tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1269967826981020661.post2112237214125159740..comments2023-10-09T09:21:05.001-05:00Comments on Confessions of an Aspergian: Humor sometimes stops meltdownsScottCrawleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13996310174754025444noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1269967826981020661.post-34669003612137394882009-08-16T19:37:50.574-05:002009-08-16T19:37:50.574-05:00I'll have to give humor a try. Maybe catching...I'll have to give humor a try. Maybe catching my son off guard in his angry moments will help diffuse the situation. A couple days ago when Elliot was getting in one of his "I hate you Stupidhead" rants, I had the sense to respond calmly and said, "Well, I love you and I know I'm not stupid and you're not stupid so it doesn't really matter if you say that" and his anger melted away and he said, "I love you too."<br /><br />Elliot loves computers/computer games...but when he got mad this week because the game wasn't going like he wanted, he broke the mouse and started pounding on the computer with the computer speakers. He doesn't seem like he has much control once he loses it--anything that's in the way becomes a target.<br /><br />Good job getting your son settled down! That's always a relief, isn't it? :)dawnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00361579522541604387noreply@blogger.com