If WIlhelm does things excessively, I put my hand up in the stop sign, then redirect him to giving me a cuddle or asking what something is that is totally out of contents...Wilhelm no longer runs circles (it took 3 months). SOme basic sign language has helped us also like, stop, wait, finished, later and eating.
With the movie talk...it took me ages to think of something and i thought bugger it, im gonna be straight down the point. I just say NO MOVIE TALK now...maybe later. He cracks it and says no mummy, Im not movie talking, but he doesnt do it anymore for hours after it. I do let him have 5 - 10 mins a day just to go on about it and it has helped heaps.
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Any child with these sort of 'special features' (Wilhelms word for himself ) replaces any repetative, compulsive actions with something else. We have moved onto playstation control talk now, press the X button to jump...so I take it outside and we let him give us instructions to jump, run ect...but we dont put the 'press the bla bla button in' I just say JUMP, RUN, SIT. It sounds stupid but its sort of like trying to program a robot...short, simple, clear instructions work for us and after awhile, the 'programming' works.
Horribe to say, I know but it works for us and if it makes Wilhelm happy...its makes us happy.
OUr speach therapist said that the movie talk is WIlhelm's way of trying to start a conversation and not knowing how to do it, goes into his own little world of comfort. At his special needs school, the teacher sugested a 'chat book' which has helped. Its just a little photo albulm were we can slip things into the pockets and he can tell me about them. Wilhelm loves rainbows so I took a pic of him and NIkolaus standing under on a couple of weeks ago and he opens the book and says 'this is my borther nikolaus and me under a rainbow' and we take it from there. it doesnt have to be pics..it can be something small like a leaf or even a flower.
There is a developmental thread in here...I'll find the thread and email you the link...its a great support network matie and even if we chat in there, it might help other people come out and not be so affraid to ask questions...even if it helps just one mum, thats all that matters
x-maz-x