This year me and the boys planted a huge vegetable garden. While they were troopers helping me plant it neither one has helped maintain it which no big deal. Tonight me and Austin went out to pick some of cherry tomatoes and noticed a big yellow zucchini. This was my first year growing the yellow so Austin wasn't familiar with it. He said look mom that zucchini has autism. I was like oh lord what is he talking about now. He said "Its different it has to be autistic" I played along and said your right, know what else? It tastes better than the green ones because its special. He had the biggest smile. Later on I replayed the conversation in my brain and it makes sense. Austin knows he's different and we have talked about autism but he's having a hard time understanding what it all means and how it relates to him. The fact that he identified it with being different, and no less important, or just as good makes me smile. So tomorrow we are having an autistic zucchini for dinner!
Yep his will be spicy, thinking some crushed red pepper will work :)
Quoting greenmommo:
That is sweet. Well, not the zucchini ...
I find Nicole trying to relate/understand what that means. She's talked a couple times about "different" kids at school who have "special heads" or who are "born with a different brain like her."
On here, the ones of us who are, or are believed to be, on the spectrum get to say, "I'm like that too" but Nicole doesn't really get that chance. Your son may with the school he's in? But since it is a social disorder, I doubt it.
This makes me wonder of other ways to help process the information.
In the parent training I had the other day, there was an older couple (60ish) with a 16 year old daughter recently diagnosed. Her mom told
me that she's ashamed of having Aspergers. Dhe didnt even want her parents to tell her older siblings. Poor girl! I gave her my contact info, but I doubt they ever contact me. But I gave them a few book recommendations too. It's nothing to be ashamed of! That thought never even crossed my mind so I had to start wondering if I'm expressing views about autism enough to Nicole too. Hmmm ...
Make the zucchini spicy! :)
Awesome!
I also didn't know there were yellow zucchini. The only ones I see in the grocery store are green!
Austin loves zucchini specially fried. I may try to do some zucchini bread also they are huge :)
Quoting arkansasmama08:
Lol too funny!!
We tried zucchini tonight. Dd and yds ate a few pieces but zack tried a bite and said he didn't want it because it makes him shake lol ok
Yep, I didn't either until this year when I found the seeds and my dad is a farmer you would think I would have heard of it, lol. Its supposed to be a little bit sweeter.
Quoting momtoscott:Awesome!
I also didn't know there were yellow zucchini. The only ones I see in the grocery store are green!
Austin has been struggling with the autism "label" for a long time. It gave me hope that all of our talks about autism and while he may be different he's just as important and as special as anyone else has sunk in. I am thrilled he made the connection. :)
Quoting LIMom1105:
I love this story! It's great he found a way to understand it all and you found a way to discuss it that made him feel good about himself.
good books for a boy with aspergers to help him understand puberty and his changing body
- Austinsmom4544
on Jul. 14, 2012 at 1:07 AM