tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7625878.post2636111689886479776..comments2024-03-12T05:55:55.243-04:00Comments on Autism Experience: The Answer? There Are No AnswersAlisa Rockhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15010714783478840607noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7625878.post-56078189226056849502012-11-01T20:23:55.426-04:002012-11-01T20:23:55.426-04:00My son has been given multiple opportunities to do...My son has been given multiple opportunities to download the video on his own computer here at home. He declines. He does not want to tell his uncle something specific, unless he also wants to tell Jeff about being "Like A Virgin" which is another video he wanted to download on Uncle Jeff's computer.<br /><br />That's kind of my point. It's not about the video. He has an iPad and iTouch he could put the video on and watch multiple times per day. He declines. Yes, he's obsessed with Jeff's computer, but he also would grab a stranger's iPhone and download songs and applications on that. He's also obsessed with Gabby Rutz at school and about painting bird feeders.<br /><br />Yes, the note indicates some distress. He IS trying to communicate something. Clearly, he's upset about something. This we have learned. But I don't know what that is, he can't say, and it's not about the *specific* video.<br /><br />Maybe he's trying to tell me something when he downloaded Beyonce's Diva video. Hmmmm.Alisa Rockhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15010714783478840607noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7625878.post-43736248684857124552012-10-27T16:58:14.537-04:002012-10-27T16:58:14.537-04:00If the kid connects with the song/video and is com...If the kid connects with the song/video and is communicating, let him listen/watch for god's sake! Have you noticed the child w/ autistic characteristics at the end of the video? Maybe he's trying to tell you and possibly his uncle something! I would guess he's a visual learner and trying to communicate to you/his uncle that he needs to find a way to belong/doesn't know why he doesn't belong. He probably identifies with the "you" in the song. He probably IS distressed and wants to connect more freely.TheGreenSweaterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18349199814969146368noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7625878.post-75511363308457954832012-10-27T06:38:26.292-04:002012-10-27T06:38:26.292-04:00I know, I agree. At the same time, I feel that I ...I know, I agree. At the same time, I feel that I know Conor so thoroughly, so through and through, that I know exactly what's going on and then I feel I don't know him at all and can't figure him out to save my life. It's quite confounding.Alisa Rockhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15010714783478840607noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7625878.post-53875862254543226702012-10-25T17:37:56.950-04:002012-10-25T17:37:56.950-04:00I read your blog often. I just laugh because I fee...I read your blog often. I just laugh because I feel like you and I were separated at birth and our children are so much alike in many ways. Many times, I am the detective and get lost in translation as well. Interesting how THEY don't even know what is bothering them... So how are we supposed to ? Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05910851458749943322noreply@blogger.com