WallFly
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There's a couple reasons Jessica is fixated on the dog...
Repitition is common in autism and I do believe Jessica possesses autistic traits ...it's definitely not her primary diagnosis she definitely sufferes from schizophrenia and severe delayed development...both untreated.
I'm not a professional by any means just speak from my own experiences... As a parent of an autistic child myself ...we are taught how to cope with Repitition, hyper fixation and obsessions...and we start addressing these behaviours EARLY..so when our children grow up they don't behave like Jessica does at her age.
Teaching our autistic children coping tools, how to express themselves, be redirected understand rules...
For example when my daughters obsessing over somethings and continued to ask the same question repeatedly or act out an inappropriate behaviour over and over... We had a counter that allowed her 5 times... To ask them after that There was a consequence or reward... This simple act we did for years... Today we just count and remind her 5 times rule. But honestly she's learned to notice her obsessive behaviour and catches it herself often.
Jessica has no tools, no consequences and has not been taught with redirection.
Another thing is Jessica has zero going on in her life, zero outlets, zero mental stimulation.
She has nothing to talk about.... Nothing new, no social activities, no classes, nothing.... She has cards, dogs, and food.
So she repeats facts and conversations over and over.... Sadly she has nothing else...notice no one really talks WITH her about anything just the same scripted conversations over and over.
If her schizophrenia was properly medicated and she had professionals involved in her life along with mental stimulation and socialization Jessica wouldn't behave as she does.
It's neglect isolation and lazy parenting.
Repitition is common in autism and I do believe Jessica possesses autistic traits ...it's definitely not her primary diagnosis she definitely sufferes from schizophrenia and severe delayed development...both untreated.
I'm not a professional by any means just speak from my own experiences... As a parent of an autistic child myself ...we are taught how to cope with Repitition, hyper fixation and obsessions...and we start addressing these behaviours EARLY..so when our children grow up they don't behave like Jessica does at her age.
Teaching our autistic children coping tools, how to express themselves, be redirected understand rules...
For example when my daughters obsessing over somethings and continued to ask the same question repeatedly or act out an inappropriate behaviour over and over... We had a counter that allowed her 5 times... To ask them after that There was a consequence or reward... This simple act we did for years... Today we just count and remind her 5 times rule. But honestly she's learned to notice her obsessive behaviour and catches it herself often.
Jessica has no tools, no consequences and has not been taught with redirection.
Another thing is Jessica has zero going on in her life, zero outlets, zero mental stimulation.
She has nothing to talk about.... Nothing new, no social activities, no classes, nothing.... She has cards, dogs, and food.
So she repeats facts and conversations over and over.... Sadly she has nothing else...notice no one really talks WITH her about anything just the same scripted conversations over and over.
If her schizophrenia was properly medicated and she had professionals involved in her life along with mental stimulation and socialization Jessica wouldn't behave as she does.
It's neglect isolation and lazy parenting.