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Hello Andy welcome to our list. I look forward to hearing more from you. If

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Sharon(moderator)

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Your

son sounds very similar to ours who is 12. He still loves the Tank Engine, Dora

the Explorer, Blues Clues, and Sesame Street. I’ve

let him watch because he does pick up social skills and other things from

these. He also watches a lot of Disney

movies and of all things Bull Riding. He

too has a difficult time separating reality from fiction. I think that is pretty

common in children on the spectrum. I don’t have an

answer for you but wanted you to know you’re not alone.

Tonya

Hi I'm New

Hello! I'm new here. I was looking for a forum to perhaps help me

with some issues with my son.

My son is 11 years old, moderatly autistic. He can speak &

communicate pretty well. He's a very loving child, a good reader, he

loves sports.

My first question is that he loves baby movies. Blues clues,

backyardigans, care bears, sesame street, etc. He likes some older

stuff too, sponge bob and the like. I'm wondering if it's ok to let

him watch the baby stuff, if it's not really hurting him, or, if it's

holding him back from maturing.

Also he has a hard time seperating reality from fantasy. He says

Mickey Mouse is his best friend, and he talks to the stuffed care

bears in his room. There's a lizard for the logo for the manufactures

of one of his video games, and he wrote it a letter asking it to come

out of the tv.

He also has a neurotic problem with the movie Snow White. And while I

hate to admit it, when he refuses to listen to me, I sometimes

threaten to turn it on, and he will then immediatly do what I ask.

Of course there are many issues. For the most part he does well, but

we deal with the normal autistic behaviors too. Just wondering what

you all think of these strange behaviors that don't really seem

autistic to me. I've tried expaining to him that these things are not

real, and he says " mom don't tell me. "

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Hi, Welcome to the group. Would it help to show him the special features on DVD's that show how they make cartoons or special effects? Just a thought, Sharonjarielw wrote: Hello! I'm new here. I was looking for a forum to perhaps help me with some issues with my son.My son is 11 years old, moderatly autistic. He can speak & communicate pretty well. He's a very loving child, a good reader, he loves sports. My first question is that he loves baby

movies. Blues clues, backyardigans, care bears, sesame street, etc. He likes some older stuff too, sponge bob and the like. I'm wondering if it's ok to let him watch the baby stuff, if it's not really hurting him, or, if it's holding him back from maturing.Also he has a hard time seperating reality from fantasy. He says Mickey Mouse is his best friend, and he talks to the stuffed care bears in his room. There's a lizard for the logo for the manufactures of one of his video games, and he wrote it a letter asking it to come out of the tv.He also has a neurotic problem with the movie Snow White. And while I hate to admit it, when he refuses to listen to me, I sometimes threaten to turn it on, and he will then immediatly do what I ask. Of course there are many issues. For the most part he does well, but we deal with the normal autistic behaviors too. Just wondering what you all think of these strange

behaviors that don't really seem autistic to me. I've tried expaining to him that these things are not real, and he says "mom don't tell me."

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Thank you for letting me know that. I wasn't really sure if these

were from autism. I was starting to worry he might have other issues

on top of his autism. Thank you for your message.

>

> Your son sounds very similar to ours who is 12. He still loves

> the Tank Engine, Dora the Explorer, Blues Clues, and Sesame Street.

> I've let him watch because he does pick up social skills and other

> things from these. He also watches a lot of Disney movies and of

all

> things Bull Riding. He too has a difficult time separating reality

from

> fiction. I think that is pretty common in children on the

spectrum. I

> don't have an answer for you but wanted you to know you're not

alone.

>

> Tonya

>

> Hi I'm New

>

> Hello! I'm new here. I was looking for a forum to perhaps help me

> with some issues with my son.

>

> My son is 11 years old, moderatly autistic. He can speak &

> communicate pretty well. He's a very loving child, a good reader,

he

> loves sports.

>

> My first question is that he loves baby movies. Blues clues,

> backyardigans, care bears, sesame street, etc. He likes some older

> stuff too, sponge bob and the like. I'm wondering if it's ok to let

> him watch the baby stuff, if it's not really hurting him, or, if

it's

> holding him back from maturing.

>

> Also he has a hard time seperating reality from fantasy. He says

> Mickey Mouse is his best friend, and he talks to the stuffed care

> bears in his room. There's a lizard for the logo for the

manufactures

> of one of his video games, and he wrote it a letter asking it to

come

> out of the tv.

>

> He also has a neurotic problem with the movie Snow White. And while

I

> hate to admit it, when he refuses to listen to me, I sometimes

> threaten to turn it on, and he will then immediatly do what I ask.

>

> Of course there are many issues. For the most part he does well,

but

> we deal with the normal autistic behaviors too. Just wondering what

> you all think of these strange behaviors that don't really seem

> autistic to me. I've tried expaining to him that these things are

not

> real, and he says " mom don't tell me. "

>

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I have a 10yo with Asperger's and he also likes things a lot longer than his peers. Having a little sister helps because he can give the outgrown stuff to her, like Dora, but it's still there if he wants to see it. Also, getting him a Nintendo DS Lite has been helpful, with games that other kids his age play with, and it gives him something in common with them to talk about. In an Asperger conference I went to, I remember Tim Kowalski (who wrote The Source for Asperger's Syndrome) saying that Asperger children tended to be three years behind socially, and I think that's about right with my son. You're not alone! Marie Tonya Hettler wrote: Your son sounds very similar to ours who is 12. He still loves the Tank Engine, Dora the Explorer, Blues Clues, and Sesame Street. I’ve let him watch because he does pick up social skills and other things from these. He

also watches a lot of Disney movies and of all things Bull Riding. He too has a difficult time separating reality from fiction. I think that is pretty common in children on the spectrum. I don’t have an answer for you but wanted you to know you’re not alone. Tonya -----Original

Message-----From: AutismBehaviorProblems [mailto:AutismBehaviorProblems ] On Behalf Of jarielwSent: Monday, February 12, 2007 8:03 AMTo: AutismBehaviorProblems Subject: Hi I'm New Hello! I'm new here. I was looking for a forum to perhaps help me with some issues with my son.My son is 11 years old, moderatly autistic. He can speak & communicate pretty well.

He's a very loving child, a good reader, he loves sports. My first question is that he loves baby movies. Blues clues, backyardigans, care bears, sesame street, etc. He likes some older stuff too, sponge bob and the like. I'm wondering if it's ok to let him watch the baby stuff, if it's not really hurting him, or, if it's holding him back from maturing.Also he has a hard time seperating reality from fantasy. He says Mickey Mouse is his best friend, and he talks to the stuffed care bears in his room. There's a lizard for the logo for the manufactures of one of his video games, and he wrote it a letter asking it to come out of the tv.He also has a neurotic problem with the movie Snow White. And while I hate to admit it, when he refuses to listen to me, I sometimes threaten to turn it on, and he will then immediatly do what I ask. Of course there are many issues. For the most part he does well, but

we deal with the normal autistic behaviors too. Just wondering what you all think of these strange behaviors that don't really seem autistic to me. I've tried expaining to him that these things are not real, and he says "mom don't tell me."

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You know, he actually watches those already on his own, he loves watching how they were made. Which puzzles me even more why he still thinks Mickey mouse is real and lives at Disney world.

Posted by: "Sharon Watts" sharonwatts5@... sharonwatts5

Mon Feb 12, 2007 9:55 pm (PST)

Hi, Welcome to the group. Would it help to show him the special features on DVD's that show how they make cartoons or special effects? Just a thought, Sharon

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What a cool son! I had a teaching collegue who loved Mickey Mouse, and I still enjoy watching Sesame Street with my 14 year old autistic Grandson. What do you think it hurts? Karac use to love all the Disney characters and collected them; but now he has outgrown them and it makes me a little sad. Pat K

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(14) still likes the Disney movies ..and of course ...and we let him watch them dispersed with more age appropriate shows. Like us watching some mindless sitcom or soap they are his "downtime" and I dont see anything wrong with it.Having a 4 yr old brother helps to..LOL...Noah loves having his big brother curl up on the couch with him to watch a movie so all is well in both worlds.

We have worked on a fact vs fiction program and keep talking about that in a more generalized way thro his day..watching how the movies are made helps to reenforce the make believe issue..so my advice is to relax ..make some popcorn and enjoy Mickey...

Missy

Hi I'm New

Hello! I'm new here. I was looking for a forum to perhaps help me with some issues with my son.My son is 11 years old, moderatly autistic. He can speak & communicate pretty well. He's a very loving child, a good reader, he loves sports. My first question is that he loves baby movies. Blues clues, backyardigans, care bears, sesame street, etc. He likes some older stuff too, sponge bob and the like. I'm wondering if it's ok to let him watch the baby stuff, if it's not really hurting him, or, if it's holding him back from maturing.Also he has a hard time seperating reality from fantasy. He says Mickey Mouse is his best friend, and he talks to the stuffed care bears in his room. There's a lizard for the logo for the manufactures of one of his video games, and he wrote it a letter asking it to come out of the tv.He also has a neurotic problem with the movie Snow White. And while I hate to admit it, when he refuses to listen to me, I sometimes threaten to turn it on, and he will then immediatly do what I ask. Of course there are many issues. For the most part he does well, but we deal with the normal autistic behaviors too. Just wondering what you all think of these strange behaviors that don't really seem autistic to me. I've tried expaining to him that these things are not real, and he says "mom don't tell me."