Sit back, close your eyes and bring to mind a mental image of my two younger children. Her Cuteness is age 2 and neurotypical (NT). HRH is age 3 and autistic. Her Cuteness decided that the pair of them should play a game of 'hide and seek'.
It went something like this:
Miss NT - "play, play, hide and seek. My turn, my turn, HRH hide, run away HRH"
HRH can now put one foot in front of the other is something resembling a very stiff and painful shuffle. He takes a step......
Miss NT - "3, 5, 17......I'm coming now!!"
She catches HRH after he has managed two steps. There are many screams of delight and happiness. Miss NT takes HRH by the hand and leads him the whole two steps back down the hall. She deposits him at the end of the stairs.
Miss NT - "count HRH, count...........I hide"
Miss NT turns to run up the hall.
HRH - 1, 2, 3, 4, 5
But as he counts he shuffles after her, catching her about two steps up the hall. HRH squeals in delight at having caught her and Miss NT screams with frustration because she didn't get to run away and hide.
Repeat the above 4 times.
Miss NT gets the concept of the game, but cannot count. HRH can count, but has no idea what 'hide and seek' is. To be fair they gave it their best shot, but I am still laughing, two days later. I know the next time they play I should take the opportunity to teach HRH the general idea of the game............. I will, if I can keep a straight face!
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love it!!! It's so great when our NT and autie kids start interacting! when Belle decided she wanted to play hide and seek, she physically dragged Button by the hand, placed him behind the curtain, then after counting to 10, started to look for him..and found him exactly where she had left him :)
That is SO adorable. It must make you so proud to see them playing together like that!
Well it sounds better than the version we have, where Car doesn't quite understand it, goes to hide and then sits there giggling or gives up and shouts I'm here!
Glad to see that happy times are a' happening!
Hope HRH is feeling better and you are relaxing!
BNM
That must have been unbelievably cute! I'm so happy to hear that HRH is taking some steps! Awesome!
Wow, HRH is able to take some shuffles? That's awesome! Love the story too, very cute!
Awww bless their wee hearts! :) xx
I just absolutely love this brilliant! What a picture xx
hey, happy play days, brilliant - my first big grin of the day, thank you xxx
Too sweet..:) Mine are all at various stages of knowing how to play...once Sam mastered it-he was no longer interested in playing it..Oscar hides VERY VERY well...and has driven this mother into an almost nervous breakdown when he couldn't be found for an hour....So Glad your little guy is taking steps!
Put 'em together and they make a great game complementing each others' strengths! So incredibly cute!
That is just gorgeous!
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