tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2251603639208968958.post2750556290260003752..comments2023-03-25T11:49:02.158-07:00Comments on Finding Joy in the Little Things: Day 10 of 31 for 21 - SocializationLauraChttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07981202156922525438noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2251603639208968958.post-46484849635652237622010-10-12T03:31:58.997-07:002010-10-12T03:31:58.997-07:00Our Down Syndrome clinic is 2 1/2 hours away. Tho...Our Down Syndrome clinic is 2 1/2 hours away. Those appointments usually last about 4 hours and in that time you see all the specialists - Geneticist, Pediatrician, OT, PT, SLP, ENT, etc. The SLP there really seemed to frown on the fact that we were homeschooling (my daughter would not even have been in Kindergarten yet). She made a big deal about the fact that my 4 year old could not yet use scissors. Then she asked how many blocks my daughter could stack and I told her at least 10. My daughter stacked 3 and got bored with it and wouldn't do anymore. The SLP looked at me is if I were a liar. Sorry, after a 2 1/2 hour car ride and sitting in the same room for over 2 hours my daughter was really not in the mood to "preform." But somehow that was the fault of homeschooling!<br /><br />Don't worry, my daughter really struggled with having "appropriate" social skills for her age. Her DS peers were learning to sit still and behave in group settings for an extended period of time and my daughter was not. However, my Gess was learning her alphabet and numbers and even to read and many of them were not. Academically speaking she was beyond many of her peers including typical children. I wasn't too worried about her social skills, I knew they would catch up. And they did! Now that she is almost 9 she is generally the BEST behaved child in a group setting of her peers. She not only sits still but is attentive and interacts when appropriate. <br /><br />Your son loves to see things fly so let him enjoy that! Eventually he will learn there is a time to let things fly and a time when they must stay grounded. We need to stop expecting kids to act like adults before they get to enjoy being kids.Lorihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00446519726166504505noreply@blogger.com