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<blockquote data-quote="Marguerite" data-source="post: 336792" data-attributes="member: 1991"><p>Doesn't go down well in our house, either. But it's something you won't be able to change. Just giving you a heads up here. We say "pick your battles" - don't pick this one!</p><p></p><p>I forgot to mention that a lot of difficult child 3's friends, too, are much younger tan him. However, they are also often the very intelligent ones in that age range. His best friends are about 5-6 years younger than him, but the smartest kids in their class at school. In that group, one also is High-Functioning Autism (HFA).</p><p>An exception to this rule - one of difficult child 3's best friends at his drama class is a boy of 19 who has global developmental delay, idiopathic. There are about 100 IQ points between them.</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>Heaven forbid! No, you're right, you certainly don't need to tell him this. Besides, in his head that is already so.</p><p></p><p>You sound like you're really getting the picture here. Don't be too hard on yourself (or him) if the wheels still fall off occasionally. If there are problems, write down what happened and analyse it later when you're calmer. Also, if/when good things happen, write those down too. Keeping a journal will help you see progress in him as well as in your relationship, as time passes. it also is very useful for the doctors and therapists, to be able to see stuff from your journal.</p><p></p><p>You're off to a flying start!</p><p></p><p>Keep us posted on how you get on. You might need to start a new thread by then.</p><p></p><p>Marg</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Marguerite, post: 336792, member: 1991"] Doesn't go down well in our house, either. But it's something you won't be able to change. Just giving you a heads up here. We say "pick your battles" - don't pick this one! I forgot to mention that a lot of difficult child 3's friends, too, are much younger tan him. However, they are also often the very intelligent ones in that age range. His best friends are about 5-6 years younger than him, but the smartest kids in their class at school. In that group, one also is High-Functioning Autism (HFA). An exception to this rule - one of difficult child 3's best friends at his drama class is a boy of 19 who has global developmental delay, idiopathic. There are about 100 IQ points between them. Heaven forbid! No, you're right, you certainly don't need to tell him this. Besides, in his head that is already so. You sound like you're really getting the picture here. Don't be too hard on yourself (or him) if the wheels still fall off occasionally. If there are problems, write down what happened and analyse it later when you're calmer. Also, if/when good things happen, write those down too. Keeping a journal will help you see progress in him as well as in your relationship, as time passes. it also is very useful for the doctors and therapists, to be able to see stuff from your journal. You're off to a flying start! Keep us posted on how you get on. You might need to start a new thread by then. Marg [/QUOTE]
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