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Mrs. Totoro do you have a family member who has Autism?
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<blockquote data-quote="Marguerite" data-source="post: 377034" data-attributes="member: 1991"><p>Totoro, that has been one of the huge benefits for us of our form of home schooling. difficult child 3 can work at his own pace, which in some subject areas has been very fast. He's also had much more control over social interactions, which makes it easier for him to understand and manage socially. He interacts with a wider cross-section of community than if he were at mainstream.</p><p></p><p>With what you've said, I suspect T2 is exceptionally bright but feeling socially isolated because of it. Even if other kids like her, she may be feeling bored by them, feeling that she can't fully express herself around them because so much of what is going on in her head, they wouldn't get.</p><p></p><p>difficult child 1 used to be obsessed about birds (still is, I think). His best friend was obsessed about reptiles. difficult child 1 said to me once, "J talks to me constantly about snakes, I talk to him constantly about eagles, neither of us listens to the other and we get on brilliantly."</p><p>But at some level they connect deeply. J was difficult child 1's best man and I believe now J is getting married, difficult child 1 is best man.</p><p>Frankly, I never thought either of them would ever be able to live away from home, let alone each find a woman who wanted them.</p><p></p><p>Marg</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Marguerite, post: 377034, member: 1991"] Totoro, that has been one of the huge benefits for us of our form of home schooling. difficult child 3 can work at his own pace, which in some subject areas has been very fast. He's also had much more control over social interactions, which makes it easier for him to understand and manage socially. He interacts with a wider cross-section of community than if he were at mainstream. With what you've said, I suspect T2 is exceptionally bright but feeling socially isolated because of it. Even if other kids like her, she may be feeling bored by them, feeling that she can't fully express herself around them because so much of what is going on in her head, they wouldn't get. difficult child 1 used to be obsessed about birds (still is, I think). His best friend was obsessed about reptiles. difficult child 1 said to me once, "J talks to me constantly about snakes, I talk to him constantly about eagles, neither of us listens to the other and we get on brilliantly." But at some level they connect deeply. J was difficult child 1's best man and I believe now J is getting married, difficult child 1 is best man. Frankly, I never thought either of them would ever be able to live away from home, let alone each find a woman who wanted them. Marg [/QUOTE]
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