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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Do you model taking responsibility? Do you overreact to small issues? My DS with ASD is a big apologizer but that’s probably because I always apologize when I’m wrong.  No person (kid, adult, NT or ND) is going to react well to being forced to apologize or to take the blame for mistakes that is out of proportion to what actually happened.  And sometimes people are harder on kids on the spectrum because they put them more under the microscope. [/quote]
I find posts like this frustrating to read.  Many kids with ASD have parents who don't overreact, and who do model taking responsibility.  The point of an ASD diagnosis is that you can't simply chalk the kid's behavior up to the parents' behaviors.  OP asked for resources to help their DS, not for basic-level parenting advice.  [/quote]
you’d be surprised how many people need basic-level parenting advice.

my exDH freaks out when DS does something small and inadvertent, like spill. you think that teaches accountability? I get paper towels and help him clean up. I don’t think I’ve ever had to tell my kid to apologize - I just always have apologized to him and he picked it up. sometimes not right away but he always does. if you jump down someone’s throat and insist on apologies, that will backfire. [/quote]
Sure.  And I realize that parents of kids on the spectrum are more likely to be neuro-divergent and maybe not self-regulate as well as other people.  But for parents who have the basics covered, what next?  This is the SN Forum, not Tweens and Teens.[/quote]

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