[atouchofheaven]

Hi,

my son is having a particular problem that i just don't know what to do with. basically, when we are out in public, people stop to say hi or talk to him all the time (because he is so cute, in my opinion). sometimes he is okay with this but most of the time he doesn't like feeling on the spot or having people look at him that he doesn't know. so he hits me because he is uncomfortable with the attention. and i'm not sure what to do about it. in one way, it's not okay to hit me, but i also understand he is trying to express that he isn't happy with the attention and isn't sure how to deal with it. and i'm the safe person to hit, because he knows me. and hitting is his first reaction to things he doesn't like anyway. he has limited speech and can't say, please don't talk to me right now. and the people try to make it better by talking even more to him! which only makes it worse.

so any ideas about what to do would be welcome. i feel bad that he has to endure this but also feel bad for the people that are just trying to be friendly. and i kind of feel like an idiot that my kid is hitting me and i'm not sure what to do about it. anyone have a similar problem?