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My 13 year old is addicted to shopping...he wants everything...mostly small trinkets...doesn't matter what store we go to, he has to have something...I say no a lot...so then I get the melt downs...I opt to NOT taking him to stores because of it...but sometimes I can't avoid it...anyone else have the same problem?! If so, any suggestions?
posted 10 months ago by A MyAutismTeam User
A MyAutismTeam User said:
My son is much younger but we are working with astory book about shopping so he knows he won't get anything on this trip, it lets him use… read more
posted 10 months ago
A MyAutismTeam User said:
Have you tried a token system? You can have him earn his chance to buy something with good behavior during other shopping trips.You can have… read more
posted 10 months ago
A MyAutismTeam User said:
@kristina...ive had him take his trinkets with him, but they loose appeal once were in the store...I have to remind him before we go in why… read more
posted 10 months ago
A MyAutismTeam User said:
LEGOS. "Can we look at Legos?" "Can I have Legos" "Do we have money for Legos?' This is how we finally had to… read more
posted 10 months ago
A MyAutismTeam User said:
This is something I learned from my mother. I am the youngest of 7 and the woman knew a bit about parenting. I was a NT kid but every single… read more
posted 10 months ago
A MyAutismTeam User said:
Perhaps if you gave him a task to do while he was at the store -- like be on the lookout for the pasta sauce or if you know how much a product… read more
posted 10 months ago
A MyAutismTeam User said:
CBP is correct. Be consistent and mean what you say. If there is one thing Spectrum kids get it's consistency.
Another possible trick,… read more
posted 10 months ago
A MyAutismTeam User said:
Outstanding advice to all! My 4yr old wants everything in the store as well. He gets the same recording from me "What can you do if you… read more
posted 10 months ago
A MyAutismTeam User said:
Thank you for this..I am dealing with the same issue with my 8 year old, every time we go to a store it doesn't matter if it is a… read more
posted 9 months ago
A MyAutismTeam User said:
Agree with CBP. I had this problem with my daughter. The key for us was to prep her ahead of time (purpose, etc) and let her know that we… read more
posted 5 months ago
