I haven't read her mother's book about raising her, I must go and get it. I asked about working with parents that coddle their children with autism and don't really have expectations for them. She's such a stitch, she said "Well, my mom just whacked that out of me in the beginning. I learned it was unacceptable to lay on the floor at Woolworths." Oh too funny! A colleague mentioned that I am also a parent of a child with Asperger's Syndrome. She so bluntly said "How old is your kid?" I told her 12 ( he will be in 16 days mind u!), then she said "Is he verbal?" I told her that he was and I also have a husband that is most likely an Aspie too (those that have met Scott totally agree!). He asked what they enjoy doing, um computers naturally! I also told her a recent story. I don't remember if I've mentioned this but a couple of weeks ago the boys were outside playing basketball and they got into an argument. I didn't find out until the next day what the fuss was about. Apparently during the backyard game of bball, Cooper felt it was the most opportune time to explain Newton's Laws of Motion to Jake. Jake did not agree, he just wanted to play ball. Dr. Grandin agreed with Cooper, very appropriate time to discuss laws of motion! She also stated that Cooper needs to work in Silicon Valley and solve the energy crisis lol :) She also stated that "geek, nerd and those with Asperger's syndrome or high functioning autism are all the same thing, there is no difference between them". She's so fun! If you haven't seen her HBO movie starring Clare Danes as Temple, you must watch it on DVD, it is a perfect portrayal of her life. It's nice when a movie is about someone and they can attest to the fact that it is accurate!
Now onto the strawberry! No explanation needed, just an adorable little strawberry!
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