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How to teach respecting boundaries?
Ladies, how can I teach my ASD son (3 year old) to respect boundaries? Those are physical and social boundaries, like breaking up other kids' blocks, taking away their toys, being in their space.
If I do not do something with this quickly I am afriad we will get thrown out of school. Please help!
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Re: How to teach respecting boundaries?
You could write simple social stories to explain rules and give him replacement behaviors. For personal space you can make a rule to be an arms length away and teach him that everyone has personal space bubbles. For taking toys away you teach him to ask, but then teaching him what to do when the kid says no is a bit more complex. For breaking up blocks you can also teach him to ask.
For all of these skills I would recommend doing play dates and having a kid from school or a friend of the family his age over to practice these skills. You could be there with the two of them while they play and jump in to correct the social errors and to model appropriate play for your son.
Hope this helps!