What should I do?
Your staff tells you that you need to leave the mall for an appointment while you are still wanting to shop.
- Calmly understand, go to the appointment and see if you can return to the mall later in the week.
Your phone dies while you are out in the community
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Staff ask you to lower your voice
You lower your voice in the moment and if you are confused as to why, feel free to start a conversation around the topic
Some kids keep repeating "watch this" over and over
understand kids like attention and can get excited. If it continues to frustrate you, remove yourself from the environment
Your mom says that she cannot take you out on the weekend because she has to catch up on some work.
Understand and engage in an exciting activity at home and ask when it can be rescheduled
You are at the store and you do not have enough money to buy preferred item
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Your mom reminds you not to interrupt a conversation
you understand and follow up following the conclusion of the conversation
Some kids are speaking loudly and you are feeling overwhelmed
you remove yourself from the immediate environment
You bring up a concern to your family and they cannot address it at the exact moment and you feel like it is getting ignored
Ask if after they finish their current activity if they can set aside some time for you to speak with them
You get in a car accident on your way to lunch
Large
You get corrected in public and feel embarassed
you understand in the moment and then ask for private corrections moving forward
Kids are interrupting your conversation
Understand that they are likely excited and that is why they are interrupting. calmly ask to talk in a little or redirect to their parents
You get into an argument with your brother at a family event.
Medium
Your staff tells you that you are being a little too direct with your mother.
How can you respond?
Understand and engage in a functional communication
You are at a family event and your brother corrects you.
Why might he do that?
What can you do?
He is likely attempting to HELP you.
Pull him to the side and ask why he is correcting you and if he can do it in private next time.