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Updates September 2007
Kaiden pretending to be "Bear Grylls" while playing "Man v. Wild" (his favorite show) when we were in Maine this August. Can't believe it's been so long... Kaiden is doing wonderful. It has been years since we have seen any behaviors of autism. He is in public school - 1st grade with no mention of autism. He's on par or ahead in all areas of learning. However, he still does some letter reversals and occasional mirror writing but this is well within normal for his age. He has many friends and is very social and respectful. Kaiden is big into computer games and Xbox right now. Unfortunately, I think they both affect his attention span so I have restricted them for right now. He loves Webkins and it's amazing to see what a 6 year old can do on there - decorating all the rooms and maintaining his characters. He's really good at earning money from the games, too. (For anyone not familiar with Webkins, they are a stuffed animal you buy that you then maintain on line.) He's interested in books, and doing art work, and playing outside with his friends. Like most boys his age, he's into Pirates of the Carribean and Spiderman. We recently got a new kitten who he absolutely adores! It's really sweet to see him snuggle with the kitten. It's a hypoallergenic cat (Siberian) and thankfully no one is allergic. He is a very affectionate child. With the good things in life "not" on the spectrum, comes the bad, too... Recently a boy punched him in the stomach at the bus stop - for no apparent reason! I was standing right next to them, too - the kid just turned around and sucker punched him. Boys being boys - albeit naughty ones! The mommy lion in me was so upset. Kaiden said he was only upset because he "wasn't ready!" However, a few days later, Kaiden comes home from school... Kaiden: "Hey, guess what?"
Me: "What?"
Kaiden: "Remember that kid... the one that punched me in the stomach?"
Me: "Yes..."
Kaiden: "Well, I made friends with him today!"
Me: "Really?! How did you do that?"
Kaiden: "I just went up to him and said, 'Hey, want to be friends?' and he said 'yes' so now we're friends."
<sigh> ... I'm so proud of him! While the last thing I want is for him to be picked on, I'm really impressed with his ability to turn the situation around. Unfortunately, I can't say the same for his new friend who got in trouble again later in the week for socking another kid! September 2006 Quotes that tell me he's OK... After kindergarten screening: Kaiden: "I didn't skip during the screening."
Me: "Why not?"
Kaiden: "It's embarrassing!"
Me: "Did you tell the teacher that?"
Kaiden: "No, I didn't want to hurt her feelings. She seemed really excited about the whole skipping thing."
While counting money I just got from the bank teller at the drive through... Kaiden: "What kind of $10 dollar bill is that?"
Me: "What do you mean? It's the regular kind."
Kaiden: "What's up with the orange?"
(It's the new bills that have this garish orange color all over it!) Made me laugh! |
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