Category: Ty’s World

  • Foreigner in a Foreign Land

    In the last post, I discussed ToM and NLD but in this post I want to explain it using an analogy.? Maybe this analogy would be good to share with children as well because I think ?story telling? helps those of us that can empathize, to relate better.   Pretend that you are shipwrecked and […]

  • Theory of Mind and Non Verbal Learning Disability

    As I have read back through several of these postings, I have realized that I have used the same phrase several times without explaining it.? ?Ty will never understand social awareness intrinsically ? he will have to learn it?.   One should never say ?never? so that could be better stated but I wrote it […]

  • Friends in Ty’s World

    If Ty knows you, you are his friend.? If Ty met you once, you are his friend.? If you held the door open for him at Circle K, you are his friend.?? This is a blessing and a curse.? On the one hand, I love that my child shows no prejudice.? On the other hand, […]

  • Other People in Ty’s World

    Before I start this I want to return to the kitty versus puppy discussion.? In the case of Asperger?s syndrome, the typical personality of an ?Aspie? is like one of the kitty cat.? They tend to be socially aloof.? Reserved.? Seemingly anti-social resorting to their own private places and avoiding people.? They tend to under […]

  • Clues in Ty’s World

    Continuing from the previous post… Ty struggles to read non verbal signals.? If Ty is talking excessively and you are bored out of your gourde ? he won?t notice.? If you attempt to ignore him to send the ?I am done? signal, he won?t register it.? (I actually watched Darin attempt to do that once […]