Self-deprecation rears its ugly head around here, whenever things aren't going the way Joey wants them. It has become his go-to echo-script whenever he is feeling bossed around, or is told he can't do something, or is asked to complete a chore. It gets very wearing to hear him saying these awful things, and we have been working hard to get him some more effective and constructive self-narrative and internal monologue. The folks at school have been working on it, too.
So apparently, JoeyAndyDad had a little trouble with Joey this evening. Something about an eleven-year-old not wishing to bathe. That, of course, will not do. JoeyAndyDad finally got Joey scrubbed and tubbed and into his room. Joey, being angry, of course reverted to echo-scripting to communicate. And then there was this:
"Dad, go to your room!"
"I can't."
"I don't want to hear that negative self-talk! Tell me something positive! Tell me why you can't go to your room!"
Dear School Folks: You rock. And thank you.
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That's great. I have dear friends who must use scripts all the time with their ~11 year old son. I don't always know the script, which can be really stressful--for us all. :)
http://muffeeeeeeee.blogspot.com/2013/09/were-all-on-some-spectrum.html
Gotta love it!
:)
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