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It's wonderful that your son is enjoying being social.
Sharlet enjoys being around other kids often. But still has little or no interaction. I hope that will come at some point though.
Tkny, it is so EXACT, with T -- she relates fine with kids 2 years older or younger than she! I would love more info on coping with this!!!I get frustrated with that also - I have met several kids with Autism and I feel that they have a strong need to connect with people. I have a hard time accepting that they do not enjoy companionship of other people - I think they just relate so differently to others that it has been interpreted as a lack of wanting to interact, you know?
congrats! That is such great news!
this baffles me too. Ryan is so loving and affectionate and happy around the adults in his life that he knows (family, therapists, teachers), but zero interest in other kids. Its so frustrating because I know he has it in him. Would love to hear any tips from parents whose kids because related to other kids...Excellent! I sure bet it's nice to see him fully enjoy socializing.I am glad he is having such a good time.
R is the EXACT same way
that souns like a great idea! i mean the camp. that's wonderful!My son just turned six and I guess the 13 and fourteen year olds are old enough to "adult like" to be him but still young enough to have fun like a kid. Another great day!is so classically autistic love being around people so much. My son started buddy camp this week. This is where sn kids are paired with a teenager(13-14 years old) and they, with adult supervision, do learning activities and then go on a field trip every day for one week. My son who is nonverbal and has behavior problems amoung other things is having a ball. He gets off the bus with his buddy with a big smile on his face his buddy has a smile on his face also. This kid, who just a few years ago I could not get out of the house without him kicking and screaming trying to get back in, now loves to be around people and going on field trips so much so that he has forgotten to have his meltdowns and is just having fun with his buddy. What's up with this...
OOPS! I hope I did not jinx thing by posting this
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