But I do actually laugh at my special needs child.
I can't help it. The boy is funny.
In the van today on the way to speech he was attempting to tell me about some superhero that he made up.
A has apraxia of speech and dysfluency. Dysfluency is a form of stuttering. But A doesn't repeat first sounds like c-c-c-c-c-car. Nope. He repeats whole words. Sometimes, entire phrases, as he tries to figure out how to form the next sound he wants to make.
It tends to get in the way conversationally but he is never embarrassed.
Today in the Van.
A: "Hey Momma. Hey, hey, hey Momma. I think, I think, I think..Hey Momma, I think....I think......"
(We are all waiting patiently to find out what he thinks.)
A: "What was I talking about?"
The van explodes with laughter.
Me: "I don't know buddy. What were you thinking about?"
A: '"I don't know. I'll just think about something else."
This was before the dreaded speech therapy at which he spent the whole hour on the floor refusing to do anything. I don't know what set him off. I'm sure school ST will have a letter for me on Monday. Well, scratch that. She'll probably have a discussion ready on Thursday when I go to discuss M's services for next year.
(sigh)
In her defense, she doesn't get to hear our fun in the van.
2 comments:
We've been known to yell "Spit it Out!!!" at Andrew when he does that.
I'm with you - Apserger kids are hysterically funny. I'd share stories - but I've gone blank...and it's not my blog! ;-)
My little boy does that too, but I think he just does it to "hold the floor" so someone else doesn't grab the conversation and run away with it!
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