Unfortunately there’s no such thing as anger-management classes specifically for Aspergers children – and you may find that not a week goes by without your youngster reaching Mach 4 on the rage and frustration scale.
Often times, this kind of aggression isn’t deliberate – it’s your Aspergers youngster’s way of asserting himself if he can’t find the right words to say how he’s feeling or what he wants. And anger is fine: we’re all entitled to feel it if things don’t go our way. But anger is a feeling, while aggression is a behavior – and your youngster has to learn that he can’t use it to solve his problems. You need to guide him in learning how to manage his emotions, control his impulses and express his anger with words.
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