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Name: JBumgardner

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My son is 4 and is mildly autistic. Like most autistic kids, he is more interested in the parts of something than the whole. He takes apart every toy that has parts to be removed and a few household items that he needs to leave alone. He is so intelligent its almost scary. He just turned 4 and will ride in the car reciting shapes..."a square has 4 sides, a pentagon has 5 sides, a hexagon has 6 sides, a septagon has 7 sides, an octagon has 8 sides, and a decagon has 10 sides." He has been able to spell his name since he was old enough to move the magnets around on the fridge. He had hearing trouble so he had delayed speech. He can spell several words and not just sight words. Rewind (from using video tapes) Yellow, red, blue, daddy, mommy, and his sisters name. Is this just wishful thinking or is he exceptionally intelligent? I have no idea what to do because I know he gets bored at daycare and the program he goes to to help with his social issues. Any input??? ↓

Name: ltl | Date: Mar 21st, 2008 4:02 AM

That's great that he's intelligent. I also know a boy who is in my son's class that also can read and spell at the age of 2. He was speeched delayed since he has PDDNOS (officially diangnosed) but they knew he can read since he spelled his name and many objects. When he was 3 years old, he can count to 100 and backwards. Those are just few examples that he manifested. The only problem with him is that he has social skills problems. He's also rigid in routine and throws tantrum if the parent takes different routes or to new places. His major challenge is that he gets bored in the classroom that he will start to self stimulate or zone out into his own world. I don't know what kind of advice you are looking for, but I know the parents continues to work on his strength to keep him from being bored. They also placed him in a school for speech delay so that he can improve on speech and social skills. My son has PDDNOS, but does not displayed high IQ as your son and the boy mentioned above. That's one less worries for you! :-) ↑

Name: soontobewife | Date: Mar 21st, 2008 10:37 PM

My son is 6 and also mildly autistic. ENCOURAGE him all the time. You sound like you are doing a great job, be proud of the mountains you have overcome.I always look at school as more of social interaction than anything else. My son does not do well in school. SO we work really hard at home. Your fantastic ↑