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Josh seems unable to make the connection that turning on a light helps with finding things. It seems like there should be a way to design an experiment around this, but I haven't thought of it yet. | Josh seems unable to make the connection that turning on a light helps with finding things. It seems like there should be a way to design an experiment around this, but I haven't thought of it yet. | ||
==Non-Issues== | ==Non-Issues== | ||
Some problems which are common with autism but not with Josh | Some problems which are common with autism but '''not''' with Josh: | ||
* Josh is not interested in feces. | * Josh is not interested in feces. | ||
* Josh does not hurt himself ( | * Josh does not hurt himself (though he did once shatter a glass photo frame, and often hits glass which ''could'' break if he hit it hard enough -- he has been somewhat lucky -- but we don't think he understands the possible consequences; he is just hitting to express anger). | ||
* Josh has never been known to bite other people | * Josh rarely hits himself (only happens in the process of expressing anger, and he doesn't generally hit hard enough to bruise). | ||
* Josh has never been known to bite other people or himself | |||
* Josh has never been known to bite or eat non-food objects. (...unless you count food off the floor, which he has been known to eat -- but he seems to have good judgment about what is safe, as he has never become sick from doing so) | * Josh has never been known to bite or eat non-food objects. (...unless you count food off the floor, which he has been known to eat -- but he seems to have good judgment about what is safe, as he has never become sick from doing so) | ||
* Even when upset and being aggressive towards others, Josh: | * Even when upset and being aggressive towards others, Josh: | ||
** never uses a strangle hold | ** never uses a strangle hold (arm around someone's neck) | ||
** never pulls anyone's hair | |||
** never grabs people (the most forceful he will get is to push you away from something he doesn't want you to do) | |||
** never hits with hand closed (fist) | ** never hits with hand closed (fist) | ||
** never uses objects to hit | ** never uses objects to hit | ||
** never carries sharp objects, and almost never carries hard or heavy objects | ** never carries sharp objects, and almost never carries hard or heavy objects; prefers small, soft/flexible objects with bright colors | ||
** only kicks when ''extremely'' agitated (has been years since last incident) | ** only kicks when ''extremely'' agitated (has been years since last incident) | ||
* Although Josh is interested in things that are burning (candles, fire in fireplaces), he has never tried to start one | ** very rarely throws things; the last incident was over Christmas break 2008 when he apparently got tired of the Christmas tree being in his bedroom (some days or weeks after the 25th), and started throwing things at it until we hauled it off. | ||
* Although Josh is interested in things that are burning (candles, fire in fireplaces), he has never tried to start one. He tends to blow out candles. (He does tend to turn Sandy's teakettle on because it glows, but he has never turned on the stove or lit a match.) | |||
* Although Josh has been known to display sexual interest (he appears to be heterosexual in orientation), he has never been known to be aggressive with it; he had to be separated from a girl in whom he was interested (possibly she was autistic/DD herself; I don't know the details), but she did not need to be ''protected'' from him. | * Although Josh has been known to display sexual interest (he appears to be heterosexual in orientation), he has never been known to be aggressive with it; he had to be separated from a girl in whom he was interested (possibly she was autistic/DD herself; I don't know the details), but she did not need to be ''protected'' from him. | ||