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<blockquote data-quote="gcvmom" data-source="post: 345398" data-attributes="member: 3444"><p>While I don't have an Aspie (though he has some of the traits), my difficult child 2 has similar social skills problems and the lack of real friends. We've tried the sports teams (same problem as you -- he's not as skilled as his peers and not intuitive about what he should be doing, not to mention othe families not understanding him). For now, we're trying to just let him explore things that interest him in hopes that there are probably other kids who like the same things and he'll eventually meet up with them. Right now, it's geology. We meet some families at a local rock shop that had info on a geology club, so he wants to join that and go on some of their field trips. </p><p> </p><p>At school, he's made a few friends this year, but no one who calls him to do anything. At this point, I'm happy that people engage him at school -- he likes going to dances and there are girls who like him and ask him to dance, so even if it's just at the level of acquaintences, I'm happy for that.</p><p> </p><p>We also sent him to an overnight camp last summer for "special needs" kids -- many of them were autistic, some were ADHD or had other mental health issues. He fit in o.k. and made a friend, but the child lives very far from us, making it hard to maintain a relationship. </p><p> </p><p>We have a friend with an Aspie son who has chosen Boy Scouts as his main social activity. I think it's been helpful for him and have seen a lot of growth over the past few years. He's also in difficult child 2's social skills class at school.</p><p></p><p>The main thing, I think, is to find something your child will enjoy doing that involves other people. The frienships, at whatever level, will eventually follow.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="gcvmom, post: 345398, member: 3444"] While I don't have an Aspie (though he has some of the traits), my difficult child 2 has similar social skills problems and the lack of real friends. We've tried the sports teams (same problem as you -- he's not as skilled as his peers and not intuitive about what he should be doing, not to mention othe families not understanding him). For now, we're trying to just let him explore things that interest him in hopes that there are probably other kids who like the same things and he'll eventually meet up with them. Right now, it's geology. We meet some families at a local rock shop that had info on a geology club, so he wants to join that and go on some of their field trips. At school, he's made a few friends this year, but no one who calls him to do anything. At this point, I'm happy that people engage him at school -- he likes going to dances and there are girls who like him and ask him to dance, so even if it's just at the level of acquaintences, I'm happy for that. We also sent him to an overnight camp last summer for "special needs" kids -- many of them were autistic, some were ADHD or had other mental health issues. He fit in o.k. and made a friend, but the child lives very far from us, making it hard to maintain a relationship. We have a friend with an Aspie son who has chosen Boy Scouts as his main social activity. I think it's been helpful for him and have seen a lot of growth over the past few years. He's also in difficult child 2's social skills class at school. The main thing, I think, is to find something your child will enjoy doing that involves other people. The frienships, at whatever level, will eventually follow. [/QUOTE]
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