Josh/facts

Some things we have learned or discovered about Josh:

Abilities

He is primarily left-handed (especially writing, though in some other tasks too).
He can sign his name on request.
He can recite his home phone number on request, though not very intelligibly.
He can figure out the rules of most computer games just by playing them long enough, though sometimes he will get frustrated and lose interest in a game before figuring it out.
He is very good with arcade-style computer games, especially once he figures out the rules. He has the household all-time high score on PCBert (a Q*bert clone) and is a genuine Pinball Wizard. He also likes Kolf (on Linux) and has been trying to figure out Klondike (card game), although he finds it frustrating.
He has figured out how to operate the microwave (to reheat his leftovers) just from watching us.
He figured out where the plug goes in the back of the DVD player on his own; we just hand him the cord now. (Confiscating it became necessary in order to prevent him from watching movies all night. Fortunately he has no apparent interest in regular TV.)
He figured out the main melody to one of his favorite musical numbers on the piano when he was approximately 10, but has lost interest in the piano since then.
He chooses movies and puts them in the DVD player himself, and is learning not to smudge them. While he does prefer musicals (and has a set of perennial favorites), he will often explore other genres.

He is most likely to notice that people exist when they sing to him, especially if it is a song he knows.
He likes things that spin or flash; he also likes going fast on the highway.