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| Having a child with the disorder of autism, often | | | | how your emotions influence your child with |
| brings about unwanted feelings of emotions. You | | | | autism. |
| would prefer to resist and hide these feelings of | | | | It is imperative to know, when you keep your |
| emotions, rather than to evaluate how your | | | | emotions unattended, you never know when they |
| emotions influence your child who is autistic. | | | | will appear on the surface again, or what they will |
| Remember, this kind of action only pushes these | | | | indicate. This will influence your child with autism |
| emotions away and they will resurface again, to | | | | and give the end result, to negative emotions. |
| be dealt with. You are probably going through | | | | I have discovered the best way to keep your |
| many emotional hills and valleys with your child. | | | | emotions from appearing over and over again, is |
| Therefore, it is wise to evaluate your emotions, | | | | to evaluate them. Be aware of what you are |
| to find out how they are influencing your child | | | | feeling and take action by attending to them, as |
| with autism. | | | | they come up. Taking this action, will prevent |
| The purpose of emotions are not to hide them, | | | | them from blowing up in your face. |
| not to push them away so they are never to be | | | | When you are angry, frustrated, upset, not |
| dealt with. The purpose of your emotions are, | | | | thinking clearly, it is wise to resolve those |
| how they influence your child with autism, by | | | | emotions as soon as possible, evaluate them, and |
| using them as a barometer to indicate whether | | | | find out how they influence your child. An |
| your life is flowing and balanced. This will produce | | | | important key, is to listen to your child and speak |
| positive results, that affect your child. Do not be | | | | about the issue with open thoughts and not harsh |
| afraid of your emotions, but learn what they are | | | | words. By doing this, you will find you will have a |
| indicating and the results they are giving and | | | | better understanding of how to evaluate your |
| creating. | | | | emotions and how they influence your autistic |
| If you want a close connected relationship with | | | | child. |
| your autistic child, you have to be willing to | | | | What will you do to evaluate your emotions, and |
| understand your child with his or her emotions. In | | | | how they influence your autistic child? How will this |
| addition, evaluate how they influence your child | | | | help you and your family to learn how to have a |
| and you. If you plan to dissolve your thoughts, | | | | better, more peaceful relationship with your child? |
| emotions and desires, they will become unmet. If | | | | Are you willing not to push your emotions away, |
| you pretend, and hope your emotions will | | | | but use them as barometer to indicate how your |
| disappear and everything will turn out to be a | | | | life is flowing? Are you willing to listen to your |
| happy ending, it is not possible. | | | | child, and respond with an open heart, when your |
| I remember when I was a child and I had a toy | | | | emotions are out of control? |
| called the Jack-in-the-box, I loved that toy, but I | | | | Get honest; look deep inside. List not one but |
| never knew when the Jack would burst out of | | | | two, three, four or five different emotions or |
| the box right in my face. It was an experience | | | | more. Ask yourself where each one of them |
| that was never certain, but always a surprise | | | | came from, what is behind them all. How will |
| attack. This example illustrates, when you choose | | | | these feelings of emotions influence your child |
| to hide and push your emotions away, you know | | | | with autism when you evaluate them? |
| they will appear again and blow up in your face, | | | | |