Everyone says DS is bright (not a genius or anything) but sometimes his brain seems really foggy that I wonder what exactly is going onion there. He's 6 and has high functioning autism.
When he's interested in something he's engaged and interactive - like anything to do with science or Lego or movies etc. But when something is of no interest like sports things he sees as 'for girls' then he looks so distant like he's on another planet.
He often seems to have poor recollection of people's names. We visit his cousins who live 3 hours away about once every two months. He always remembers the name of the boy close in age to him who plays games he likes. He has no interest in the girl cousins and I wonder how much he even registers their existence. Last night we were looking at photos of his cousins and we asked DS who they were - he looked completely blank like he'd never seen them before. Then DP said he'd give DS some coins for his piggy bank if he clould say their names - and weirdly, because he was motivated, he managed to engage and come up with the correct names. I was really surprised - and kind of reassured.
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Imaginosity · 08/05/2016 02:53
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