5 year old on the spectrum, where should Mom begin?

MiamiDAP
Wed, 13 Apr 2011 12:41:45 +0000

Blow outs at 5? I did not know that they are symptoms of sickness that requires Rx. However if many kids in school on some kind of Rx to zombie them down, I can see where school is coming from. Apparently this kid has escaped Rx destiny yet, which is not fair from school’s prospective.
How about just trying to deal with blow outs? Ignoring tantrums at any age has worked wounderfully. Blow outs are the way to get attention. If blow outs are ignored, eventually kid will substitute blow outs by more age appropriate behavior.

Also, school is going into medical practice without appropriate license and training. Maybe school should get training in area of what kind of advice that they can give to families of thier kids.