James Stone
New Member
Hello,
I am James, and I am the father of a 15 year old girl. Amber was first diagnosed on the spectrum around two years ago, and it was so late, because despite all of my questions and concerns, every doctor kept telling us that she was just shy. They stated that she was delayed for other reasons having to do with her being born with a cleft Palette. After years of hearing the same things over and over again, I finally found a doctor that listened. She has been getting help and has learned so much about herself and the world in this past year. She seems to be playing catch up, but she is resilient and has the great skill of being able to compensate for any short comings.
When our children turn 15, we let them pick any place in the world and we take just them on a trip. Since we have 6 kids, it affords us the ability to interact with just them in a special, memorable setting. Amber choose to go to Egypt, and while she was there she seemed to have a really good time. It can be hard to tell what she is thinking, but she was attentive to the things around her and seemed very interested. The problem that we faced during this trip, was that we had a guide showing us around, and I feel like she just wanted to experience things in her own way. She would stop and read the plaques in the museum instead of listening to the guide, or walk off and look at something that I did not see worth in, but she thought was fascinating.
This got me thinking about a question. How many parents of children with autism have taken their children to a museum and noticed differences to how that interact and learn? I understand that it will be different from child to child, but what did they do to interact and what helped them understand the things they were experiencing? What could be done to help your child, or all children interact or understand a museum experience?
I thank everyone for taking the time to read all of my ramblings. I still have a lot to learn about autism, and I look forward to learning some from everyone on this site.
James H Stone IV
I am James, and I am the father of a 15 year old girl. Amber was first diagnosed on the spectrum around two years ago, and it was so late, because despite all of my questions and concerns, every doctor kept telling us that she was just shy. They stated that she was delayed for other reasons having to do with her being born with a cleft Palette. After years of hearing the same things over and over again, I finally found a doctor that listened. She has been getting help and has learned so much about herself and the world in this past year. She seems to be playing catch up, but she is resilient and has the great skill of being able to compensate for any short comings.
When our children turn 15, we let them pick any place in the world and we take just them on a trip. Since we have 6 kids, it affords us the ability to interact with just them in a special, memorable setting. Amber choose to go to Egypt, and while she was there she seemed to have a really good time. It can be hard to tell what she is thinking, but she was attentive to the things around her and seemed very interested. The problem that we faced during this trip, was that we had a guide showing us around, and I feel like she just wanted to experience things in her own way. She would stop and read the plaques in the museum instead of listening to the guide, or walk off and look at something that I did not see worth in, but she thought was fascinating.
This got me thinking about a question. How many parents of children with autism have taken their children to a museum and noticed differences to how that interact and learn? I understand that it will be different from child to child, but what did they do to interact and what helped them understand the things they were experiencing? What could be done to help your child, or all children interact or understand a museum experience?
I thank everyone for taking the time to read all of my ramblings. I still have a lot to learn about autism, and I look forward to learning some from everyone on this site.
James H Stone IV
