Why Can I Never Say the Right Thing

[Guest guest]

Trying to teach social cues to an Asperger's Kid is like hitting your head

against a brick wall again again and again.

Danny's topic of interest for quite a while now is Food Network. I hate food

network I don't want to talk about it, hear about it. His dad loves food

network those two can watch it all day long fine with me.

Today Danny was in my office trying to talk to me about Food Network, I gave him

every body language cue I could give him that I was not interested in the

conversation, I even told him I was not interested but he kept going.

I finally had to shut him up and tell him that is why he doesn't have friends

cause he doesn't pay attention to the social cues that a person was not

interested in his topic of conversation. I pointed out to him all the body

language that I was sending him I also told him that I told him I didn't want to

talk about his topic, but he kept going.

Now he is pissed and stomping around the house saying I don't like him.

Arrgh can this brick wall have a pillow please my head hurts

Sharon