Is that ....?

When David creates a sequence of "isms" he likes to have a name for it. For example on our first play room visit, when I looked at him through the play set and said "I see David", thereafter he called it "I see David". I'm not really sure why he does this, but I think it is a form of labelling, so that he can ask for a repeat of that particular play-time activity. Sometimes he will ask for a scenario to be played out that we don't know of, but most of the time when we come back to the play room he will ask us for something we have already done together. In the following video after reading Dr Seuss' One fish Two fish .. five or six times, he asked "Is that my feet stick out of bed all night?"

Kiss & make it better

While playing with David tonight, he started ism-ing with his plastic giraffe and he accidentally poked Ed in the face. David's immediate reaction was one of great concern that Ed was hurt. Ed asked him to kiss and make it better, and David leaned over and kissed his cheek. We both were excited that David had not only stopped in the middle of an ism but had shown a caring for someone else. We have seen David push down Hannah and not even be fazed by her crying afterwards, so it is a step in the right direction.