Our role as parent and/or teacher is to create a safe, enriched, balanced, loving, peaceful environment where our children can flourish.
While I enjoy the part of my calling that helps identify and discuss many of the challenges and issues in the life of a child with Autism, today I wanted to take an opportunity to share 15 unique and positive characteristics about my son. I hope you can relate to them and appreciate similar attributes in the gifted child or children in your life.
- Has a magnetic personality
- Affectionate
- Very musically oriented, can hear a song once on the radio and play it on an instrument
- Even-tempered, sweet, and loving
- Forgiving of others
- Highly sensitive
- Connected to nature and weather
- Helps with mechanical items around the house
- Extremely artistic and creative
- Fearless explorer
- In-tune with what he wants
- Always honest and authentic
- Remembers details – names, directions, etc.
- Filled with wonder at the simplest of things
- Reminds me that my “rush” timing is not the ideal way to operate – he’s always in the “now”