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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]This is truly horrifying. One of his parents needs to cut back on the office hours. His behavior needs to be immediately stopped. Is he physically stronger than you, OP?

I can’t imagine a nine year old terrorizing his whole family like this. His current medical treatments are probably making him worse, certainly not better.[/quote]

You are clearly not a mom of a special needs child. I wonder about the kind of person that trolls a special needs board. Like how low can you go?

OP, you sound like an awesome mom. All things considered, it sounds like your child is doing pretty well. I would lock up screens at night - they should not be out or accessible. DS staying up late is definitely a set up for bad behavior the next morning. (I know this is a very small piece).

I also know many ASD kids are not motivated by incentives, so this may not be possible: but can you set up a reward system around behaving during morning routine? At the very least can you make it very, very predictable with a checklist that explicitly states what he should be doing so he doesn’t have any time to harass his brother? It should have predictable jobs with some autonomy. E.g. your choice for breakfast is 1) cereal (that you get out yourself) 2) frozen casserole (you heat up yourself) or a bagel. Redirect as necessary: 
“being in your little brother’s room is not on the checklist. Where are you supposed to be/what are you supposed to be doing?” [/quote]

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