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Asperger's Question

lightgetsinlightgetsin member
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My 4 year old son is on the waiting list for an evaluation.  Something that he does that I noticed today is take things very literally.  For example, a neighbor said "Hey Pal, how's it going?" and he said "I'm not a pal, I'm a boy."  I kind of laughed it off and tried to explain to him what the neighbor meant but it was kind of an "aha" moment for me.  I think he does this a lot.  Is this just a 4 year old getting the hang of language (his speech was delayed because of ear fluid and the fact that he could not hear) or is this a classic Asperger's trait?
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  • newbee36newbee36 member
    It could be either at that age, I think. There are some pretty literal kids at DS's daycare, and they are not on the spectrum. 
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  • typesettypeset member
    My son still insists on being called by his full name instead of anything else: "I'm not a booger. I'm _____." He's 3.5 with an ASD/HFA Dx. I'd say his typical peers get the joke at this point and/or don't get worked up over correcting terms of endearment. Team example of literal thinking.
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  • Princess_LilyPrincess_Lily member
    Either one.

    DS gets that type of grammer use, he lets people call him alternative names all the time.

    Irregardless, we may have an ASD (Aspergers) DX.
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  • MAtoNCMAtoNC member
    Yeah. Either way. When babysitting a typical 4-year old, I said "Wow, you're smart!". He reply "No, I'm not! I'm Matthew!"

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