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Please explain the 'illness' in all this behaviour....again!!!!!
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<blockquote data-quote="BusynMember" data-source="post: 491822" data-attributes="member: 1550"><p>Glad you feel better now <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /></p><p></p><p>Another nasty symptom of many kids with Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD) is lack of imagination. My son never played with toys and is very literal. He never engaged in imaginary play unless he was mimicking something he saw on television...he could not do it himself and could not do it for long. So he depends on either others or "things" to help make the time go by...books, television, videogames. Parents don't want to allow their kids too much TV or videogames, but I did allow my son to do a lot of that as long as he agreed to other activities, which I drive him to (athletics for one). If left without his props, he will go around picking things up, putting them down, taking them apart to see how they work, etc. I would rather have MY "things" intact. He can not just sit still. It's like it drives him nuts. Now that he is older, he has his cell phone and likes to play games and listen to music. I LET HIM. Nothing is going to make him have that ability to amuse himself when he has nothing in front of him or sit still without pulling at things and dancing as he sits, so I never let it bother me. My other kids...it was different, but HE is different.</p><p></p><p>I'm not sure other parents agree with my method and that's ok, but I did want to share that when you have Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD), one of the symptoms is often a compromised imagination and ability to amuse oneself.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="BusynMember, post: 491822, member: 1550"] Glad you feel better now :) Another nasty symptom of many kids with Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD) is lack of imagination. My son never played with toys and is very literal. He never engaged in imaginary play unless he was mimicking something he saw on television...he could not do it himself and could not do it for long. So he depends on either others or "things" to help make the time go by...books, television, videogames. Parents don't want to allow their kids too much TV or videogames, but I did allow my son to do a lot of that as long as he agreed to other activities, which I drive him to (athletics for one). If left without his props, he will go around picking things up, putting them down, taking them apart to see how they work, etc. I would rather have MY "things" intact. He can not just sit still. It's like it drives him nuts. Now that he is older, he has his cell phone and likes to play games and listen to music. I LET HIM. Nothing is going to make him have that ability to amuse himself when he has nothing in front of him or sit still without pulling at things and dancing as he sits, so I never let it bother me. My other kids...it was different, but HE is different. I'm not sure other parents agree with my method and that's ok, but I did want to share that when you have Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD), one of the symptoms is often a compromised imagination and ability to amuse oneself. [/QUOTE]
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