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** only kicks when ''extremely'' agitated (has been years since last incident) | ** only kicks when ''extremely'' agitated (has been years since last incident) | ||
** 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. | ** 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 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. The closest he comes to being a fire hazard is when he incorrectly uses kitchen equipment, e.g. in December 2009 he tried to toast himself some bacon in the toaster-oven, resulting in a small grease fire which was safely contained by the toaster oven long enough for me to smell the smoke and intervene.) | ||
* 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. | ||