"He's in control" - Page 2

[Linda on the move]

Originally Posted by crunchy_mommy 

THANK YOU!! I feel like if one more person (or book, or article) says, "You just need to do X," or, "All toddlers like Y," or whatever that I am just going to lose it.
 

  I understand. I haven't added anything to this thread because we are so far from the toddler years, but I relate to this statement. I still hear it about things. The whole "if you do X, your kid will do Y" thing is just.......

not true for my DD on the spectrum. I can do X, and, it not even like she'll do Z or A or any letter, but skip right to 347, or may be even an irrational number.

[crunchy_mommy]

Originally Posted by Linda on the move 

  I understand. I haven't added anything to this thread because we are so far from the toddler years, but I relate to this statement. I still hear it about things. The whole "if you do X, your kid will do Y" thing is just.......

not true for my DD on the spectrum. I can do X, and, it not even like she'll do Z or A or any letter, but skip right to 347, or may be even an irrational number.

that made me giggle. I think if my DS could be any number, it would certainly be an irrational one. And it would change from day to day (and hour to hour).

[Emmeline II]

Originally Posted by LynnS6 

Really, though, you know something is up when the 'regular' things don't work with your child. Our son has very mild special needs and I was still completely amazed that the techniques from books actually did work when dd came along.

You're doing the best you can and your son will benefit from that eventually. It's just hard when the 'usual' stuff doesn't work for you child.

  It can be really helpful when you have a second child who behaves as people expect--we could say "well, if ds is our "fault" as parents, how do you explain dd?" The 'usual' stuff worked with her.