how to discipline toddler with autism
my daughter is 3 and with level 3. she’s in aba 4 hours a week, it’s all i can afford. we live in an area where aba is not recognized as a “real” therapy so it is not funded by the govt. she’s on the waitlist for OT. she does not go to daycare there is no way she could go. i’m alone with the kids (her and my 18month old son) for weeks at a time, no one willing to babysit. i’m losing my patience and need help.
like my son my daughter does a lot of things she not supposed to, she’s often getting into trouble but with my son simply telling him so or explaining things helps keep him out of trouble. with my daughter i’ve tried everything i’ve explained things to her redirected her, distracted her, put her in quiet time in her room and nothing gets through to her except for yelling at her which i am completely ashamed of and feel like a monster because i am yelling all day but she is constantly getting into trouble or doing dangerous things like running into the road or climbing on high things and throwing herself full force into the ground. she actually broke her tooth doing that this morning and went back to climbing maybe 20 minutes later. i don’t know how to discipline her and i am in desperate need of help we can’t keep living like this