Aspergers Resources for
Dealing with anger
management (older kids)
Children with Aspergers syndrome easily can have as much of a problem
controlling their anger as other children. Because children and teens with
Aspergers syndrome have difficulty understanding emotions and their impact on
others, however, they often have more difficulty than other children reigning in
their anger.
In addition, teens with Aspergers syndrome aren’t living in a void in which they
don’t understand that they’re different from other kids. Often teased by their
peers, they can have incipient anger they don’t understand and can’t easily
control.
Helping older children and teens with Aspergers syndrome who also have anger
issues requires direct communication about the affect of their anger on others
as well as methods of improving the self esteem and sense of self worth often at
the root of the child’s anger.
Anger that’s acted out badly needs to be treated like any other unwanted
behavior. Some form of reasonable punishment directed at getting the point
across that the behavior is wrong needs to be combined with a pragmatic
discussion of the meaning behind the anger and other ways to control the anger.
Remember that what punishes the Aspergers child can be much different from what
punishes other children.
If the anger seems to be a part of the child’s frustration over how he or she is
treated by others or from depressive feelings, finding better avenues to discuss
what is really going on with the child can help them deal with the issues
without using anger as an outlet. Most Aspergers children are of greater than
average intelligence and have the resources to understand the relationship
between their anger and the underlying social issues their dealing with.
In situations where the anger seems to be an overwhelming issue, families should
not hesitate to speak with a family or other psychotherapist for help.
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