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glad to help. That list reads like a dusty old man. It's hard too when you have those symptoms, you can't tell them from what passes as normal. My husband and I shared a lot of my son's traits, so we didn't get the big deal when the professionals went over that stuff.
"OMG! He can't play with race cars! Call 911, call Make a Wish!"

idiomatic speech, using figures of speech "croak" "above the line behavior" "get up on the wrong side of the bed"
Literal thinkers wouldn't know what those meant.

KimJ,

Old habits die hard, sorry. 8-(

And if you are referring to my corrections, it is just that someone tried to put words where they shouldn't have been. This definitin trys to fit all types of autism. If it didn't, they would likely for replaced "if they can speak...." with "his an IQ no higher than 70".

Btw. The yelling was for emphasis.

Interesting tidbit. When I was younger, my teachers had a hard time getting me to use any capitals! The first secondary language I always wanted to study was German, and it capitalizes the first character on every noun, in addition to where it would be in English!

Later, BBS visitors had a hard time getting me to not use capitals, because I used an apple II+ which had no lowercase!

As for toys, early on I got a label maker(I was definately less than 5! Who gives a label maker to a 5 year old? Makes me wonder if I asked for it.) I used it! I actually created a little system to store all my books. Of course, I also labeled parts drawers also. Later I wanted things like a typewriter, which I also used. So I guess that fits me.

I don't remember much about imaginative play, but I must have done SOME. I remmember bits and pieces. Then again, I remember playing dodge ball, baseball, and soccer, and I know that was forced, etc...

Steve

The imaginative play part confused me, as i believe everyone has an imagination otherwise they would never say or do stuff.
When i was little i would play a game where i got all my toys and sat them on the bed, arranging them by height. They would each take it in turn to "throw" a ball, crayon etc.
Depending on where the item landed they would get a score, i had very strict and detailed rules on scoring and i got very upset if someone didn't play by the rules, though admittedly i usually played by myself. I would write the scores down in a notebook(even then i was obsessed with them) under the appropriate "players" name and on the correct page. At the end of the game there would be a distinct winner who received a prize, usually to sit on my bed.
In this way i suppose you could say i lacked imaginative play, the games i played as a child were in a specific format, a bit like a sporting event, with distinct rules and procedures.

HECK, I once went to the church of scientology. BTW BAD IDEA, DON'T GO! Anyway, one exercise was some play with imagination. I don't know how it started, but I ended up having a little cat run all over the place, up/down a tree, etc.... I must have had that going on in the back of mind for a YEAR.(I kind of liked the idea, and it WAS kind of fun and funny)

Based on what I have heard, I guess I must have a better imagination than most. Aparantly, that IS something more common in aspergers people.(They refer to it in terms of memory and visualizing things) I think imaginative play has more to do with others and possibly imaginary friends than an imagination. But YEAH, imagination is used for a LOT of things. How could you be very intelligent and not have a decent imagination? And YEAH, I HAVE had some good dreams. Even DOGS apparantly dream!

Steve