Anyone’s autistic 4 year old do this?

My 4 year old has started to pretend to fall on me he hit his head on my arm or stomach or just flat out hits. I’m tired of it I’ve tried telling him no it’s not ok to hit he’s level 1 m. He also laughs at me after seeing how mad or frustrated I get. My bf told me I need to do something and he also screams really loud when he doesn’t get what he wants I’m so drained by the end of the day like I also have a 2 year old. Any tips ?

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No advice but to say my 4 year old does the same and I havnt found anything that works. Ur not alone, I feel u 😫🫶

Mine is 4 and she doesn’t do this. Are there any consequences to his actions? They are at that age where they probably should learn it (on the spectrum or not) because when they go out into the world, other children and people will not be as gentle as we are with our babies. Being lenient will probably encourage it, these kids are super intelligent.

He’s only going to get older and I’m scared you know the older the harder hits are he’s starting to actually hit pretty hard

How are you reacting I've learned a lot with my 3 year old and our reactions can contribute to the behavior.

Ok I’ll try that today it’s sooo hard because my 2 year old he knows and he actually gets upset and won’t do it again but my older one he’s always been the I want the last hit no matter what

Also I’d like to add that my bf is actually really good at keeping it firm with him and he does listen to him after getting in trouble a few times … but me the one that’s alone with him while he’s at work it’s honestly taking a toll on me I love him very much and I feel so much guilt because I’m like maybe I’m not doing this or that what else should I do and I also feel guilty because my other kid needs me too

He also shows no emotion for things he should which honestly kinda scares me for whenever he’s older if I something happens to me he laughs or if his brother falls and hits himself some type of way he laughs at him

I’m hoping some time off his tablet is going to help it’s going to be hard because I work from home but for a while to not have so much screen time he’s been into play-doh and I’ve been also telling him if he’s not good that he’s not going to play with play-duh which kinda works but not that much

Honestly wasn’t prepared for this it’s so hard being an autism mom and everyone around me doesn’t understand the toll it takes out on me I honestly don’t recognize myself anymore I love him so much and it scares me more about the future then looking forward to it he’s changed a lot these couple of years when he was 2 he was so calm and shy and was so happy and nice and this new him is just getting to me I miss that and sometimes I do have days where he’s like that but now nope

Mine does the same

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Feeling paranoid 🤯

My brother was playing with my 9 month d and was just throwing him in the air… Im paranoid that he will get brain damage or something as I googled it and it said you shouldn’t throw them in the air. It wasn’t done roughly. He was just playing with him 😩🥺

Am I in the wrong ?

So me and my partner have an on going issue.
I have got up every night and every morning with our daughter ( 2half )
He doesn't get up till 9am He gets ready and goes to work around 9:30 - 9:45 so He spends about 15 minutes with us each morning. This is my problem 🙄 He turns round to me every time I bring this up and says I'm working on the road so I need my sleep unless you want me to have an accident. I'm angry all the time about his respons as I feel it's just an excuse for not getting up and spending time with us. He doesn't get back till around 7:30 or later each night so he doesn't get to see our daughter much as she is in bed by 8 - 8:30. So He will have about half hour if that. He then decides to come to bed about 1 or later so we don't see echother much but apparently that's my fault as I go up to bed as my daughter is normally up in the night and full awake by 6am.

Am i in the wrong for addressing He doesn't spend enough time with his daughter and he should get-up earlier to spend this time with her before work 🤷‍♀️( He only has one day a week off )

Is there TMI on here or am I just too sensitive?

I see a lot of posts about abuse, neglect, and honestly medical emergencies on here. One reason I stray from social media is because the lack of discernment of people.

Therapy is what some of these posts need to be directed towards. Calling the cops on a handful of others. I know we are hormonal and what not. But if you don’t want honest opinions and bluntness along with the more gentle moms of comfort. Is it too much to ask, “Should I post this? Do I really want a strangers opinion on this matter?”

And I could be wrong and that’s okay too.

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My little one is 8 weeks old and I’ve noticed she doesn’t wake up for feeds during the night now. She can go 7-8 hours without waking up, is that normal? I’ve tried to wake her up in btw to give her for a feed as I get worried she’s not drinking enough. She will sometimes take to it.