Asperger’s And Discipline – Real Strategies To Deal With Asperger’s Behavior

People with Asperger's Disorder find it difficult to socialize and communicate with a group of people around them. They show inappropriate reactions at social gatherings.

It's Sunday and your children are at a children's party with other parents and children. One of your children has ASF.

Everyone is chatting and eating, but suddenly you hear a noise and a scream that you can hear right behind you.

It is your child with ASF syndrome who throws toy animals and plastic balls at the other children.

What has to be done now?

How are you going to deal with the situation?

Are you going to scold your child

Which other parents will behave?

In this article, I'm going to guide you about what the real strategies might be for dealing with Asperger's behavior.

1. Try to socialize your child at a young age or with the early stages of Asperger's Syndrome. This will give you and your child plenty of time to teach and conduct ethically at social gatherings. It is important to expose the ASF child to social gatherings. See what triggers your child most in the congregation. And then prepare to spread the child's behavior accordingly.
2. Try to be clear in your words. Your words and explanations should have the force that gently enters the child's mind. He will understand your words. The way you talk to the child will affect their opinion. You don't have to be so gentle with your words, but you don't have to be so hard either.
3. If your child has a creative mind, like when they are creative in drawing, creative in making art, creative in technique, etc. Then hug the child. If he enjoys the social gatherings, give him a hug too. If the child sees they are happy but you throw negative words or tantrums at them, they will not behave any better in collecting. Try to be positive towards the child and give them a positive environment.
4. Don't yell at your child if they show negative behavior. For example, you serve dinner and your child has not tasted the food you cooked or they just want their favorite food. He started screaming and crying before anyone else. Do not abuse the child. Don't make him eat or keep quiet. Ask him to come with you or gently hold his hand and go outside. To go for a walk. Ask him to take a deep breath. You can tell him any good moral story. Then come in and tell him you’ll have your favorite meal tomorrow. He will surely eat the food calmly.
5. You certainly won't be with your child every time. But you can still communicate with him / her by leaving notes. For example, if he goes to school, leave a note on his lunch box sharing the meal with your friends, or you can write that you miss him / her. This will strengthen your child's positive attitude.
6. Use educational moments as an opportunity. For example, if a child takes a toy away from another child instead of blaming them for stealing the toy, teach them how to use their words to ask about the toy (if they have the language skills).
7. Whenever possible, use a schedule to let the child know how their day will go. A visual schedule would be best for teens who have difficulty reading or understanding English. After school, it can be a routine to have a snack, do schoolwork, watch TV, play a family game, read a book, take a bath, and go to bed. At school, a graphical schedule would include math, reading, gymnastics, lunch, break, arts, science, packing, and taking the bus.
8. For certain children with language problems, showing the child the next activity or toy that they will use to move from one activity to the next can help. For example, if the child is on the internet and you want them to work on a puzzle, show them the puzzle so they know what you want them to do.
9. Try to give the child a choice. All children, including those with autism, want to feel responsible for their surroundings. Many adolescents benefit from the fact that their choices are limited to two to four (depending on the child), because if there are too many options they are overwhelmed and cannot make a decision. “Would you like to play a board game or watch TV?” “Would you like butter or jelly on your bread? “Do you want to wear the red shirt or a green one? are some examples of options.

Always remember, the child doesn't want to be like this. You can use calmness to teach discipline to your child with Asperger's Syndrome.

About the author:

Adam Hayat who works as Marketing Manager for a boutique medical communications agency based in Zealand. Our goal is to be the communications agency of choice for leading healthcare companies.