| When it comes to Asperger Syndrome Behavior and | | | | he is trying to fulfill. |
| teenager problems the teen years are the hardest. | | | | Asperger's Self-stimulating behaviours |
| That is to say that the teen years are the hardest | | | | Sometimes, self-stimulating behaviours such as rocking |
| whether your child has Asperger's Syndrome or not! | | | | or pacing are taught as replacement behaviours, but it |
| Raging hormones and frustration with social | | | | will take time for your son to integrate these |
| interactions at school can cause a lot of anger and | | | | behaviours into his daily activities. If your son is |
| bad behavior during the teen years. | | | | severely out of control, he needs to be physically |
| Asperger Syndrome Behavior - Your child may have | | | | removed from the situation. Granted, this may be |
| the need to: | | | | easier said than done, and you may need someone to |
| * Avoid responsibility - Attending school, obeying | | | | help you; yet, behaviour modification can be helpful, and |
| parents | | | | it must be started as soon as possible. |
| * Get something - His way in a decision, your attention, | | | | Maintaining a daily routine |
| control over a situation | | | | For children and adolescents with Asperger's |
| * Manage pain - Physical and/or emotional stress that | | | | Syndrome, the importance of maintaining a daily routine |
| must be alleviated | | | | cannot be stressed enough. A daily routine produces |
| * Fulfill sensory needs - Relief from heat, cold, or to | | | | behavioral stability and psychological comfort for |
| satisfy thirstreb | | | | Asperger's children. Also, it lessens their need to make |
| Your child is unlikely to identify with your feelings or | | | | demands. |
| comprehend others' objections to his behaviour. The | | | | When you establish a daily routine, you eliminate some |
| only explanation you should use with him is to | | | | of the situations in which your son's behaviour |
| specifically state that the objectionable behavior is not | | | | becomes demanding. For example, by building in regular |
| permitted. Your son needs to follow rules, and following | | | | times to give him attention, he may have less need to |
| rules can help to focus and modify his rebellious | | | | show aggression to try to get that attention. |
| behavior. | | | | Learn to recognize and communicate the causes of |
| Asperger Syndrome Behavior modification | | | | his aggression with your child |
| Behavior modification is a therapeutic approach that | | | | Ideally over time, your child will learn to recognize and |
| can change your son's behaviour. You need to | | | | communicate the causes of his aggression and get his |
| determine the need that his rebellion/aggression fulfils | | | | needs met by using communication. Unfortunately, |
| and teach him an acceptable replacement behavior. | | | | children who get their needs met due to aggression or |
| For example, your son can be taught to ask for, point | | | | violence are very likely to continue and escalate this |
| to, or show an emotion card to indicate the need that | | | | oppositional behavior. |