School SENCO says 'DD2 can dress up and join in a role'.
I say 'yes, but can't make up imaginary scenarios and can't break out of the role.'
For instance, only recently at home has she joined in dd3's pretend play scenarios. But if they play 'gymnastics' DD2 goes into meltdown if she isn't allowed to either wear DD3's leotard or get changed into shorts, because 'they're playing gymnastics'.
DD3 picked up a packet of regal ice and said 'brrring brrrring, brrring brrring...Oh hello! Yes, I'd love to come to Katie's house to play...'
DD2 has never and would never do anything like that. She might be able to if she was shown what to do, but then she would do that exact thing over and over again, rather than 'making it her own'.
DD2 can read jokes from a joke book and enjoys doing it (although admits that she really doesn't find it funny, and can't see why it's funny, but likes our reaction to it). She watches 'my parents are aliens' but doesn't understand why it's 'funny'.
DD3 makes up jokes and we think she's a genius, because it's the first time since having children that we've had 'joking' in the house.
What am I missing - is the SENCO right? If she's right, why are we constantly amazed when DD3 does pretend play? Why is it that we're experiencing these 'firsts' with DD3?
To me, the SENCO is confusing 'restricted imagination' with 'no imagination', but I'm not an expert in these things and she's meant to be the SEN person.
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