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> At least my kids respect me enough not to interrupt be when I've got headphones on Every situation is different. My eldest has moderate autism. I had to rem
by acuozzo 4y ago
> At least my kids respect me enough not to interrupt be when I've got headphones on
Every situation is different.
My eldest has moderate autism. I had to remind him last Saturday 165 times (I counted) to not touch a delicate trinket my partner has on display. I eventually chose to put it away.
No amount of "respect" or reinforcement will fix this. His wiring is all screwed up.
- dleslie 4y agoWhat amazes me is that it took you 165 attempts for you to put it away. Nothing within reach of children is of any value in my home. I liken having children in my home to living with rising flood waters, which destroy everything in their reach.
- acuozzo 4y ago> What amazes me is that it took you 165 attempts for you to put it away. If I don't try, he'll never learn. He's already fighting uphill. I'm not going to disable him further by raising him in an environment which presents no challenges of its own.
- dleslie 4y agoYou counted over a dozen dozens, which is eyebrow raising. That doesn't sound like presenting structured failure opportunities, it sounds like you're imposing an environment that creates aggravation for all of you. I have severely autistic family members, so I'm not unfamiliar with the challenges. Stubbornly butting heads with them never achieves much headway.