TowerCrane wrote:
Mummy_of_Peanut wrote:
OP, I notice you use the word 'didn't' instead of 'couldn't'. Is that a deliberate choice of words? If so, is it possible that you were physically capable of doing these things but either chose not to or there was some barrier preventing you (e.g. sensory/ concentration issues). The reason I ask this is because I have a daughter who can do most self care stuff, but sometimes I end up dressing her or undressing her, because she's too engrossed in other things and time's getting on. There's no budging her and we need to get to school, so I relent. On the other hand, the boy next door has dyspraxia and he has physical difficulty with many tasks. The outcome is the same, but the paths are slightly different. Both kids are on the spectrum, but are like exact opposites in many ways.
BTW Yes, your developmental path was much slower than average.
Well, when I was left alone with the clothing etc, I would either put on just one item or none at all.
That's exactly like my daughter. I caught her running around with half a sock on the morning, when she was supposed to be getting dressed for school, but looking for something else to do instead (and forgetting what she was in the middle of). The little boy next door will try and try to get his sock on - his motor control is poor. The two of them take the same length of time to get ready, but she's physically able to get it done in seconds. He's not, at the moment.
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16 Aug 2012, 7:55 am
