Operator, Can You Help Me Make This Call?
July 22, 2006
Tonight marked a milestone for Spiff, a rather large one.
Tonight was the night that Spiff asked to call someone, and then did it himself. Also, when that person wasn’t home, asked how to reach him, and took his own initiative to write down the number and then dial it.
Then he had a phone conversation, without any prompts, and did it beautifully. He then ended the call, and properly hung up the phone.
He did this all by himself. This, from a child that will sit right next to a ringing phone and be completely oblivious to it, much less answer it.
I can’t begin to tell you how amazed I am and proud this makes me feel. This is huge.
For Spiff, and children like him, these simple for others Lifeskills are difficult to grasp. Phones make no sense to some people with Asperger’s Syndrome, in the regard that the mechanics of having a conversation face-to-face can be confusing, add-in a machine that you can’t even see who you are speaking with and it makes one not want to ever pick up the phone! Spiff was in that category, and I was afraid he’d never want to expand his horizons.
So tonight, while he is on cloud nine because he did something awesome in a video game he owns and wanted to share it with his cousin, I’m on Cloud Nine because he did.
This gives me hope for the future.
This makes me happy.
July 22nd, 2006 at 3:16 pm
That is fantastic!
So does this mean more video game playing time?
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July 22nd, 2006 at 5:36 pm
Wow! It’s those sort of milestones that make us dance, isn’t it
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July 22nd, 2006 at 5:58 pm
Sometimes it is the simplest things we take for granted. I am so proud of Spiff and you! Give him a big hug from his Aunt La!
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July 24th, 2006 at 6:57 pm
HE ASKED?? This is HUGE.
Way to go Spiff!
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July 26th, 2006 at 5:01 am
Kari: Yes. He’s earned it.
Scattered Mom: These are the moments, absolutely. They mean so much.
La: I did, and he wants to know when he’s going to see his Aunt La. No pressure, right?
Sneadwoman: He not only asked, he did it all with me just looking on. I didn’t know what to do with myself, I’m so used to helping!
Shash
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