Another reason why I don't get how I got diagnosed with Asperger's so young, is because I have so many memories (so do my parents) of playing with toys the "normal" way. I don't really know what that's supposed to mean exactly, but I'm guessing what it means is with imagination and not too repetitive.
For example I had those little Polly Pockets, and I'd arrange them into a street and then just play with the tiny little people in them, like making the selected mother drop the children off at the little school Polly Pocket then going on to the little supermarket Polly Pocket to do her shopping. I was basically mimicking my mum, as she would often go to the supermarket after dropping me off at school. But that's not the only thing I did with my Polly Pockets, it's just one example that I remember doing.
And I had a doll's house where I'd play a normal family with the little dolls, like putting them into their beds at night, placing the furniture in different places according to which game I was playing within the dolls house, and of course making the dolls socially interact with each other.
And I remember a toy kitchen I got for my 4th birthday. I remember making meals with the plastic food for my mum, dad and grandparents, then washing them up in the sink (no water, only pretend). Also I remember wanting to have a teddy bear's picnic with my grandmother, using the cups and saucers that came with the toy kitchen.
I remember one time trying to make a soup in the little teapot (don't forget I was only 4 so had no idea that you don't make real soup in a real teapot, also child's play isn't usually logical), by shoving as many pieces of plastic food into the toy teapot as I could, then getting upset because I couldn't get the food items back out. My brother came along and said "the food doesn't go in the teapot" and pulled it all out for me, with great difficulty. I learnt not to do that again.
Did anyone else here play with toys the "normal" way? If not, how did you play with your toys as a child?
For example I had those little Polly Pockets, and I'd arrange them into a street and then just play with the tiny little people in them, like making the selected mother drop the children off at the little school Polly Pocket then going on to the little supermarket Polly Pocket to do her shopping. I was basically mimicking my mum, as she would often go to the supermarket after dropping me off at school. But that's not the only thing I did with my Polly Pockets, it's just one example that I remember doing.
And I had a doll's house where I'd play a normal family with the little dolls, like putting them into their beds at night, placing the furniture in different places according to which game I was playing within the dolls house, and of course making the dolls socially interact with each other.
And I remember a toy kitchen I got for my 4th birthday. I remember making meals with the plastic food for my mum, dad and grandparents, then washing them up in the sink (no water, only pretend). Also I remember wanting to have a teddy bear's picnic with my grandmother, using the cups and saucers that came with the toy kitchen.
I remember one time trying to make a soup in the little teapot (don't forget I was only 4 so had no idea that you don't make real soup in a real teapot, also child's play isn't usually logical), by shoving as many pieces of plastic food into the toy teapot as I could, then getting upset because I couldn't get the food items back out. My brother came along and said "the food doesn't go in the teapot" and pulled it all out for me, with great difficulty. I learnt not to do that again.
Did anyone else here play with toys the "normal" way? If not, how did you play with your toys as a child?
or leave it in the wrong place and I won't find it ever again or it will take me half an hour.
