Conversation with my son
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| Thu, 07-07-2005 - 11:47pm |
Tonight Mike was able to share with me and have a nice conversation. It doesn't happen often beyond obsession or requests, but I feel really honored when it does happen.
Mike is in a summer school program with kids who are lower functioning than he is because his regular teacher was teaching that class. Today on the way in Mike was really sweet to this one little boy brandon. Brandon is hard to understand and definitely delayed. He wanted to show Mike his book and Mike did a really nice job of looking at it and asking him questions about it. So tonight at dinner I told Mike that I thought he was a very good friend to Brandon today and he said "Wow, that is great mom cause kids with Asperger's usually have a hard time being friends". Awe.
We talked some more about sometimes it is hard to have friends with kids at school but he is always very kind to children who need some extra help and younger children. He says Brandon is hard to understand but he always understands him. Sweet.
Then he was telling me about how he has a hard time being a friend and was mentioning comments typical kids have made to him and about him in his presence on a couple occasions. Darn NT's.
So I was very proud of my boy and a bit sad for him at the same time.
Renee


renee,
that is so great!! maybe this episode can give you guys a glimpse of a career that mike will enjoy down the road?
valerie
How sweet Renee! Sounds like you have a terriffic kids there!! I know how you feel about the NT's -Jake's first yr in middle school was good butit woul dhvae been better if the Nt's knew how to keep there mouths shut. Especially the "jock" type-they called him retarded during PE-breaks my heart completely in half! The Coaches did have a good talkin to those jerks but the fact remains they still hurt my boy!
I am glad that Mike was able to share some of his feeling wioth you, that is always great!
Liza
Edited 7/8/2005 9:03 am ET ET by liza1971
Renee,
That was sweet! I know I enjoy my talks with Nathan too. Even though, I don't get as much info from him, it is nice to know how he's feeling and what he's thinking. I do fear those moments that he will have with NT's in the future. Right now, he hasn't had any NT's say anything to him....well, that I know of...it's hard to get him to open up to me. (He doesn't really like conversation!) But it is great when he does!!!
Michelle
Mike sounds like a sweet kid.
Pat
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