How can I safely restrain someone with autism? autism

I need help. Both of my brothers are autistic and one has more severe autism than the other. The one with the severe autism likes to fight and get violent when things don't go his way. I'm older then him but he's taller and much stronger than me. Sometimes when my mom or grandma has to go the store or something they tell me to watch them for a little bit. Yesterday they had to go to a funeral and I had to watch them until they got back. They were behaving OK last night because it was around their bedtime and I think my mom gave them their medicine. But today my mom had to go to rite aid to pick up her medicine and told me to watch them until she got back. When she left I decided to go into the fridge for a tiny slice of cheesecake and my brother saw me eat it. Then he kept saying "cake cake" to me because he wanted some. Even if I gave him some/or all of what was left he would still ask for more and not leave me alone. I told him no. I then had to fight him for my keys because he wanted them so that he could open the refrigerator. I had to tussle with him, raise my voice and threaten him with a broom for him to finally leave me alone. We're trying to teach him that no means no. When he can't get what he wants he cries, throws tantrums or gets violent. I'm tired of living like this and I deserve the right to eat and drink whatever I want without being attacked. Is there a way that I can stop/restrain him from trying to fight me? How can I cope with this without going insane?

Submitted December 01, 2017 at 04:09AM by Obsidian2001 http://ift.tt/2jAXJv4 autism

What are some things that bother you that sounds ridiculous to NT's? autism

I'll start.

I don't understand how someone can take something out of a refrigerator or cabinet and put it back in a completely different spot. It has a spot already just out it back there!!

Submitted July 28, 2017 at 05:02AM by capable_duck http://ift.tt/2tNX4OJ autism

Problems teaching autistic nephew the value of money autism

I have a nephew with autism. One of the main issues we have with him is that he doesn't or is unable to comprehend the value of money. The kid (whose name I won't reveal) lives in TV land, specifically the world of cartoons and game shows, but is able to interact very well with the outside world. He speaks clearly and can communicate with other people well, but he has a very hard time understanding how other people feel, especially how they're not interested in hearing about childrens' cartoons and game shows over and over again.

One of the biggest problems we have with him is that he looks "normal." He's a tall and handsome teenager who speaks "normally" and can interact with people well, at least until they spend about 15 minutes with him and realize that all he talks about are cartoons, very old shows, and game shows, and usually mixes elements from various shows into one rambling narrative.

Anyway, today, I took him to buy groceries at Kroger, a grocery store.

He has no idea how much normal everyday items cost.

While checking out at Kroger, I showed him a 30-oz. bottle of soda in the refrigerator by the checkout lane which cost $1.69. I then asked him how much the 2-liter bottle of soda we picked up earlier cost. He guessed $10 (off by an order of magnitude), and I corrected him that it was actually just $1.00 each (Kroger had a sale where buying 5 2-liter bottles cost $1 for each bottle, down from $5 for 3 bottles (~$1.66 each). The small bottle of soda was more expensive because it was already cold and located near the exit, so people who wanted a cold drink before leaving could get it right away.

2 Liters = 67.628 Fluid Ounces

If given a windfall, he would squander the money.

I asked him what he would do if he won $1,000,000 on Who Wants to Be a Millionaire. He initially replied that he had no idea, but then said, after thinking about it, that he'd split the money between his friends and people in his previous school (he is currently in another school). I asked how many people he'd split it with, and he said 500. I explained to him that he'd have to pay around ~50% tax on the windfall of $1,000,000, leaving him around ~$500,000. Split 500 ways, that's $1,000 per person. He then said that that's too little, but I explained that $1,000 is still a lot of money.

He isn't interested in money.

I asked him again about why the small 30-oz. soda in Kroger was more expensive than the 2-liter bottle ($1.69 vs. $1.00). He replied that it was because one was $1 and the other was more expensive (repeating what I had just said without answering the question). I explained to him once again that it was because it was refrigerated and close to the checkout lane, which meant that thirsty people who wanted a cold drink now could get it before leaving, and that people who could wait could get much more soda just by buying the 2-liter bottle and waiting for it to chill in the refrigerator. He just nodded absentmindedly and ignored me while he Googled images of Vanna White (Wheel of Fortune) wearing her various dresses.

So, any ideas on how to teach him the value of money?

Submitted October 15, 2015 at 10:45AM by AronTimes http://ift.tt/1Pi5Bga autism

Doctor recommended having my daughter screened for autism autism

My daughter turned three in August. She doesn't really speak yet despite over a year in speech therapy, and she has other developmental delays and is in occupational therapy (for three months so far) for those.

She developed normally until she was about twelve months. She stayed up one night screaming and was never the same. She quit talking and just kinda changed. From then on she was just kinda in her own little world.

When she was two and still not talking I brought it up to her pediatrician which is when we got her started in speech therapy. She also had a hearing test and wasn't hearing, or at least wasn't responding to the sounds. There was fluid in her ears so she had a round of antibiotics and acted like she was paying attention to you for a couple months until she got sick again. She had tubes put in her ears not too long after that and has supposedly been able to hear for the past seven months.

She communicates by shaking her head yes or no, but she still doesn't talk much. She sings though, and hums. One morning she woke up and counted out loud from one to thirteen and then laid back down and went to sleep. She also counts backwards from five. She pretty much only plays with toys that play music or make sounds. She has seven little cars from Vtech and she always lines them up. There's usually a stack of books or DVD disks at the end of the line. She also likes slinkies. Her play is very repetitive and she flaps her hands when she's excited, shrugs her shoulders when she's walking, nods her head when she's playing, and is constantly climbing.

The climbing almost seems to be impulsive to her. We have gotten rid of all of our furniture other than the couch and the desk and she still finds things to climb on. She will grab hold of the refrigerator handles and walk up the outside of the fridge and get on top of it, and then she just sits there.

She isn't social at all. When you talk to her she usually looks away. She loves being tickled and snuggling though. She'll always look at you and giggle when you're tickling her, but otherwise she doesn't have much to do with anyone other than me and her dad, and her therapists.

She's particular about her clothes (no socks or tank tops, and long sleeves have to be rolled up to 3/4 length) and is a super picky eater (she pretty much only eats spaghetti, fish, chicken nuggets, wheat bread (no white), shredded cheese, apples, grapes, bananas, French fries, and cooked tomatoes).

She will make eye contact but you can just kinda tell it's difficult for her.

She babbles a lot and every now and then she will say a word or two and shock us all, but overall she seems to have zero interest in communicating. If she wants something she takes my hand and puts my hand on whatever she wants.

So. The reason for the novel is this.

She had an ear infection last week and when I took her to the doctor she saw a different pediatrician in the practice. He asked what her diagnosis was, but she doesn't have one and I told him that. He recommended having her tested in about a year.

At this point I would be surprised if she wasn't somewhere on the spectrum, but I'm wondering if I should go ahead and get that set up, or wait a year like that doctor suggested. I'm planning to take her to her pediatrician soon (just waiting to see if her ear will clear up on its own since it's an hour drive to her doctor), but in the meantime I just kinda wanted to see what other people who are more experienced with autism than I am think about her.

The first OT I talked to said a lot of her delays could be because she probably couldn't hear for the better part of a year. However she's been able to hear for seven months now and she just doesn't seem to be improving like they thought she would.

And if she is autistic, how can I keep her from climbing??? I can't get rid of any more furniture or appliances!

Submitted October 21, 2014 at 05:38AM by vexament http://ift.tt/1sIlT4S autism