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Reply to "5 year old DS remarked that his brain is "not good" "
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[quote=Anonymous]I think that some of the messages that your child has internalized come from his already knowing that his brain is different... and unfortunately, the message from the NT world is that different equals not smart and no good. I have a child with ASD and try to balance in times where he can be successful being himself. If that means letting him have time to talk about numbers (which mine does), then I find activities that he likes. He likes math games and keeping score during sports on TV! LOL! If unstructured playdates don't work, we don't do them -- or we don't do them with certain kids. He has plenty of time with the NT world... home and playdates need to build him up (as much as possible). I'm not saying that your kid has ASD. But he knows that his brain is different and you should validate that feeling... while letting him know that different is just as good. [/quote]
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