Autism Behavior Solutions
Dramatic ? Or Passionate and Expressive ?
By Karen Kaplan , MS
A look at how you , as a parent , can identify your child ’ s red flags and develop coping strategies .
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am sure we have all been a bit dramatic in our lives about something . A scratch on a new car . A rip in our favorite pair of pants . The dog once again tracked mud onto the newly cleaned carpets , or the deer got into the garden and ate all the newly planted strawberries .
We overreact because we are disappointed , frustrated , and surprised by the event . We ’ ve all been to a store and witnessed a child laying on the floor screaming because he / she is unable to have the toy or candy bar he / she just has to have . Children show us a great production , an over-dramatic reaction to our “ no ”.
Then there is the child or teen with autism , known to have intense swings of emotions . He / she could be very happy , jumping up and down , squealing