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<blockquote data-quote="BusynMember" data-source="post: 420948" data-attributes="member: 1550"><p>My son was the same way. He ran around a lot and was very loud and, at least in lower school, kids liked to run around with him so he had many friends. Kids didn't really shy away from him, perhaps because there are a lot of rowdy boys in the US. He even had girls run around with him.</p><p></p><p>As he grew older, because he had trouble sharing his feelings (and still does) he became more to himself. He is happy just being alone with his videogames and NetFlix and we have to give him a kick (not really) out the door to force him to socialize. It does not come natural to him and never will. But he is better. </p><p></p><p>It is much easier to see what is missing when the child is older than when he is young. My son was not correctly diagnosed until he was eleven. The only difference between our situations is that my son got a lot of interventions all along anyway. If not for them, I do not know that he would be able to function alone at all, but he is about 80% functional on his own now.</p><p></p><p>My son's communicatin problem is not his vocabulary. He has a large one. It is his inability to hold a give-and-take conversation. He basically can not describe experiences he has had and how they make him feel. His conversation, unless he is talking about videogames or movies, goes something like this (and always has):</p><p></p><p>Me: What did you do on your field trip?</p><p></p><p>L: I don't know. </p><p></p><p>Me: Did you have fun?</p><p></p><p>L: Yes. (no elaboration)</p><p></p><p>Me: Did anything exciting happen?</p><p></p><p>L: (good-natured voice) I don't know.</p><p></p><p>Me: Come on, pal. Tell me about it <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>L: I don't want to talk about it now. Can I have something to eat?</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="BusynMember, post: 420948, member: 1550"] My son was the same way. He ran around a lot and was very loud and, at least in lower school, kids liked to run around with him so he had many friends. Kids didn't really shy away from him, perhaps because there are a lot of rowdy boys in the US. He even had girls run around with him. As he grew older, because he had trouble sharing his feelings (and still does) he became more to himself. He is happy just being alone with his videogames and NetFlix and we have to give him a kick (not really) out the door to force him to socialize. It does not come natural to him and never will. But he is better. It is much easier to see what is missing when the child is older than when he is young. My son was not correctly diagnosed until he was eleven. The only difference between our situations is that my son got a lot of interventions all along anyway. If not for them, I do not know that he would be able to function alone at all, but he is about 80% functional on his own now. My son's communicatin problem is not his vocabulary. He has a large one. It is his inability to hold a give-and-take conversation. He basically can not describe experiences he has had and how they make him feel. His conversation, unless he is talking about videogames or movies, goes something like this (and always has): Me: What did you do on your field trip? L: I don't know. Me: Did you have fun? L: Yes. (no elaboration) Me: Did anything exciting happen? L: (good-natured voice) I don't know. Me: Come on, pal. Tell me about it :) L: I don't want to talk about it now. Can I have something to eat? [/QUOTE]
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