Our first week's prompt for fun is up at Wrapped Emotions (The prompt was edited 12 noon). After reading here, come over and express yourself.
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Mac, my son with Asperger's Syndrome, is an avid reader. At age ten he reads on a high school level and reads very fast. Although he reads books considered much above his age capabilities, Mac still loves the easier-to-read children's picture books and devours multiple books in a brief sitting. Mac is a methodical person, not uncommon for an Aspie, and carefully prepares for his reading time...
Lee, who at age twelve has been reading on high school level for several years, also loves reading, but not with the same obsession as Mac. He also enjoys pulling out the easier children's books for a bit of fun reading. Lee lives with severe ADHD and his method of reading time organization is a bit different than Mac's...
Wil is nine years old and not only lives on the Autistic Spectrum, but has struggles due to moderate cerebral palsy. He has learned to read and reads on a first grade level, which means he is not as independent a reader as the other two, but still loves books. When given a choice of reading material, Wil always chooses one of his many NASCAR books. He sits and speedily flips the pages making race car sounds and speaking a NASCAR language I don't understand...and all I see is a blur of motion...
I smile and cherish the many ways my boys are completely different from one another...how they love and tolerate one another. Wouldn't my house the world be stiff and boring if we all did things the same way? Wouldn't it be a wonderful world if we each tried a little harder to understand those who share the planet, but live in a different world?
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