Guest guest Posted September 10, 2008 Report Share Posted September 10, 2008 Yeah...my son will get these brilliant ideas of mixing conconctions together and make a big mess.....but I think of it as learning....and having fun. He loves to mix all kinds of sodas together and drink them...one night he make a dinner of hamburger meat with rice all mixed up in a pan and cooked on top of the stove...he was so proud of himself!!! Of course he didn't use any seasonings or sauce...LOL...but he loved it. Jan Jan Rushen Smile because it is contagious!!!! From: carolynsuelowerychattanooga <sue@...>Subject: ( ) Story of the 7 Date: Wednesday, September 10, 2008, 3:12 PM Here is the story...to good to miss.> > > > Date: Tuesday, September 9, 2008, 10:58 AM> >> > Aside from the fact that this sort of thinking makes me crazy, lol, > > I must say that my kids have never been good at inventing anything. > > I don't know how kids have such an imagination and can still be > > autistic? Yes, I do know all kids with autism are different. But > > imagination is greatly altered in my kids. Perhaps that is a > > difference between HFA and AS?> >> > My older ds once saw the idea about selling lemonade on the side of > > the road to make money only he has HFA. So instead, he was out in > > the backyard pounding away with chunks of wood, nails and a hammer. > > He came in all happy and excited to show me his creation - the > > number "7". And yes, he sat on the side of a road waiting for > > someone to come by and want to buy a "7" pounded together with old > > wood and giant rusty nails. Never mind that we lived at the end of > > a lane and nobody would be driving by our house anyway. Still, it > > broke my heart to have to tell him that people would not want to buy > > that 7 and while I think it's wonderful, nobody else would > > appreciate it. (If we had had family nearby, I would have paid a > > relative to come and buy that 7!!!) He never did get the connection > > of my explanation - I could see it in his eyes - wondering if he > > should have made a "T" instead.> >> > My other ds (also hfa) comes up with ideas but it's never anything > > that makes much sense or anything. He does things like wonder what > > would happen if you put egg in kool aid. He will have a school > > experiment to do (do eggs float in water?, for instance) and then he > > alters it somehow to make it more messy and odd. So it did not > > matter if the egg floated in kool aid because he cracked it in the > > kool aid. What was the original question? Did that matter to him? > > Was there a point? Did he drink it? No! He just got stuck on the > > "put the egg in" part and went with that. I should be grateful it > > went into a glass and not somewhere else.> > If your kid is happy with who they are - I like that part! Good for > > them! I hate to have them crediting a disability for that, though, > > but I know people do that a lot. I would hope that you could try to > > explain to them that some people with autism are not doing as well > > as they are so finding a cure for autism is important. I know > > recently I took my 11 yo with me to have lunch with my friend whose > > child is severely autistic. Her ds was flapping and making noises > > and wanted to run around the restaurant so it was an experience for > > my ds! Afterwards I talked to my ds about how autism is different > > for some people and not in positive ways either as he saw > > firsthand. So it was a good overall experience for him as he has > > trouble imagining this in other people and generalizing it.> >> > Roxanna> > You're Unique> > Just like everyone else...> > ( ) "I don't want to be cured" (my son about > > 'cure autism now')> >> >> > Hi! We are having a pretty bumpy start of the school year with our 8> > yo son (3rd grade), but I wanted to share with you something very> > sweet he said today.> >> > Today he read an ad for 'cure autism now' and said: "papa, I don't> > want to be cured! If we don't have people with Asperger's, who is> > going to do all the inventions?"> >> > I feel is such a treasure that, despite all the inconveniences, he> > feels well about himself being in the autistic spectrum.> >> > Have a great day. F> >> >> >> > No virus found in this incoming message.> > Checked by AVG - http://www.avg. com> > Version: 8.0.169 / Virus Database: 270.6.19/1662 - Release Date: > > 9/9/2008 10:47 AM> >> >> >> Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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