Feeling rubbish
I feel like such a bad mum my son (8)has been showing violent behaviour he has autism and on road for a possible adhd i just feel so sad i feel like its all my fault and ive not being doing the right things for him and not meeting his needs, he will try push his sister down the stairs hit and kick out at them and then laugh about it i just dont know what to do anymore nothing im doing is helping if anyone has any advice im all ears
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I second that it’s not your fault. My son is 7 ASD as well and he gets ABA therapy for his behaviors & OT as well. Often times kids with ASD have a lot of energy and don’t sleep well I have a subscription at sky zone and take him weekly to jump for hours and tire himself out, he behaves way better when he has healthy outlets for all that energy Water play really helps my son & bouncing on a big therapy ball Maybe try something like that, you got this! You worrying if you’re doing right by your child in the first place shows you care
Firstly its not your fault. Secondly what sort of interventions do you have in place? I see a behaviour OT with my asd 9yo and a regular OT as well. Have there been any changes to his life lately that may have triggered the behaviour? This time of the year is tricky bc life gets really busy and the kids get school burn out at this time of year. We have had to move to half days of school to reduce behaviour outbursts. How is his sleep at the moment? Over tired over stimulated kids get triggered really quickly, have no patience and an explosive fuse. If his sleep is shit you might have to get some melatonin. Asd kids often dont produce enough melatonin naturally.