[blindkid] Understanding when they are *not* the ones being spokento!

[Brandy with Discovery Toys]

Hi, II don't think this a blind thing, but more related to her Autism. Bran


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----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Rene Harrell" <rjharrell at gmail.com>
To: "NFBnet Blind Kid Mailing List,(for parents of blind children)" 
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Sent: Friday, November 21, 2008 8:32 PM
Subject: [blindkid] Understanding when they are *not* the ones being 
spokento!


> I'm really, really curious to see if this is something that is unique to
> Clare, or is a social issue that is tackled by other blind children.
>
> Clare is 7. She does not comprehend when she is not part of a 
> conversation,
> or is not being spoken to, even when it is verbally clear. I can give some
> examples:
>
> Nora says "Mama, I want more cookie." I respond "No Nora, just one cookie.
> You are all done." Then Clare who is sitting at the table eating her 
> cookie
> starts flipping out "ALL DONE COOKIE! ALL DONE!" I have to tell her 
> "Clare,
> I wasn't speaking to you. I was speaking to Nora. When I said "No, NORA" 
> it
> means I am talking to Nora. When I say Clare, it means I am talking to
> Clare." There are a million and one other examples where I am in the 
> middle
> of a conversation with one of my other children, I very specifically use 
> my
> child's name, and she acts as if I am talking directly to her. I can say
> "Elijah, do you want a banana?" and she responds from three rooms away 
> with
> a very upset "NO!" I say "Elijah, I'm going to count to three and you need
> to putting your shoes on" and she is getting hysterical because her shoes
> are already on.
>
> Now don't get me wrong, I'm thrilled she's finally starting to talk
> unprompted, which is a huge victory! Now I'm trying to figure out whether 
> or
> not this is simply a phase in early development related to the lack of
> visual cues that she will naturally outgrow with some coaching and a
> tincture of time, or whether there is anything else I can do to speed this
> along. It always manages to catch me off-guard, especially when she gets
> upset over something that wasn't directed at her in the first place, lol!
>
> :-)
> Rene
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