| Children should always be taught to take responsibility | | | | trigger their outbursts and tantrums. Coming across too |
| for their behaviour. But what about those who are | | | | many new faces or too many activities also sets off |
| afflicted with autism and have different ranges of | | | | extreme reactive behaviour in an autistic child. A simple |
| temper tantrums and angry outbursts? Should we | | | | overload of all these causes them to behave in a way |
| allow them to carry on and make excuses for them | | | | that we think is inappropriate, so we should do justice |
| because of their behavioural imbalances? Are we to | | | | to them and keep them from experiencing too much |
| ignore them or de we step in and educate them so | | | | all too soon. |
| they can learn to co-exist with others? | | | | It may be a taxing process, but when started on early |
| Children with autism can be corrected and guided into | | | | in the life of an autistic child, discipline and management |
| better ways of controlling or displaying their emotions. It | | | | of behaviour can eventually attune them to co-exist in |
| is crucial for parents or adults to manage the temper | | | | normal surroundings. Parents or caregivers need to be |
| outbursts and anger displays of an autistic child. Slowly, | | | | educated on the sensory overload that an autistic child |
| they can be taught that outbursts and tantrums are | | | | may experience so they can explore the most |
| generally unacceptable. What is crucial is for the adults | | | | effective ways to guide the child through. This may |
| to be patient and be attuned to the triggers that set | | | | take extreme dedication and patience, but consistency |
| off these extreme reactions and manage them. Most | | | | and perseverance will eventually pay off. Find out how |
| often, it could be that the child is just over stimulated, | | | | the autistic child communicates best with his |
| tired or overwhelmed with too many new things. | | | | surroundings without intimidating him. An autistic child |
| Autistic children don't process data like an average | | | | can learn to be the best according to their abilities, to fit |
| child does, and sometimes external factors such as | | | | in our society and gravitate towards new challenges |
| too many loud noises, bright lights or unusual sounds | | | | and opportunities. |