One more thing...I wanted to offer you some hope. My son Connor was very aggressive at 5. He is 7 now, and we are seeing a much better behaved little boy. I know when I was at the 5 year old stage with these bad behaviors, I thought to myself, is this going to get worse? Will it never end? And It really has gotten better. As he ages, his sensory stuff is getting easier to deal with, and he is expressing himself better. Hang in there!!!

Sounds like my daughter. She has a reputation for getting into things and ignoring anything she isn't interested in. People think she's deaf or something but her hearing is very good.

My daughter sometimes hits people with little warning but it's usually when she wants something or she isn't getting her way. She hits her little brother but he starts the problems as well.

I put her in her room and she'll throw the heater vent at the door so I have to remove it. Now, the time out room threat gets her attention. Balancing her on my head or holding her upside down can break her train of thought.

@A MyAutismTeam Member; thank you, that does offer hope. Can't wait :) although we have had a decent couple of days.

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@A MyAutismTeam Member yes that used to work for her, that is even kind of how we potty trained her. It's just not working any more :(

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My kiddo responds really well to rewards. "Make through the day (or week) without misbehavior, and we will do (x)." Be careful if you have other kiddos! Promising a trip to the zoo that has to be cancelled for everyone is hard for those siblings.