50. Are your Expectations too High or too Low?

For most of us, it’s just plain difficult to know when our
expectations of our children are unreasonable, right?  I've
heard more times than I would like to admit, "but he or she has
autism".  In this episode, I am going to talk about why that
in itself is never a good reason or answer.  


So how do we know if our expectations are realistic? The reality
is that if your child is having recurring unwanted behavior it
usually means a child lacks either the skills or the motivation
to meet our expectations. Now that certainly doesn’t mean that
they will never be able to achieve that expectation, it just
means that you might have to work on some additional steps in
order to get there. The majority of our children can learn when
given the opportunity to do so.


Expectation is the belief that something will and can happen in
the future so our job as their parent is to encourage growth and
we have to believe that they can and will instead of being
fixated on where they are right now.


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