How to deal with Screaming???

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MMJMOM - The Ped didn't have any great explanation and we did take a second opinion and got the same answer. They basically said that because she is doing it for such an extended period of time it would not be considered as vocal stimming. didn't make sense to me! however they did not explain much about vocal stimming in general either.

Washi, did your son do the scream all the time? was it continuous or just occasionally? my daughter can literally scream for 45min without stopping. This is what is concerning us the most. She is starting to mumble and say a couple of words but the screaming like you mentioned is making it extremely difficult to communicate or even get her to do anything.

He shrieked frequently for no other apparent reason than he enjoyed to do so and yes, he could carry on for 45 min. easily and would do it at all hours.

The thing about stims is that they would do it endlessly if we let them. I never heard about stims having a time limit. I would talk to a psychologist about it rahter then a pedi or a reg doc. Do they know that much about ASD? Or maybe a behavioral therapist would be a good pick?

The thing about stims is that they would do it endlessly if we let them. I never heard about stims having a time limit. I would talk to a psychologist about it rahter then a pedi or a reg doc. Do they know that much about ASD? Or maybe a behavioral therapist would be a good pick?

I have no tips or hints, but I'd say you're not alone.
My kid, who's now five, does this in reaction to any request he doesn't like--- mundane things like "Do you want waffles for breakfast?" No amount of redirection seems to help, unless its maybe something bribery with something he's really really into... example, "If you go to the store with me, maybe we'll get a new Thomas train ((for your endless Thomas train collection that you seem to line up constantly and never really play with))". Well, I don't add the last comment, but you know what I mean.

Hi there, new - just joined today. I just took an online Aspie test and scored 149/200 and I was actually researching on my SON's behalf, lol.

Anyway, as a preschool teacher, my thought was - give her a pillow to scream into when she feels the need. Just let it out... but do it quieter

Just a thought.