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<blockquote data-quote="papashango" data-source="post: 529047" data-attributes="member: 14570"><p>He plays very... poorly. He's very bossy with other kids (i'm not sure words can adequately describe exactly how monumentally bossy he is), he has an uncontrollable NEED to take toys that he sees other people playing with, particularly his little brother. No real friends -- a few acquaintences due to a lot of work on my part to find playdates for him, but none of them have ever gone swimmingly. He prefers interacting with adults, older kids, or very young kids. But not his peers. He doesn't seem to have developed many interests yet -- creative play usually consists of asking me to think up something for him to do, and then shooting down the suggestions. If you corner him and force him to do something, he'll draw, color, cut stuff out, and he likes to read. Developmentally, he was a language genius -- he's the kid talking in complete sentences at 18 months, understanding grown-up concepts at a very early age. But socially, he's always been off. He doesn't really pick up on social cues, or possibly he just doesn't care. For example at playgrounds and at the bus stop he likes to play "chase" with younger kids, who of course absolutely hate having a bigger kid chasing them around. So I'm constantly forced to coach him when he's out. Thanks for the ideas, everyone -- part of my coming here is a hope to get some clarification on what's happening while i wait for the specialist appointments.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="papashango, post: 529047, member: 14570"] He plays very... poorly. He's very bossy with other kids (i'm not sure words can adequately describe exactly how monumentally bossy he is), he has an uncontrollable NEED to take toys that he sees other people playing with, particularly his little brother. No real friends -- a few acquaintences due to a lot of work on my part to find playdates for him, but none of them have ever gone swimmingly. He prefers interacting with adults, older kids, or very young kids. But not his peers. He doesn't seem to have developed many interests yet -- creative play usually consists of asking me to think up something for him to do, and then shooting down the suggestions. If you corner him and force him to do something, he'll draw, color, cut stuff out, and he likes to read. Developmentally, he was a language genius -- he's the kid talking in complete sentences at 18 months, understanding grown-up concepts at a very early age. But socially, he's always been off. He doesn't really pick up on social cues, or possibly he just doesn't care. For example at playgrounds and at the bus stop he likes to play "chase" with younger kids, who of course absolutely hate having a bigger kid chasing them around. So I'm constantly forced to coach him when he's out. Thanks for the ideas, everyone -- part of my coming here is a hope to get some clarification on what's happening while i wait for the specialist appointments. [/QUOTE]
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