seek me out and constantly demand attention. After they are all in bed and I have time to reflect on the day, I always feel guilty that I didn't give him more of myself. He started preschool 2 weeks after his brother was born... and all he knew until then was my undivided attention all day, every day while my oldest was in school. I get that it's hard to have someone to have to share my attention, I get that he is frustrated not being able to tell me how he's feeling, not being able to tell his younger brother to give him space, share a toy, etc. And I know it's got to be hard to see his little brother surpass him with motor skills and hearing him talk nonstop when he, himself, can't say anything. I try to give him praise when he's being nice to his brother and transitioning without a fuss, but not loosing my patience with him when he's being aggressive is HARD. He does have an AAC device and uses some signs, but he's not consistently using the device yet enough to really express himself. Does anyone have advice on this?[/quote]

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