Toggle navigation
Toggle navigation
Home
DCUM Forums
Nanny Forums
Events
About DCUM
Advertising
Search
Recent Topics
Hottest Topics
FAQs and Guidelines
Privacy Policy
Your current identity is: Anonymous
Login
Preview
Subject:
Forum Index
»
Kids With Special Needs and Disabilities
Reply to "The fine line between not accommodating and unconditional emotional support "
Subject:
Emoticons
More smilies
Text Color:
Default
Dark Red
Red
Orange
Brown
Yellow
Green
Olive
Cyan
Blue
Dark Blue
Violet
White
Black
Font:
Very Small
Small
Normal
Big
Giant
Close Marks
[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]SPACE is cruel for autistic kids. You have to use common sense about when to accommodate and when to force them to do it. If he's dry heaving in the shower, you back off and try again the next night, or when you've figured out what to do to make him more comfortable.[/quote] Hmm. I am not totally in agreement but somewhat. My kid has anxiety and autism and yeah, there is a difference between a sensory meltdown and anxiety. And even the anxiety has a different quality to it. But I am also not sure that SPACE would say you need to force a kid to do anything with extreme distress. And on the flip side, kids on the spectrum get into rigid routines so easily so you do have to be careful to make sure that the accommodation does not become the rule - if it is something they need to learn like hygiene. [/quote]
Options
Disable HTML in this message
Disable BB Code in this message
Disable smilies in this message
Review message
Search
Recent Topics
Hottest Topics
