I'm not being hyper-serious here, just wanting to hear other's opinions on the subject.
I really enjoy my two AS boys. They are funny, inquisitive, sensitive, thoughtful, and better at keeping their rooms clean.
My NT daughter, who, from other's perspectives, is quite literally a perfect child, often drives me crazy. She's good-looking, relatively popular, athletic, gifted musically, and very bright and hardworking. She's thoughtful to others outside of the family, very conscious of making sure people feel included in the group, and has respect for authority.
But man, she drives me nuts. She's a type A. I'm a type B. That's a lot of the problem. But the other side is we have to drive this kid EVERYWHERE, her room's a mess, sometimes she's not very respectful of me, and I get tired of her perfectionism. I have to admit, sometimes it is real nice to have a kid who is good to others, who we don't have to check about her homework responsibilities, etc., but wow -- she is high maintenance.
Take school out of the mix, and my youngest child (on the spectrum) is so low-maintenance it's amazing.
Do you guys run into this type of situation with your AS kids vs. your NT kids?
Kris