When Jesse was non verbal and he would tantrum for the same reasons, I started a "buy / noy buy" program. Meaning iwould tell him in plenty of time today is a not buy day. If he did good when we got home i would give him a treat from the house...this is because you were so helpful or u listened so well. Even if it was a buy day and he threw a tantrum he didnt get it. Do u use a token board? That may help i used to carry a small one in my pusre and give him tokens for no tantrums. Sometimes it worked sometimes it didnt but the key is once u find something that does work stick with it!

@A MyAutismTeam Member my son does the same thing except he is 12. No suggestions, but I do understand how difficult this is.

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Thank you ! I haven't tried that ! But I will I'm just not sure if he will understand ... What kind of board did you use ?.

My son is 7 and he does that everytime we enter a store. He even does it with TV commercials "mom I want that". This makes shopping very stressful. He has learned to stop throwing tantrums, which yes caused staring, but the constant requests don't stop. Even if I buy him what he wants he is still not satisfied. Even if I set expectations before getting to the store to no avail.

Thank you I'm going to give it a try !! And I'll keep you posted :)