I would have to agree, looking back, with what you're saying. Thankfully, my daughter's first interest was her cat and my husband and I are cat lovers. It was all she would talk about, all she could talk about, for years. Intensive therapy has made conversing with others easier. She wasn't a big monologuer. I think all conversation was difficult, due to some other issues. But she will always have that fear of doing something "wrong" I think. I know I've never completely lost it. And the initial floor play? It was, as you said, excruciating for me to do. I had to marry off her stuffed animals to each other in order to engage her attention. But eventually, her stories grew beyond that and became more complex. I thought it was me until another parent confessed they just couldn't do it. (I had a standing weekly appt with a psychologist to FORCE myself to do floor play with her.) At 12, all issues aren't ironed out, but I'm not longer constantly on edge about her ability to manage in a school situation. She's coping. It would be nice if she could find other kids with similar interests who can be friends, but I think we'll have to wait a bit longer for that.
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Date: 2012-05-25 11:01 am (UTC)Oz