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<blockquote data-quote="InsaneCdn" data-source="post: 586533" data-attributes="member: 11791"><p>Help! I need some creative, tried-and-true ideas...</p><p></p><p>difficult child is spectrumish. </p><p>He's really wearing us down these days, with some intensive nit-picking.</p><p>If we call something "red", he'll say its not "red" it's... burgundy, or cherry, or... whatever other shade of red.</p><p>If we say a book is a biography, he'll say it's not, it's a... personal life story.</p><p>A book isn't about mechanics, it's about <em>automotive</em> mechanics.</p><p></p><p>Two layers - </p><p>1) the instant "not", and</p><p>2) the Mr Professor perfectionistic correction of the rest of us.</p><p></p><p>Look out if we try to correct <em>him</em>, of course. </p><p>Which drives K2 especially around the bend, as SHE happens to be the "local linguistic expert" - so please, do NOT mis-use a word. (she'd kill me on that word, too... it should be "abuse" not "mis-use")</p><p></p><p>So now we have it going both ways and I'm getting killed in the verbal cross-fire.</p><p></p><p>How do you teach an Aspie-ish teenager about those really subtle things like "tact"? </p><p>Or ANY teenager, as... K2 isn't exactly full of "tact" around her brother either.</p><p></p><p>(and it doesn't help that I'm not well known for it either, so... lessons here would also help!)</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="InsaneCdn, post: 586533, member: 11791"] Help! I need some creative, tried-and-true ideas... difficult child is spectrumish. He's really wearing us down these days, with some intensive nit-picking. If we call something "red", he'll say its not "red" it's... burgundy, or cherry, or... whatever other shade of red. If we say a book is a biography, he'll say it's not, it's a... personal life story. A book isn't about mechanics, it's about [I]automotive[/I] mechanics. Two layers - 1) the instant "not", and 2) the Mr Professor perfectionistic correction of the rest of us. Look out if we try to correct [I]him[/I], of course. Which drives K2 especially around the bend, as SHE happens to be the "local linguistic expert" - so please, do NOT mis-use a word. (she'd kill me on that word, too... it should be "abuse" not "mis-use") So now we have it going both ways and I'm getting killed in the verbal cross-fire. How do you teach an Aspie-ish teenager about those really subtle things like "tact"? Or ANY teenager, as... K2 isn't exactly full of "tact" around her brother either. (and it doesn't help that I'm not well known for it either, so... lessons here would also help!) [/QUOTE]
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