I had a great title and a super great story to tell. I waited so long to post I have now forgotten it. I know it had to do with some amazing things that have happen, however, now I am struggling.
Oh wait I remember, my son has a difficulty with dates and money and time. His birthday was coming up and he looked at the calandar and was actually counting the days!! He gets excitied after Christmas because his birhtday is in March and he can't wait. (yes there is a gap that he can't grasp)... However, it is a LONG wait. So he struggles with this.
This year he noticed on the calandar that in February the next month it becomes March :) So in the middle of Feb. he went to the calandar and starting counting down the days to his birthday. It didn't sound like the right amount of days but I was astonished that he figured out his birthday was not right away and that he had to count til his birthday. Before he would know it was his birthday and he could not sleep for months til it came. He could not process the time and days in between. Is it because he is maturing? So busy at school? I am not really sure but I am happy he knows he has to wait and he is happy to count.
Anyway, as he counts one morning I look at the calandar and I have to tell him that the day he is counting to is only March 1st... his birthday is when?? and he answers.. the 15th.. He puts his head down and seems a bit upset but said rather quietly.. "ok I have (counts on his hands) another 15 days to go.. " This is really a great step. He did not bang his head or get angry at everyone in the room he had to stop and think... but handled it well. I gave him a big hug and said it will come.... and he said that he knew this...
These are the small steps that are amazing when you look at the past and his maturity. Everything takes a lot of time and baby steps to get through each phase. I am really impressed.
now the reason I forgot??? we are in spring break with little structure and travel and things get a bit topsy tervy... but that is for another post.
Oh wait I remember, my son has a difficulty with dates and money and time. His birthday was coming up and he looked at the calandar and was actually counting the days!! He gets excitied after Christmas because his birhtday is in March and he can't wait. (yes there is a gap that he can't grasp)... However, it is a LONG wait. So he struggles with this.
This year he noticed on the calandar that in February the next month it becomes March :) So in the middle of Feb. he went to the calandar and starting counting down the days to his birthday. It didn't sound like the right amount of days but I was astonished that he figured out his birthday was not right away and that he had to count til his birthday. Before he would know it was his birthday and he could not sleep for months til it came. He could not process the time and days in between. Is it because he is maturing? So busy at school? I am not really sure but I am happy he knows he has to wait and he is happy to count.
Anyway, as he counts one morning I look at the calandar and I have to tell him that the day he is counting to is only March 1st... his birthday is when?? and he answers.. the 15th.. He puts his head down and seems a bit upset but said rather quietly.. "ok I have (counts on his hands) another 15 days to go.. " This is really a great step. He did not bang his head or get angry at everyone in the room he had to stop and think... but handled it well. I gave him a big hug and said it will come.... and he said that he knew this...
These are the small steps that are amazing when you look at the past and his maturity. Everything takes a lot of time and baby steps to get through each phase. I am really impressed.
now the reason I forgot??? we are in spring break with little structure and travel and things get a bit topsy tervy... but that is for another post.
1 comment:
Wow, that's a big step. I so associate with you, Maggie has no idea of time or days of the week, but she's getting a little better
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