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Autism & Asperger's Syndrome (Expert Forum)
aggressive behavior
Answered by
Rachel Thompson, Ph.D., BCBA - autism
The New England Center for Children
MA
Questions in the Autism & Asperger's Syndrome forum are answered by researchers at the New England Center for Children. Topics covered include Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD), Antisocial Personality Disorder, Asperger Syndrome, Autism, blindness, bullying, clinical depression, deafness, dyslexia, mental retardation, and social alienation.
aggressive behavior
by timmysmom2005, Jun 25, 2009 05:25PM
My 3 year old son has Autism. He has been receiving excellent therapies since he was 14 months old and we are beyond thrilled with all of the progress he has made. For the last 4 days he has all of sudden become very emotional and aggressive. He is crying and becoming hysterical over the slightest things to the point of being inconsolable and when he gets too far gone into it, he hits me (which he has NEVER done}, and throws anything he can get his hands on. I know that this sounds like a typical tantrum but it's really not. I can definitely tell the difference between his meltdowns and tantrums by now. He's even been throwing a lot of things before he has a meltdown, and that is a new behavior for him. My heart breaks because he is sooo upset. Any thoughts?
Doctor's Answer
by Rachel Thompson, Ph.D., BCBA, Jun 26, 2009 09:58AM
, Jun 26, 2009 09:58AM
If your son is not already receiving servcies from a Board Certified Behavior Analyst, I recommend that you identify one. The website of the Behavior Analysis Certification Board (bacb.com) maintains a list of professionals organized by state. A qualified professional will be able to perform the assessments needed to identify the situations in which these aggressive episodes are occurrring and to teach your son and those who caer for him to deal with these situations. It is great to hear that he is making progress in the other areas. Intervening now with his aggression will insure that this aggressive behavior does not get in the way of his progress in other areas.
