Ds invited to a birthday party
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| Sun, 01-15-2006 - 7:50am |
Friday I was asking ds what about school. He mentioned playing with a boy at recess who I don't know. I thought its great he's found someone to play with. I asked if he was still friends (we use that term loosely) with A. I'd been thinking of A. because I saw him that morning walking into school and he didn't look well. A. has ADHD and takes meds that make him feel ill. Kyle said yes and A. invited him to his birthday party. Great! So I ask Kyle when is it. He says he doesn't know because he never opened the invitation. I assumed he'd just gotten it and I was busy with something else so I didn't look right away. Then I forgot about it untill just now. The party was friday the 13th and we were supposed to RSVP by the 12th. :( Who knows how long Kyle had that invitation unopened in his pocket.
So do I assume Kyle didn't really want to go or he'd have opened the invitation himself? Or did he really want to go but being AS it didn't occur to him to find out when it was?
Samantha

I am sorry Samantha,
What a total bummer. How did Kyle take it when he realized he forgot? I would say it was an AS thing. Soooooo many times Cait has come up to me at the last second or after and told me about some event and then was horrified that she missed it never dawning on her that I wouldn't automatically know about it and take her at the right time. We have actually had to specifically work on having her tell me when something is coming up. It is a theory of Mind thing mixed with poor executive functions.
This reminds me. Have to pack her stuff for her project to bring to school tomorrow. She was supposed to bring it on Friday and forgot until we were on our way to school and naturally assumed I would have known and reminded her. Kids.
Renee
He hasn't realized he forgot. Or at least he hasn't said anything. I didn't bring it up to him because I just didn't see any benefit in it. No sence in us both being upset.
Samantha