I was furious… I was upset with myself, I was upset with my daughter, I was upset with the situation.
But you know what I did? I took a timeout. I removed myself from my children and took a moment to pause. It may sound silly that I put myself in timeout. But do you know what happened?
I calmed down.
The diagnosis rate for Autism is 1 out of 59 children in the United States
5 Ways to Pump the Breaks on Snowplow Parenting Behaviors
Extinction is the gradual removal of what is reinforcing a behavior so that it decreases. A phenomenon that occurs as part of extinction is what is called an “extinction burst.” This is a temporary increase in the behavior that you are trying to stop (aka make extinct). Often times, you may see this behavior temporarily increase in duration, frequency, or intensity before it is no longer exhibited by your child.
