The infinite patience of an Aspie...
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| Mon, 01-14-2008 - 7:36pm |
Sometimes, Euan makes it very clear how much effort he has to put in to tolerating us poor mortal normal-IQ NTs....!!!!
We've been discussing enrolling him in a sports club for a while - his NT brother is going to start a mixed after school club (taster sessions of ball games, catching games, etc, before they start soccer, rugby, hockey etc properly) and there is a follow-on class with basketball, hockey and rugby sessions afterwards for Euan's age group. He hates soccer, the one sport that every boy in the UK is supposed to play, but I thought this might give him a chance to try some other sports, make some friends, etc....anyway, this being Euan of course I had to research it all thoroughly, phone the sports coaches and get all the details I could, so I could discuss it with him in great detail before we made a decision. I found out there is a local sports club for disabled kids which he would be eligible to join, but I was discussing it with him and I made the mistake of saying 'The thing is, physically there's no reason why you can't play sports with non-disabled kids, you aren't in a wheelchair or anything' and he looked at me and said 'What about mentally? How will the non-disabled kids cope with the fact that I am so much smarter than them?'''
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One day he is *seriously* going to get his head flushed down the toilet at school, I just know it!!!
*sigh* he's a good kid, really. Just sometimes when I am trying to help him make, and keep, friends, I think, well, I am not sure *I* would want to be his friend!!
Kirsty, mum to Euan (9 Asperger's) Rohan (4 NT) and Maeve (2 NT)

LOL, Kirsty, that is funny.
At least you know you don't have to worry about his self-esteem! How nice that he's such a confident kid! (I hope getting his head flushed in the toilet doesn't become a true concern. If he says it with enough charm, he'll probably still be able to get away with it!)
LOL! That is Victor to a T!!!
Thats soooo funny!