Remembering
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Yesterday in the car on the way to soccer practice, we passed a local stable where they have riding lessons, etc. C said to R "I rode a horse there before." R said to C "No you didn't." C said to R "Yes I did. I went with my teacher and my school friends." R said to C "Mrs. M's class?" C said to R "No, not kindergarten. My other school before. I wore a helmet and I ride and my teacher took a picture." I said to C "You remember that?" C said to me "Yes." (Then pointing to his forehead.) "I think of it in my head." What is so amazing about this coversation is that C did go horseback riding there, on a field trip, in his 1st year of SpEd preschool when he was 3 1/2. At that time he was just starting to put very basic two and three word phrases together. He came home from that field trip with a polaroid of him on the horse and when I tried to ask him about it at the time, all he would say was "ride horsey." Then he never brought it up again. I feel bad in a way, because I guess I wrongly assumed that because he couldn't really communicate effectively, and that he didn't really seem very engaged in what was going on around him at that age, that nothing going on at that time was having much of an impact on him. Now, 3 years later, with much improved communication skills, I find he can talk about events like this from the past in a way that he couldn't when the events actually happened. Anyone else have an experience like this? I bet my mom could tell you some stories like that.Yes we have things like that happen,on an appointment with his dev ped(in another City),he said to the girl in the lobby who took our No# and registered us ,"you again",I said," Zach you dint know this lady",he wandered out of the room,she said to me I dint remember you (we had only been there once ,a year befor),He hadn't even entered the room the year befor,but paced outside,and there were 4 reg rooms. She looked up from the computer and said ,It says here that I registered you guys last year,go figure Linda I think about that a lot now. My dd is 3 and although she chatters incessantly, it's not functional language and sometimes I catch myself still treating her like an infant because of it. I've also been reading a lot of Temple Grandin lately and her recollection of her childhood, even when she couldn't speak, really made me think about the fact that Jessie is probably taking in a lot more than I realize. Sarah can tell me about old videos she watched at 3 and was nonverbal at the time with total recall..I stress to new parents all the time to never assume they are not taking in things just because they cant talk or show awareness. She remembers events too in which she screamed bloody murder and had to be removed from them..like church or her her sister's concerts at school. Back then she wouldnt talk or even look at us so it is amazing she remembers. It is all stored up in that wonderous brain:)noah has a wonderful memory. he remembers things that I dont. its amazingI have never had that happen with Mason, but I have to assume with his scripting "abilities" that he has a much better memory than I give him credit for. I hope his language develops to that point someday, I can only imagine all the amazing things going through his mind! And YAY for C...what a great conversation...and how great that he associates his memories with his head. Mason has this tendancy to just blurt things out and I figure he is obviously thinking about this thing but he doesn't grasp that we all aren't thinking it...such a difficult thing for kiddos to grasp. How great!! I wholeheartedly agree with that. It drives me INSANE when therapists and parents talk about the kids IN FRONT OF THEM! It's awful. Wow--that's amazing. I always wonder what's in my son's head. I will be careful to not assume he isn't thinking about things even if he isn't talking about them. It makes me want to do more of the typical things I tend to not do because he doesn't seem interested. (If that makes any sense.)Yep! Little Miss Playback can rewind the videotape to whenever she wants ... and expects US to be right there, with her! It is fascinating! If you have not read anything by Temple Grandin, do. She talks about the videotape analogy. Yes yes yes!! I had something similar happen with Anthony about 6 months ago. He pointed to a picture in our house. It was a picture of Anthony and I on his first day of preschool standing in front of the school. FYI, this was typical pre-school and it was before he was dx'd. It was right before his 3rd birthday. Like, C, he had minimal langauge and I really didn't think he understood anything that was going on around him. Anyhoo, he pointed to the picture and said "That's my old school". I was floored - I couldn't believe he remembered it. He has done things like that since then but I only remember that first time because it really shook me up, KWIM? I adore the pyschologist who runs his ABA program. When we have meetings, she will ask Anthony "Hey buddy, we're going to talk about you right now, is that okay?" She gives him alot of respect and I've learned alot by watching how she treats my son. I adore the pyschologist who runs his ABA program. When we have meetings, she will ask Anthony "Hey buddy, we're going to talk about you right now, is that okay?" She gives him alot of respect and I've learned alot by watching how she treats my son. [/QUOTE] That's actually a good reminder. I go to so many meetings about my son and he is there. There we are all talking about him as if he isn't there. She sounds like she is great. Hmmm... this thread rocked!!! I myself have a super memory, can go back for a very long time and pick out details most others would not recall. Me and my sis are different in many ways, she has a hard time remembering stuff that happened b4 the age of 6, I can go back to 2-3 and have shocked my parents when I told them some things I recall from wayyyyy back when. |
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