Sayings

[Guest guest]

Yes, the literal thing does get tough. A friend said to her ASD child

" If wishes were horses then beggars would ride " . That took the rest of

the day to explain.

Valeri

Sayings

's speech therapist gave us some " homework " for the holidays,

learning about " idioms " .

These phrases which we all say, and take for granted that others

understand,

don't always make sense to our children.

The easiest example being " It's raining cats and dogs " - has anyone

else's

child looked to the sky excitedly for poodles? They take everything so

literally.

Anyway, it's been a big success, and has enjoyed looking at the

pictures and learning various " silly " phrases.

Hopefully this may help her make a bit more sense out of conversations.

If

anyone else is interested I could probably scan the pics/phrases for

you.

Debbie

[Guest guest]

There is no danger of developing eyestrain from looking on the bright side of

things. --Anonymous

Life is 10 percent what happens to me and 90 percent how I react to it.

--Unknown

Do what you can, with what you have, where you are. --Theodore Roosevelt

Age doesn't matter, unless you're cheese. --Bill Burke

Love is the only thing that multiplies when you divide it. --Unknown

Fall seven times, stand up eight. --Japanese Proverb

A person too busy to take care of his or her health is like a mechanic too

busy to take care of indispensable tools. --Spanish Proverb

Give what you have . . . it may be better than you dare to think. --Henry

Wadsworth Longfellow

Be at war with your vices, at peace with your neighbors, and let every new

year find you a better person. -- lin

A pound of pluck is worth a ton of luck. -- Garfield

May our thanksgiving be tempered . . . by compassion for those in want.

--Harry Truman

The heart of a fool is in his mouth, but the mouth of a wise man is in his

heart. -- lin

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Kat

Seattle USA