Question
I have two boys aged eight and 10. The eldest has a diagnosis of autism and anxiety. He is academically bright and, with supports, he is doing well in school.
The difficulty I have is in how he treats his younger brother.
When he comes home from school he can be stressed and in a bad mood and he can take it out on brother. His brother might approach him to play something and he will then fly off the handle and scream at him saying awful things, like he hates him. When I intervene and try to stop the screaming, my son can be unrepentant and things can escalate further. He does not accept responsibility and he says his younger brother is always annoying him (I don’t see any evidence of this).
I know he is autistic and that his meltdowns are anxiety
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