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Hi,
My nephew is 16, lives with my wife & I and has Aspergers. Since about the age of 7 or 8 he has been damaging his clothes & possessions (sometimes 5 t shirts 2 pairs of trousers & sometimes a coat) in a week. In the past 7 months he`s gone through 4 mobile phones, 3 new cases, 5 new keypads & an I-pod. We have spoken to the Child & Family Consultation Service in a meeting. they suggested some strategies to help him become more aware of his behaviour. eg. which lesson were you in (if damage occured @ college) what were you doing, How were you feeling, what else was going on in the room.etc. My nephew, of course is not very compliant with this. We do try not to grill him. I`m sure although this is a big problem for us it is a bigger one for him. Please can anyone offer advice?

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