So proud..... (non-GSD)

[msvette2u]

Thank you for sharing this sweet story

[lorihd@comcast.net]

you must be a very proud momma! very heart felt story, being i have 2 boys with learning disabilities.

[Stevenzachsmom]

Originally Posted by lorihd@comcast.net

you must be a very proud momma! very heart felt story, being i have 2 boys with learning disabilities.

Thank you. My sons' best friend has dyslexia. They are quite a pair - one with physical challenges and one with learning challenges. Both will be 14 this spring and they have been friends since 1st grade. It is really awesome that they appreciate and support each other.

[KZoppa]

Thats awesome Jan!!!

[muddypaw]

That's awesome. My youngest one has a disability (autism) and has few friends. But I can tell you that they treasure those moments of kindness that someone shows to them. The friends she DOES have are all really nice kids.

So your kiddo sounds like a really nice person, too!

[brembo]

Originally Posted by muddypaw

That's awesome. My youngest one has a disability (autism) and has few friends. But I can tell you that they treasure those moments of kindness that someone shows to them. The friends she DOES have are all really nice kids.

So your kiddo sounds like a really nice person, too!

One of my best friends is a high-functioning autistic fella. He's 42 now, works at the main branch library, sort of a walking card catalog as it were. His family is wealthy and has lots of parties/gatherings and crowds drive him insane. I drop in most times just calm him down. What really gets his goat are all the grandkids, ages 2 to 6 and there are a ton of them. They run about mussing up his stuff and he will eventually just shut down and hide in his room. I will grab a beer for him, a bourbon for me and we'll spend hours in his train room perfecting his layouts. His fine motor skills are touch and go and if he's amped up small scale train sets are beyond his level. He's smart as a whip, just takes him a while to parse the thoughts. He has no real friends outside his family besides me I don't think, he is very shy.