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kimbutgar

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2. I have an autistic son and work in an elementary class with kids on the spectrum

Reply to Steerpike (Original post)

Mon Aug 27, 2018, 01:30 PM

Aug 2018

Sometimes they get so aggressive and destructive you have to restrain them. The meltdowns continue on. One kids was asked to scoot over because another child was touching him. The person said it in a calm voice and this little guy went off on a one hour meltdown over being told to scoot over. We had to remove him and he kept it up for quite some time. Finally he calmed down because he got tired.

My son used to and still does at times have major meltdowns where you have to get physical with him to stop. I think the child in Alaska was having one of those meltdowns and the teacher overreacted.

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A very difficult position to be put in... Steerpike Aug 2018 #1

Did you read this part of the story? marble falls Aug 2018 #3

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I have an autistic son and work in an elementary class with kids on the spectrum kimbutgar Aug 2018 #2