J has a new word he says whenever he is distressed. "Pants". He says it in a drawn out kind of "paaannts"way.
If the Wifi connection is messing about when he is on his I Pod Touch and he can't watch the video he has chosen on YouTube is usually the cause for the pants remark.
Another little annoyance he has started doing when in public, never at home, is opening his mouth wide and then sticking three fingers in. It looks quite scary to be honest. If that does'nt get a reaction from me he will then stick two fingers up his nose and move them down into his mouth. Again and again. And only in public.
He has also started to try to interact with other children. When on a walk recently, there was another family walking with three children aged around 8 - 11.
J started up his pace a bit and began catching up with them. One child was behind his family, and J tried to follow him. I called him back several times, which he did, but his legs were propelling him faster and faster and he would catch back up again in no time.
At one point he was almost walking in the boys shadow and it was unsettling for the boy. His family had already clocked J's t shirt with the slogan I talked about in a recent blog entry (with photo) and so were not being overly worried by J. They could see and hear I was in control, and when J was almost on top of this boy I made him stop again and would'nt let him leave my side, depsite many yelled protests of "goodbye mummy" (what he says when he does'nt enjoy a situation.
I feel this interaction J has with other children now, are not harrassment, but rather his way of trying to be friendly and perhaps initiate play. As he has no social skills or awareness, it is an awkward method he employs, and it can be intimidating for those not aware. This is why he always has someone with him when out in public, as strangers who look for the sinister in everyone are more likely to attack him verbally (even physically as has been talked about by others), whereas those with an ounce of humanity can guess he has special needs and will be more gentle.
