Comments on: On Engaging and Atypical Communication (Post 3 of 3)

By: Carol

Carol — Fri, 17 Sep 2010 13:14:58 +0000

I have the same problem trying to manage the conversation ball. I can focus on one person to the exclusion of other people. I haven’t figured out whether this is an auditory problem as I have APD, something to do with slow processing speeds or whether this is a social disability.

Your thoughts?

By: Stephanie

Stephanie — Sat, 10 Jul 2010 07:58:16 +0000

I’m glad you found a small community that you can live happily in. I’m well aware of how smaller communities allow you to be seen better–it makes perfect sense. Sometimes, though, being seen just makes things worse. Being seen and accepted is the key. It sounds like you’ve found that for your kids. I hope you can keep it!

By: kathleen

kathleen — Thu, 08 Jul 2010 13:10:51 +0000

I couldn’t agree with you more. We chose to move to the town we live in 5 years ago-because it is small. I knew that having less people would give my kids a chance to be seen. I don’t know if that makes sense. But because the amount of kids in each grade is so small-my kids aren’t over looked, or dismissed. They are part of the community-because people have taken the time to really see them. My Oscar struggles the most with communication-and yet, he knows everyone-and they know him. It is helping him to learn to navigate the very confusing waters of social skills and behaviors..and at the same time-helping others to see that not everyone communicates in the same way..