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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Perhaps you can direct him toward special projects with his interest.  I knew a kid who was obsessed with girls gymnastics and would make excel charts with all the scores of various meets.  You could introduce him into journaling, or drawing maps of the subway systems, or things like that.  I hate to tell you but even if talking about trains is reduced, your child may still have social difficulties.  [b]The problem is not just talking about an obsession, it is not knowing how to initiate a conversation, how to take an interest in someone else's interest, maintain reciprocal flow, make small talk, etc[/b]. Talking about a topic probably reduces anxiety.  Another approach related to a recommendaiton above is to limit how many things he says, for example, say 3-5 things about trains to our dinner guests and after that, only if they ask you about trains.  Or you could make it 10 to make it easier.  Many adolescents clam up in adolescence and that is even more frustrating for adults to be around, so the positive side is that your son is wanting to engage with adults and that makes it easier for them to converse with him too.[/quote]

My Aspie has been having pragmatic speech/social skills classes for this since he was four yrs old...  And no end in sight and probably will be all through school.  It's one of the main areas addressed in his IEP.  It helps.[/quote]

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