In this article, we will discuss how to help children if they appeared to be passive when dealing with snatching. To develop their assertiveness systematically is the key.
Below are some simple practices you can do with children at home before the encounter of the real social situation.
1) Set up situation that child have desire, teach him to make choice
Eg. Upon arrival at the playground, ask him “do you want to play on slide or swing?”When sitting down to read book, ask him “do you want this book?”
2) Set up situation that you will annoy him and teach him to express his displeasure
Eg. Keep pulling his hands away while he is playing with a train and teach him to say ‘stop it’Take away his favorite snack when he is opening his snack box, teach him to say “it’s mine”
3) Set up situation that you are about to annoy him and teach him to respond physically to assert himself
Eg. Attempt to take away his snack box, teach him to hold on to itemAttempt to take away his ipad, teach him to use his back to block
When children get familiar with the choice making and able to express his displeasure more consistently, the snatching situation can be simulated by varying location, material, and presence of peer. For example, if you have been practicing assertiveness using a toy train at home, bring the toy train to the social situation, first have an adult to snatch; if the child is assertive, move on to have a peer to do the snatching. With systematical practice, children will have higher awareness towards these social situations, allowing more independent participation and less likely to be victimized.
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[:zh]自閉症兒童在與同伴玩耍時經常面對很多困難。很多時候，當我們的孩子被同伴搶走他們正在玩的玩具時，他們會不知道如何處理。不同的孩子會有不同的反應，有的孩子可能比較被動，不作任何反應；有的孩子可能會很急躁，繼而情緒爆發；部分孩子可能會用極端的方式取回玩具，例如把玩具搶過來，對同伴作出攻擊性行為。在這篇文章中，我們將講解當上述情況發生時，我們可如何幫助表現得較為被動的孩子。關鍵是有系統地培養他們的「敢言」技巧。
在真實有同伴的社交活動之前，家長可以先在家中開始練習，以下是一些簡單的做法:
1) 設置孩子有欲望的情境，教孩子做出選擇
例如，到達遊樂場後，詢問孩子「你想玩滑梯還是鞦韆？」閱讀時間時，問孩子「你想看這本書嗎？」
2) 設置一個你會惹惱孩子的情境，教他表達自己的不滿
例如，當孩子在玩火車時，不時把他的手拉開，教他說「不要這樣！」當孩子打開他的食物盒時，拿走他最喜歡的零食，教他說「這是我的！」
3) 設置一個你將惹惱孩子的情境，教他如何透過肢體動作來捍衛自己
例如，試著拿走他的食物盒，教他要把食物盒握緊試著拿走他的平板電腦，教他可以用背部擋著
當孩子熟悉了作選擇，並能夠更穩定、一致地表達自己的不滿時，我們可以進一步在不同的地點，使用不同的材料及加入同伴，模擬物件被搶走的情況。舉例說，如果你一直跟孩子在家使用火車玩具練習敢言技巧，你可以把火車玩具帶到社交場合，先練習由成人搶走孩子的玩具，如果孩子能敢言，可以進一步練習由同伴搶走玩具。透過有系統的實踐，孩子會對這些社交情況有更好的認識，能更獨立地參與社交活動，減少成為受害者的機會。
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