I am a psychologist in Santiago, Chile. The family has been given this resource to address extreme tantrums and frustration tolerance issues. The center seems very expensive. Their own testimonials give positive reviews. I an wondering whether anyone has gone through their behavioral training for individuals and families and what your experience was like?

My grandson is getting in trouble at school because he’s pushing or biting other kids. We’ve had many conversations, but he always gets easily frustrated and reacts this way. How do we help him?

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Quick synopsis: my son is 14 and has been using aggression since about age 8. He probably has 2-3 instances per month at school/ABA, and maybe 3-4 instances per year at home. It's usually a single hit/slap and then maybe restraint until he calms, which is usually within 10-15 minutes
This morning, while home sick with a cold, my son needed bathroom assistance. My wife was helping him since I was in a work meeting. I heard screams and ran upstairs to help and my son was pulling my wife's hair,… read more

My son just turned 3 he has been having behavor problems for the past 6 months or so. He hits and kicks, and head butts. He mostly only does it to me. We had a behavioral Theropist come out, she suggested I just walk away. My son can run. He would never just let me walk away. I've tried spanking it seems to upset him but, not enough to stop what he is doing. Anyone have any suggestions I might try. What worked for you?

My son was not diagnosed with ASD until he was 11, he is now almost 13. Prior to that he was diagnosed with ADHD and ODD. After a reevaluation this summer it was determined he has Asperger's and ADHD. He has always had difficulty with aggression, but some of the more obvious ASD behaviors have increased since starting puberty. (More perseveration, vocal stimming, tantrums, threats, entering others personal space). The school has refused to acknowledge that his behaviors are due to Autism… read more

I need advice on how to avoid the power struggle with my 16 yr. old. I have tried all I can think of and need to know what has worked for others with teens. My stress level is out of control and my bp is too high, please help!

My daughter is about to turn 7 (she was diagnosed when she was 2 with moderate autism) and is becoming more aggressive when she doesn't get her way or is told "no" and she's recently started to cause self injury, I'm not really wanting to have to put her on medication for this but I have been reading about "Risperdal" what are your thoughts on this and has anyone used this to help their child with autism to help with their aggression, self injury or temper tantrums?

I just started reading the book "1..2..3..Magic:Effective Discipline for Children" which was highly recommend to me. I am only 40 pages into the book, but it certainly has my attention. Has anyone here read this book and/or used the technique?