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We have a 10 year old son with ASD. He steals whatever he wants with no remorse. He has been doing this for years. He steals food, candy, money, toys from stores. I have to do a pocket check if I take him shopping with me. If you ask him if stealing is wrong, he says yes. Yet the behavior goes on. What should we do?

We have noticed within the past couple of months our (9 year old) Aspie son is sneaking food. He has a healthy appetite and always finishes his meals. We noticed he was sneaking candy and other sweets. He is not allowed in the kitchen without permission for this reason. Last week he grabbed a handful of little smokies at a Halloween party and snuck to a corner to eat them. I found a partially eaten granola bar under his pillow last week. I constantly find various wrappers in his laundry. Today… read more

Does anyone have any idea on how to stop an autistic child from stealing food? My daughter steals food (mostly sweets) it's not that I don't feed her or even allow her to have the items that she takes but she continues to take them without asking and hides to eat it. I've tried putting it where she shouldn't be able to get it but she finds a way. I dont by sweets often they are truly a treat but if I cant find away to stop the sneaking then we will become a treat free zone.

My son is 9yrs old. I have had an issue with him taking things that do not belong to him in the past but now it is becoming a big issue. For example i am selling Girl Scout Cookies for my oldest child and for the past 2 days i have been finding boxes in his backpack, jacket pocket, or where ever he can put them. I have tried to explain to him that they are not his cookies and that they belong to someone else but it just seems that he does not understand or care. What can i do to make him… read more

My son who has High Functioning Autism, for years has had food issues and not just being a picky eater. He will sneak food and hoard it, mostly stuff that is carbs and sugar. We have very little of that in the house but he finds ways, like eating pure sugar or coffee creamer. It's gotten so bad that we now have a lock on the fridge. Lately he's taken this sneaking to a new level and is stealing stuff from stores, like a snickers. He hides the evidence in his room and we find random bottles of… read more

Just wondering for those with children who are non-verbal, when were your children diagnosed as having non verbal autism? Our son is 2 1/2 yo and besides saying 'go' in the appropriate context and some echoing here and there, he has no other spontaneous language. We never lose hope, but with each passing day, the sorrow grows a little more that he may never speak. I realize the end game is that he is able to communicate with us in one form or another, but call it selfish, I would love to hear… read more

My daughter is 6yrs old and non verbal. She's beginning to mumble alot and repeat words. She loves to watch shows in different languages. Will this hinder her from learning her primary language first?