Most people's understanding of autism is only "mathematical genius" and "memory genius" in TV series, When dreams are reflected in reality, is the word "genius" really so glamorous?
In the third year of being in the thriving world, this kind of voice appears around me every day, "I heard that your baby knows a lot of numbers when he is only 2 years old. He is such a genius." . When Xixi was born, the whole family welcomed the arrival of the child like stars holding the moon. Grandpa quit smoking for decades just to be able to hug the child. So how did I find out the difference between Xixi?
When Xixi was 2 years old, I found that he especially liked to hold a pen to graffiti on paper. One day he wrote a crooked number 1 on the paper. He pointed to the crooked 1 and said, "1". I was shocked at that time. I thought it was taught by my grandfather and the others, but my grandfather denied it.
Xixi is not so focused on anything. He seems to be only fascinated by numbers. In less than half a year, Xixi has known many numbers. Xixi can say a lot, but she never says to us. Most of them talk to themselves, and Xixi has never looked at any of us.
When the child was 2 and a half years old, I felt that the child was a little different from his peers. He did not talk to us or play with the children in the community, so he took the child to the hospital for a comprehensive examination. to the hospital, and the doctor gave the child a test. The doctor said that the child had the possibility of autism spectrum disorder. When I received this news, my whole family collapsed, but I didn’t choose to escape. I went home immediately and started looking for an intervention agency to officially start the road to recovery.
Xixi is 6 and a half years old this year. The number sensitivity he demonstrates is amazing, but it is limited to numbers, and sometimes even has the ability to remember everything. However, children's social abilities, repetition, interest limitations, stereotyped behaviors, and language abilities are all obstacles.
When Xixi was 6 years old, she got lost in the mall. The whole family searched everywhere and finally found Xixi at a competition site. At this moment, Xixi was competing with a group of teenagers in mathematics. Everyone in the audience was amazed at the child's math talent, praised the child's "genius", and envied us for having such smart children. , but only I know how hard it is to be a "genius" mother. Xixi is indeed gifted in mathematics, but her children lack all abilities. What I worry most is how their children integrate into the collective in the future? How to survive in society?
I am very glad that I didn’t hesitate and gave up. I was even more glad that I didn’t just listen to the old man’s words “big”. chose to start the intervention mode immediately. Now the child is about to be 7 years old and can master some basic self-care abilities, such as being able to dress and eat independently, being able to organize his own room, and being able to actively make friends with others with the encouragement of my mother. However, the child’s social ability and social language are still lacking, so when we have time, we will take the child out of the house to meet different people and come into contact with different environments.
tutor suggested that we prepare some small items for our children (hairpins, balloons , small windmills) for our children to sell, so that they can learn to use social language and how to face it after learning to be rejected? At first, the child was very timid and did not dare to ask others if they were in need, so he kept hiding behind his father.
After our drill and practice, Xixi finally took that step and successfully sold a balloon. will also be rejected during the process. We will remind the child around us that when others don’t need it, they will walk away when they don’t need it. When we see Xixi, my father and I will stop to comfort the child and tell Xixi that it is normal to be rejected and there is no need to be sad about it. Gradually, Xixi can complete the task of selling things independently. Even if we are far away from him, the child will face it bravely. Finally, I found that the child is already enjoying the process.
Every baby is an angel given to his parents by God, and autistic children are like angels with broken wings. As long as they are carefully cared for, they can fly higher and farther with their broken wings.
What kind of doubts do you have about this kind of "genius" child? Welcome to leave comments and Daddy of the competition will answer you one by one!
