Yup.. the problem in my house was learning to vocalize his needs and not meltdown. Easier said than done. Maturity has helped enormously and DS hasn't really melted down since around 13.
We also worked at it and DS did some work with a therapist in junior high for anxiety and they worked on this as well. At home we made it clear that the meltdowns don't work. And worked on preventing meltdowns by listening to my son and working out compromises ahead of time.
You can try and get him to work on living in the real world for time by having him either wear a watch or having a clock nearby. Verbally make him aware of the time and that the computer or other activity goes off at x time. Instead of telling him he has 10 minutes, periodically ask him to check the time hopefully instilling that habit when doing certain tasks.
Last edited by bluemagic; 09/21/15 08:13 PM.
