Sep 09 2012

Oatmeal… To Go

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Behavioral Crisis

by Lost and Tired

September 9, 2012

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Gavin unsuccessfully attempted to play Lizze and I off wach other this afternoon. We had given him quite a bit of slack today and all he did was hang himself with it.

We were going to have dinner with my Mom tonight since my Dad was working late. We were cooking out on the grill.

Web decided to send Gavin a message. That message was in the form of oatmeal….at the cook out.

He wasn’t happy and of course had the massive tantrum, par for the course. He kept asking for things at my Mom’s that he knew he wasn’t allowed to have because of his behaviors. That was pretty frustrating.

However, he had no further tantrums and the night went on without any major hiccups.

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Dwayne Murphy

What you did with the oatmeal was very risky. What if Gavin had gone ballistic at the cook-out and ruined it for everyone? You should have either not brought him or given him another consequence.

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mcahalane

@Gingerheaddad @reality_autism I read too fast, and thought it said "Oatmeal... to goo"

Gingerheaddad

@mcahalane Ewww that sounds really messy. @reality_autism

mcahalane

@Gingerheaddad @reality_autism And what if it were oatmeal goo to go?

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