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First, the CHILD does NOT have a problem. Society has the problem. Because we are a society of people too afraid of rejection to speak openly and honestly about our lives and our issues. And sarcasm is a way to avoid making ourselves vulnerable and open to critisizm. My son is a young man that is affected by “Autism”. If the rest of the world could learn to communicate as openly and as honestly as he does, what a wonderful world it would be. I am SO TIRED of people giving advice on how to turn our children into the common “asshole” to fit into a broken-down, egotistical, material minded society. My advice is – spend some time with MY Son and maybe you all can learn a tip or two on what “character and kindness” means. Traits that used to have value in our world.
Julie Holcomb
Julia Holcomb, you are correct; the child does not have a problem. They simply see the world differently. I don’t believe the point of this is to give advice in turning children away from open communication, but as a learning tool of understanding and grasping a way of communication that is highly used in society. I am a Behavioral Specialist specifically for young adults that have been put on the spectrum. I love my job and every child i have ever worked with and continue. Teaching them to understand similes, metaphors and sarcasm is teaching them how others speak and how to identify it, but also how to use it if they choose. Understanding complex sentence formatting is extremely challenging for anyone. For some kiddos that take it everything literally this is an important skill for them to learn.
maybe we should also stop building tall scrapers because your son will never understand the engineering, let’s all just live in caves. The beauty falls in the power of the mind, and sarcasm has its art just like psychology that also has parts that are not straightforward, so instead of making excuses for not teaching your kid all of human capabilities, maybe sit down and keep trying