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I asked God to help me learn patience,instead he showed me how patient my daughter is with me
My daughter, Kylie, is one of the smartest kids I know.She just amazes me everyday with her laugh, her smile,and even her obsessions with frogs,tapirs,and music.She can count to 20 in both German and Spanish and to 50 in English.She loves animals and can tell you what many of them are and what sound they make.Some days are easier than others when we are trying to deviate from her schedule.I have been in constant conflict with our bus route because they are always changing her schedule.She gets very frustrated when that happensand she can't concentrate.I hate seeing her so upset.
I had origionally thought she had just a simple speech delay and she would grow out of it.But as she came out of her shell I realized there was something more.So right now we are trying to get her diagnosed before she goes into kindergarten.She has been in an Early Childhood Special Education class for two years and even the teachers seem to agree that she has autistic tendencies.She is one of the luckier kids though.She has had an early intervention so now we are on our way to getting the best for her educationally and, of course, emotionally.
Kylie really dislikes elavators, loud noises, and perfume smells.She asks me to put away the perfume all the time when I am getting ready for work.She does however like to put on blush and eyeshadow for fun:)
She also has to have her toys with her that correspond to the shows she is watching at the time.If she watches "Diego" she has to have her Diego figures...especially Tapir. Same with Dora or the Backyardigans.
I have a picture on my phone where she lined up all of her monkeys too.It's silly to me but to her it's important.It's hard for me to watch her interact with some kids.At a birthday party,another little girl kept pushing Kylie, bu she didn't understand what was happening.Kylie kept smiling and thought it was a game.After the third time telling the girl to stop I had to remove my daughter from the party to protect her.She has such a kind heart.It is things like that,that I get nervous about other kids around her. When other kids apologize to her if they bump into her, she doesn't know really how to react conversationally with them.Then there are days she is doing great and she can do absolutely everything. I am trying to improve how I look at how I can teach her.I think though,she had taught me far more already than I could ever teach her.
I had origionally thought she had just a simple speech delay and she would grow out of it.But as she came out of her shell I realized there was something more.So right now we are trying to get her diagnosed before she goes into kindergarten.She has been in an Early Childhood Special Education class for two years and even the teachers seem to agree that she has autistic tendencies.She is one of the luckier kids though.She has had an early intervention so now we are on our way to getting the best for her educationally and, of course, emotionally.
Kylie really dislikes elavators, loud noises, and perfume smells.She asks me to put away the perfume all the time when I am getting ready for work.She does however like to put on blush and eyeshadow for fun:)
She also has to have her toys with her that correspond to the shows she is watching at the time.If she watches "Diego" she has to have her Diego figures...especially Tapir. Same with Dora or the Backyardigans.
I have a picture on my phone where she lined up all of her monkeys too.It's silly to me but to her it's important.It's hard for me to watch her interact with some kids.At a birthday party,another little girl kept pushing Kylie, bu she didn't understand what was happening.Kylie kept smiling and thought it was a game.After the third time telling the girl to stop I had to remove my daughter from the party to protect her.She has such a kind heart.It is things like that,that I get nervous about other kids around her. When other kids apologize to her if they bump into her, she doesn't know really how to react conversationally with them.Then there are days she is doing great and she can do absolutely everything. I am trying to improve how I look at how I can teach her.I think though,she had taught me far more already than I could ever teach her.
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Comment by ariane321 on March 23, 2009 at 5:37pm
- Thank you so much for sharing your story, Misty. I look forward to hearing more about your daughter...
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