I talked to Jackson's teacher the day of open house. She was curious about his activities/behaviors at home. It got me thinking about how he spends his time at home. Today, I really paid attention to it (basically from 3:00 on). So here is a synopsis:
3:00 asks me to build a fire: "fire? you build a fire?"
3:15 goes outside to the fire pit
3:20 brings out 25 stuffed animals to enjoy the fire
[don't want to continue w/the times...]
put Pooh on a lawn chair to enjoy the fire
stimmed on the phrase: "pooh is in the fire pit" repeating it at least 50 times
put a blanket around Pooh
dropped sticks in the fire pit
swung on the swing set
fed pooh pizza
knocked on the door and said: "daddy come outside"
later came inside and played on Noggin.com
asked to go on a bike ride
All in all, I was pleased with this. I thought I might be disappointed; that there would be an excessive amount of stimming; excessive inappropriate behavior. Yes, he's autistic. Yes, there were certainly times he was "stuck in his own world" but all in all, I wasn't disappointed....
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