Aspergers Syndrome Behavior

Aggressive behavior in the child with Asperger's
Syndrome occurs for a reason, just as it would with any
other child.

Inappropriate behavior, whether mild or severe, occurs in
order to; avoid something, get something, because of pain,
or to fulfill a sensory need.

The first step in reducing or eliminating this behavior is to
determine the need that it fulfills.

The second step is to teach them a replacement behavior,
i.e. communicate what they want or don't want.

It may even involve using some of their obsessive or
self-stimulating behaviors as a replacement.

This is because it would be far less intrusive to others than
aggressive behaviors, but still serve the same purpose.

This process takes time and initially, depending on the
behavior, you may not have time.

If you are taking severe behaviour then you need to remove the
child from whatever situation they are in at the time.

Simply insisting that they stop the behavior and
participate in whatever is occurring will not benefit
the child or you, unless you remove them from the
situation first.

Maintaining their routine will go along way towards
reducing the need for inappropriate or aggressive
behavior in the first place.

This is just one of the many tricks, tips and techniques
that you can use to cope with your Asperger's child's
behaviors that feature in my new book "The Parenting
Asperger's Resource Guide". Which you can learn
more about by visiting Asperger's Resource Guide

Before the school year starts, you should take your child
to the school for a trial run.

Just so they can meet their teacher and learn what their day
may look like.

This is a good time for you to introduce yourself to the
teacher and let them know that you are there to help,
providing just a basic overview of your child and what
works best for them, as far as you know.

Recognize that the teacher will have a number of children
to deal with and they want to help your child, but they may
need to do things differently than you have at home.

Let the teacher know that you are willing to support your
child with homework assignments or any other projects
that may come up.

Be an advocate for your child but don't overwhelm the
school or make demands on them that make it impossible
for them to care for other children as well.

If your child is to be mainstreamed, they are likely going
to need an aid with them throughout most of their
mainstreamed classes.

This person will be there to help them with difficult work
and also monitor your child for overload, allowing them
the opportunity to remove your child from the classroom
prior to them displaying inappropriate behavior.

Inappropriate behavior in the classroom is only going to
make them a target for other children and it will serve
them well to avoid that possibility.

This is just one of the many tricks, tips and techniques
that you can use to help you Asperger's child at school
that feature in my new book "The Parenting
Asperger's Resource Guide". Which you can learn
more about by visiting Asperger's Resource Guide