8 year old totally resistant to watching movies

[Anonymous]

I was like this as a kid, and I could read books for hours so it wasn’t an attention span issue. Movies are just boring.

[Anonymous]

Mine didn’t either until 12 years old

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:My two brilliant and well adjusted DCs also have not been fans of going to the movies. They don’t like being in the dark and how loud the sound system is. We have been a family of Netflix watchers.

OP is overreacting. If not like movie watching is a sign of something being wrong w a child, then op is in for a world of hurt when puberty hits. Op, relax and just let your child be.

Wut

[Anonymous]

Mine was like this. She is sensitive / easily overwhelmed by noise, and found a lot of "funny peril" TV situations stressful. She's largely grown out of it now at 10, but we don't watch scary stuff.

[Anonymous]

Yes, sign her up for a full neuropsych, stat!!

(Exhibit 1 for why the DC area has such long wait lists for this stuff …)

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:My child with low processing speed enjoys and understands movies like anyone else. Could your daughter be on the autism spectrum?

My kid with Autism loves movies and we see Broadway shows. Why does everyone think Autism?

But my guess is that your autistic kid just wants to focus on those movies or shows which he/she has a personal interest in and doesn’t enjoy watching random things suggested by others

DP. No.

[Anonymous]

Movies are boring. Let her be.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I was like this as a kid, and I could read books for hours so it wasn’t an attention span issue. Movies are just boring.

Yup me too. I prefer books because I can speed read the boring parts. Movies you’re stuck with the pacing.

[Anonymous]

I’ve never been into watching movies, though to be fair I wasn’t exposed to that many as a kid. Read a lot when I was child. Graduated from an Ivy.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:My kid with ADHD hates sitting through movies and has low processing speed. Something to keep an eye on. It’s easier to compensate when young with a high IQ, and girls tend to hide it better.

This sounds similar to my DD.

[Anonymous]

There’s absolutely no reason she needs to watch movies at all. But if we watch a movie as a family, we break it up over a few nights. So a 2 hour movie might take us 3 days to watch.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:My child with low processing speed enjoys and understands movies like anyone else. Could your daughter be on the autism spectrum?

My kid with Autism loves movies and we see Broadway shows. Why does everyone think Autism?

But my guess is that your autistic kid just wants to focus on those movies or shows which he/she has a personal interest in and doesn’t enjoy watching random things suggested by others

Isn't everyone like that? But my kid is also willing to see movies we suggest.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I’ve never been into watching movies, though to be fair I wasn’t exposed to that many as a kid. Read a lot when I was child. Graduated from an Ivy.[/quote]

You do know that people who graduate from "an Ivy" also can and do enjoy movies, right?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I was like this as a kid, and I could read books for hours so it wasn’t an attention span issue. Movies are just boring.

Some books are boring too!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:My child with low processing speed enjoys and understands movies like anyone else. Could your daughter be on the autism spectrum?

My kid with Autism loves movies and we see Broadway shows. Why does everyone think Autism?

But my guess is that your autistic kid just wants to focus on those movies or shows which he/she has a personal interest in and doesn’t enjoy watching random things suggested by others

Isn't everyone like that? But my kid is also willing to see movies we suggest.

Also I don't refer to my kid as my "Autistic kid" Would you say this is my "blind kid?"