Instead of "talk to the hand..."

Kids are so much fun..

Brad sounds like a very humorous child. How do they diagnose Aspberger's at such a young age? It seems to me, having worked Special lEd for years, that Aspberger's students have these real intellectual issues and they seem strange, but I can understand them, because that is how I think, too. But most of the ones I have worked with are teenagers. That is why when you said Brad has Aspberger's, I was confused. But now that you talk about his joking around, yeah, that is how they are.

He was in ECI since he was 6 months, we saw autism signs like his brother, but along the high functioning aspect. We were thinking aspie for a while and when he started hyper focusing on numbers and letters and all of a sudden talking a LOT (not being too much social tho) we knew he was an aspie. He soaks up a lot of information and talks when he pleases. some times he just studies things. He also stems on certain items like feathers and plush items. He has some compulsive tendancies like lining up toys, not wanting to be interactive so if you interfere he gets MAD, he growls or squeals most of the time, now he's starting to whisper things when he shouldn't, he's very aloof socially unless it comes to playing "chase" - he'll run with a group but that's it. he prefers to play alone. Before January he had barely 5 words, didn't even say mama. I got the "your baby can read" program and downloaded alphabet, number, and shape videos from youtube and my gosh - he soaked it up. Most kids cannot say their alphabet, count to 20, or know as many shapes as he does at age 3. He also acts like other aspies I see, mom's try to apologize for their kids's behavior and I say "I have two on the spectrum myself, don't be sorry - (s)he's being him(her)self" .he loves mirrors and is a ham for the camera.

and yes, he is strange in public at times.... I just smile and say he's an aspie, not much I can do but let him be himself

how cute

Very cute! I love the little things they say and do when they're young like that. This morning my little peanut was in the tub and said, "Mommy, I'm a big giant sea monster!" LOL.

I'm waiting for Brad to do things like that. he's very literal, labels things in the tub. The funniest thing he does is say "weee" and acts like he's swimming.

Thats to cute

Awww, he sounds adorable!

BETTER GIVE HIM LOTS OF THEM ANY WAY HE WANTS THE.

:) Great kid.... Thanks for the smile. Aspergers do not have "intellectual issues" but problems shifting - segueing from one thing to another... and they get overloaded easily. It's not an intellectual thing, most are bright... it's like their brains are wired differently... It's sad because so many teachers are not prepared for dealing with them differently than the other students. You can find out a lot on the internet about it. I have many friends with sons with these issues. My one friends son is doing well in college... and got a regular diploma when he graduated. If it wasn't for his mother fighting the school for that, he wouldn't have gotten that or had done so well.

*nods* this describes him well. Luckily the teacher is already prepared for him next year, he was able to interact with the class on some occasions last year with Bryan. there's a few autistic kiddos in the class and she does very well with them. I couldn't ask for a better teacher and support group - I've known half of them since I was in grade school myself.

er, should I say next month. eeee! my baby starts school next month.

That's good Krystal... My one friend had a hard time with the schools... they treated her son more like a spoiled brat when he was overloaded... it seemed like they just couldn't give him the space to calm down... and were making it all worse... Maybe things are changing... I sure hope so, because my experience is these kids are bright... Sometimes just taking the time to explain things and the why of things really really helps. When the routine is interrupted it doesn't help, but I found when I watched this boy for his Mom when he was young, that with enough explanation.. he understood why the routine had to change and was less likely to have a melt down... Too often I felt people treated him differently than they would other children which did not help. Once the throes of a melt down is begun, then it can be too late... because by then the overload is too great. It seems to be more of a sensor issue, they can only pay attention to few of their senses at one time.

Thank you for sharing with Sadies Points