ASD and the importance of words & choice

[msagara]

I’ve said, in my previous post, that ASD children are afraid to make mistakes; they’re afraid to be wrong. They speak of the things that interest them because, in some ways, they feel secure in their knowledge - secure enough to talk. If they become comfortable enough about speaking - even if it is about their current obsession - they then develop

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[mizkit]

I'd love to know his childhood definition of friend, if it's something you can now understand and explain.

[controuble]

I second mizkit's comment.

Also, I like your house rules. My mom told me I'd have to pick my battles because there's no way any kid is perfect and I would kill myself trying to enforce perfection. This was way before any Dx. I did pick and choose, but now I wonder if some of the battles I did pick were the wrong ones. Even now, I wonder if the rules in place are the right ones.

I started reading to him every night when he was less than a year old and continued until he was 6 or 7 - yes, old enough to read for himself, but not the particular books he wanted read to him. By the time he was in kindergarten, his vocabulary was impressive and amazed some of his teachers.t I do wonder about his internalizations of some words - the context doesn't seem quite right sometimes.

[la_marquise_de_]

Mr Virk sounds like a fine tutor and a fine person. And your approach is so clear and consistent and, well, decent.

[artbeco]

I love reading these posts of yours. All of the coping mechanisms you talk about seem so common sense and obviously apply to anybody, ASD or not. I wish the regular school classroom situations around here were run with that same sort of thoughtful consideration. And the household rules are wonderful.

[chomiji]

These posts are really fascinating. Thanks for sharing your history with us this way.