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i didnt know aspergers disease til i was able to read this forum topic. its kinda creepy but it helps to be aware as early as possible. but definitely helping your kids learn to read at a young age, in this way you would definitely be certain, you child goes way beyond others.
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| Aspergers is definitely NOT a disease - you cant catch it. Its simply (and there is nothing simple about Aspergers) a condition which affects different people in different ways, but primarily in the area of social communication.
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Mada, I mean Adam, just kidding is now in his late 40's. My older brother was certainly a gifted boy in many ways. Became science dux finishing school & captured the essence of constructive mathematical & scientific thinking faster & more completely than any of his peers. Growing up with him as an older brother was a challenge. He collected things with such precision, detail & obsession that I had no chance of competing. There was a flaw to his gift, so close to things expressed earlier. His social development was not beyond his peers In fact he began to identify himself as a bit of a geek. He seemed withdrawn & later felt a great deal of depression which he now looks back to particularly in fatherhood & reflects on what could have been different. Basically he laments not feeling like other kids & not having a bunch of good friends. It's wierd to me because I always thought the hand full of close friends he had were pretty interesting, being the younger one who looked up to him.
So I guess my advice is that gifted is a double edged sword. It's great to be seen as the best at some things, but everyone wants to be welcomed by the crowd, particularly during school years. So whatever your kids apparent strengths or deficits my advice is to pay most attention to them as a whole rounded individual who is happy & content with how THEY feel about themself. We know nothing without feeling what is in their heart from day to day. Sure stimulate particular interests which might lead to skills & aptitude but never leave out the whole person. Just being O.K. all round is far more important in the long run than the great gift which in many respects will find it's way almost regardless of how you nurture it.
That's my 20c.
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