Chris has been drinking out of the same spout cup for several years, even when we purchased several of the same type he would not change to a new one. This was due to the shape of his old spout, this is now unusable and he will not drink from a cup. We have had to thin out his yogurts with milk to get enougth liquid into him.Any solutions?
2007-02-11 21:49:50 · 4 answers · asked by upsetmum 1 in Pregnancy & Parenting ➔ Parenting
Have you taken him to the store and told him that he needs to pick out a cup by himself so he can have something to drink out of. Make him feel like he is getting a choice of cups to choose from and that it is his special cup. I understand Autism, so I do know that that is a difficult thing for them to do. Change is hard on them. Im sorry I cant be of much more help than that.
2007-02-12 00:20:17 · answer #1 · answered by Blondi 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
kids can tell when you are upset and feed off it.
dont let it see that it botehrs YOU when he is bothered.
you are to give NO attention to bad behaviour or you are reinforcing it.
ignore his bad behavior and keep offering him a regular cup.
of he has been on the same sippy for years... he has probably outgrown th eneed for one.
i knew a woman who practically tried to force her twin girls to stay on the bottle till the girls were twisting off the lids and drinking out of the bottle like a cup, and throwing the nipples out the window
2007-02-12 07:40:29 · answer #2 · answered by Jillary von Hämsterviel™ 7 · 0⤊ 2⤋
Would he be willing to "decorate" one of the other cups to make it more his? Maybe put masking tape around it or something similar to give him his "own" texture. Or even just not-toxic craft paint or a marker. Something that would make him feel more that it's his cup. I know new things are hard for Autistic kids but do you think he might like some of those bendy or the hard plastic "fun" straws? Sorry I can't help more than that.
2007-02-12 18:52:48 · answer #3 · answered by carseattech 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
i would talk to a specialist. try contacting a club or group for parents of autistic children. i have met many autistic children and one of them had a habit of chewing on latex balloons. latex balloons are not allowed in hospitals because people can be fatally allergic to latex. so i have no idea how these people deal with it.
try feeding him cereal that should get some liquids into him.
2007-02-12 08:46:26 · answer #4 · answered by Miki 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋