Another funny reference

Ok there are many levels of Autism and we all stuggle as caregivers to do the best we can with what we got! In others words you have mild or moderate, Aspbergers, High Functioning etc. They are all labels that are really more for those of us who don't have Autism than it is for the person.There is also what they call Savant/Idiot-- which is similar to what was portrayed in the movie "RainMan". This is highly prevalent in most Autistic people just in different levels.It manifests itself as strange unexplicable skills or knowledge about things that the person has had no exposure to. {Like my excerpt about Mac Beth}

Well it happened again---
We were watching an animated story with Alvin and the Chipmunks. This story was Christmas related  with a story that was similar to a Christmas Carol but it used a different format for the different stages of Christmas past present and future. Dave {the caretaker of the Chipmunks}fell asleep and was awakened by the television.A ghostly figure appeared and started to say "Dont adjust your screen,what you are about to witness has no time and space...etc" and all of a sudden Dakota blurts out "hey thats the Twilght Zone" He has the biggest smile on his face and he is laughing.

I was again taken back---flabbergasted trying to figure out how he made the connection as I know he has had no exposure to Rod Serling or the TV show. Now, I know he loves the Hollywood Tower of Terror a ride at California Adventure. They do have some clips of the the Twilight Zone so I am sure that is where he got the information. However the fact that he was able to transfer and de-code the media and apply it to another situation was impressive to say the least.

These all seem like simple things to most but for those of us who constantly face the skepticism from professionals, educators, friends and family alike that our kids cannot learn or dont have the ability to think globally; this is another example that it is just not true.

I continue to be renewed every time something like this happens. You have to have faith that there is a person in there who thinks and feels and has needs and wants. Do not ever give up on 
that. Do not let others "rain on your parade". 
Have faith and perservere. You just never know when the day will come that the brain clicks and the fog is lifted. Any little thing like this can not only make your day, it makes a case that your child has the ability to learn and has potential to continue trying. Be Relentless