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<blockquote data-quote="aeroeng" data-source="post: 376315" data-attributes="member: 6557"><p>When my oldest son was in elementary school he all so had a difficult time playing with kids his age. He would play with kids much younger then he was or much older, never his own age, and he enjoyed adult company more then kids. Like you I was concerned and tried several different strategies to teach him social skills, none worked. His IQ scored higher then most, and I think he liked the maturity of adults better. At school or with groups of kids he would just sit by himself on the side and rarely participate. </p><p></p><p>He is now in high school, and in the last year has finally learned to socialize with his peers. In a parent teacher meeting one of his teachers had tears in his eyes when he told me the story that the kids were talking and he had to say, "easy child stop talking and sit down". He then realized, "Hay! I just told easy child to stop talking!". So he can grow out of it.</p><p></p><p>It is hard to come up with good ideas you can try, when nothing I tried worked. Looking back, I think that a friendship with older kids/adults, is better then no friendship. If he learns to be close to an adult, as long as it is a healthy relationship and you are involved he will at least continue to build his self-esteem.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="aeroeng, post: 376315, member: 6557"] When my oldest son was in elementary school he all so had a difficult time playing with kids his age. He would play with kids much younger then he was or much older, never his own age, and he enjoyed adult company more then kids. Like you I was concerned and tried several different strategies to teach him social skills, none worked. His IQ scored higher then most, and I think he liked the maturity of adults better. At school or with groups of kids he would just sit by himself on the side and rarely participate. He is now in high school, and in the last year has finally learned to socialize with his peers. In a parent teacher meeting one of his teachers had tears in his eyes when he told me the story that the kids were talking and he had to say, "easy child stop talking and sit down". He then realized, "Hay! I just told easy child to stop talking!". So he can grow out of it. It is hard to come up with good ideas you can try, when nothing I tried worked. Looking back, I think that a friendship with older kids/adults, is better then no friendship. If he learns to be close to an adult, as long as it is a healthy relationship and you are involved he will at least continue to build his self-esteem. [/QUOTE]
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