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[quote=Anonymous]OP, he reminds me of my son at that age.  I never did time outs - when it's impulse control, it takes maturity to gain control of it and a 3 year old doesn't have it.  But, when my son got really wound up, I would sit on the floor, put him in my lap, roll his knees up to his chest, wrap his arms around his legs, wrap my arms around him and just rock him calm.

As far as not dressing himself, I just continued to dress my son instead of expecting something he wasn't capable of doing.

The other thing is a lot of prevention.  You can probably look at a room and know exactly what your son will get into - don't give him the opportunity.  Move things, hold his hand, if he is small enough, hold him, give him things to distract him.

For many years, my son was exhausting to parent.  I won't even tell you the things he did because it would make your head spin.  But, it did get better.  When he was about 9 he was capable of doing gymnastics and martial arts (though it was a trick to find the right places to work with him).  At age 8, his medical problems resolved to the point where we could used ADHD medication.  Now as a teen, he recognizes that he needs to exercise control and he has the maturity to do it.

Oh, if you're wondering, my son was diagnosed initially with global developmental delays, ADHD and fetal alcohol syndrome (I adopted him knowing everything but the ADHD and the feeding issues).  He got OT, SLT, feeding therapy, cognitive therapy and education therapy.  The developmental delays are the only thing that resolved.  [/quote]

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