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i babysit a 25 year old with Autism !
27 female
I take care of my cousin who is 25 that has Autism while his parents work. The thing is most of time i can get him to let me take care of him but when the days he gets upset he throws fits because he has the mind of a 4 year old. He will stomp his feet, hit the couch, scream and he is over 300 pounds . He wont let me fix him anything to eat when he gets like this or let me give him his medicine. Help!
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Here is something you need to understand. Autistic people do NOT have minds of 4-year-olds and ay in fact be brilliant and smarter than you. It's a fact. Just because they are non-verbal does not mean they are not smart. Give him a keyboard or paper to write on and you'll see how that view is incorrect.
Autistic individuals often are super sensitive to light, texture, sounds. You may be doing something inadvertently that others do not around him that is triggering such an adverse reaction. Try asking him to write down what is bothering him so you can fix it for starters. Don't be angry when he has this reaction.
Speak to his parents about this behavior and ask them how best to react. They know him inside out and how to deal with anything that may be bothering him. Let them know what you are doing when this normally occurs. It could be as simple as leaving him alone when this happens and let it run course or doing something that prevents onset. They are the experts on Autism and their son.
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