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Aaauuggggghhhhh!!! Delusional, completely delusional
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<blockquote data-quote="pajamas" data-source="post: 503334" data-attributes="member: 13499"><p>JJJ, it's good that Eeyore is open to talking with you about the difference between his reality and the objective one. One of our struggles with CeCe's version of as-yet-undiagnosed Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD)/Pervasive Developmental Disorder (PDD) (waiting for the report) is that external life seems to be like a movie for her, where she can change the plot at will. I think the technical version is that she lacks a "theory of mind", where she understands that others have thoughts in their heads, that things can happen outside of her being there (hide the ball kind of stuff), etc., which is common among kids on the spectrum. She also gets extremely frustrated when things aren't as she tried to mentally make them.</p><p></p><p>Looking through the range of comments, though, it's important to understand there are very real, very major differences between the thought processes of 6-8 year olds with or without Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD) and those expected of a 16-y.o. A lot of the comments are frustrations with the little ones, who can be expected to engage in a lot of magical thinking. It's part of their development that they tell tall tales and try to get away with stuff. It's actually part of developing that "theory of mind" for a typical kid. Usually no need to punish, just let them know in a friendly way you caught them! Unless there's a safety issue of course. Usually they grow out of it. (Was it the bible that said age 7 was the "age of reason"? +/-)</p><p></p><p>PJ</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="pajamas, post: 503334, member: 13499"] JJJ, it's good that Eeyore is open to talking with you about the difference between his reality and the objective one. One of our struggles with CeCe's version of as-yet-undiagnosed Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD)/Pervasive Developmental Disorder (PDD) (waiting for the report) is that external life seems to be like a movie for her, where she can change the plot at will. I think the technical version is that she lacks a "theory of mind", where she understands that others have thoughts in their heads, that things can happen outside of her being there (hide the ball kind of stuff), etc., which is common among kids on the spectrum. She also gets extremely frustrated when things aren't as she tried to mentally make them. Looking through the range of comments, though, it's important to understand there are very real, very major differences between the thought processes of 6-8 year olds with or without Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD) and those expected of a 16-y.o. A lot of the comments are frustrations with the little ones, who can be expected to engage in a lot of magical thinking. It's part of their development that they tell tall tales and try to get away with stuff. It's actually part of developing that "theory of mind" for a typical kid. Usually no need to punish, just let them know in a friendly way you caught them! Unless there's a safety issue of course. Usually they grow out of it. (Was it the bible that said age 7 was the "age of reason"? +/-) PJ [/QUOTE]
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