Was just thinking about this and have to admit that so often I am guilty of describing ds2 in terms of his disability, rather than who he is as a person?
Even when I'm buy presents and things for him, a lot of the time I think 'what would be suitable for him' rather than 'what would he like?'
It was making me feel sad so I decided that, for this thread, I will talk about ds2. About him, about who he is, what he likes, what makes him happy :) Not about his issues, not about the nature of his condition, not about what he can and can't do but about him:
He loves to sing and is really good at remembering lyrics of songs, his timing and tuning are great for a 6yr old,
His favourite is Katy Perry,
He likes to wrestle with his brother,
He loves cheese and potato but is not a fan of meat,
He loves any kind of vehicle (both toy and real :D),
His favourite movie is Cars,
He loves being tickled and has a wicked laugh,
His favourite colour is red,
He loves swimming, bathing and just water in general,
He is a really sunny, bubbly sort of child, naturally likeable and everyone who meets him seems to genuinely get attached to him :)
Aibu to think that there are others who also do this? Not on purpose obviously but much of the time their condition takes over your lives so much that you kind of 'forget' about the person underneath it?
Tell me about your DC's!