How can they give a broken baby to an AS kid? A normal teen would have trouble with the plastic baby crying uncontrollably...an AS kid who is easily anxious, and reacts to sensory (especially noise) overload a baby whose sensor is broken and won't respond to his care. He has fed and diapered and rocked and changed the baby for hours and it still screams....we resorted to wrapping it in a blanket and putting it in the closet. I am a pediatrican and I can't even get the dang thing to quit squalling. We went next door and consulted another doctor who specializes in hospitalized children (who's daughter did the assignment last year...) and neither of them had any suggestions. The girl next door said the baby's not "chiming" so it isn't coded to the sensor and therefore not registering any of his care. Now my son is saying he is a failure and will never be a good father because he is the worst person in the universe for shuting a plastic doll in the closet....and I can't say that I blame him. Who says AS kids are not empathetic?
I knew this was going to be a long night.....but had no idea how long! Grandma needs a cocktail....
As follow-up, I recieved an email from the teacher, who said over half the babies were broken that night. They were reprogramed and it didn't work. The students with the broken babies were offered a passing grade on the assignment, or the chance to redo with a new baby. She actually offered Alex full credit, for going above and beyond and taking the sick baby to the doctor! She felt he learned his lesson about babies being very stressful.
ReplyDeleteAlex turned down the credit and really wants to do the assignment again, to prove to himself that he can take care of a baby without losing it, and that he can be a good father....so round two next week...woohoo!
How did round two go?
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