My son only has to observe a behavior once, and if it resonates with him, he happily adopts it as one of his own. Whenever he begins to exhibit a strange, and often disgusting, new behavior, I make it my mission to discover with whom it originated. Licking inanimate objects–the bottom of his shoes, the fence at school, and his toys–was traced to a brand new student in his preschool class. I was especially surprised when I found Matthew peeing in our backyard. I admonished him and took Matt to the bathroom. Despite my best efforts, the behavior continued, culminating in an embarrassing incident where he attempted to pee in a trash can at school. That teacher received one heck of a gift for Teacher Appreciation Day that year. I confided my troubles to my older sister who sheepishly confessed to letting Matt pee off the deck of her house into the bushes.
NOTE FROM MARCIA HINDS – Megan and Ryan’s mom:
Ryan became an aerospace engineer, because he received proper medical treatment combined with behavioral, and educational interventions. To preview my book, “I Know You’re In There – winning our war against autism”go to Amazon or my website www.autism-and-treatment.com
All profits from the book go to autism research/treatments.
Contact info for Marcia:
Phone: 805 796-8213 Email: For help finding a doctor marcia@autismandtreatment.com
There is more info to help on my website.
