Tony Atwood's books address these issues. Also, Social Stories help
and practicing social interactions before the actual interactions
occur. Try googling O.A.S.I.S. for a wealth of information. He might
be overwhelmed by too much sensory input. Try to figure out what's
going on before punishing him -- he probably doesn't realize that he
is being rude or that this may upset people. Set up one on one
interactions with a calm kid using a common interest (rocks,
dinosaurs, planets, whatever) as a way to bring them together, slowly,
in a calm environment. If he starts to enjoy this relationship, you
will need to gently but firmly and repeatedly make him realize that he
must use social graces in order to keep his new friend. Practice,
practice, practice.


--- In AIPL@yahoogroups.com, "k_riswold" <k_riswold@...> wrote:
>
> I'm a primary support worker for a child with aspergers. I'm
currently
> trying to develope a new program for him that will address issues
with
> social interaction (rudeness) and anger (threats. We've been doing
the
> time out thing but he seems to enjoy the time away from everyone and
I
> was wondering if there is anything anyone could suggest. Thanks.
>