Yeah. Good Times.: Phone conversations: Autism Style

Wednesday, December 28, 2011

Phone conversations: Autism Style

Talking to Hubs on the phone this afternoon:

Hubs: Hey, Child 1; say hi to Mama.

rustling noises

Child 1's voice: Hi Mama.

Me: Hey, you! Are you having fun???

Child 1: I am having fun.

Me: Did you see the snow?

silence

Child 1: Okay. Bye.

silence

rustling noises

Me: Hello? ..... Hello?

rustling noises

silence

Me: Shit

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thoughtyautie 29p · 691 weeks ago

Well Hubs only told him to say hi...
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jillsmo 103p · 691 weeks ago

You're absolutely right!!

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Chrissy Scholz Jadwisiak · 691 weeks ago

omg I have so been there but you made me spit diet coke on my laptop again... keep this up and I'm gonna bill ya woman! LOL!

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CalyCoRose · 691 weeks ago

At least Child 1 actually says words on the phone. We're still trying to get K to hold the phone to her ear long enough for her to say something anything. I don't care if she curses out my own mother! But alas, she listens to whomever is on the phone and then wanders away. At least we'll always have the phone free! XD
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middlechild · 691 weeks ago

Well, at least someone got to talk to someone. Peace.

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chavisory 70p · 691 weeks ago

OMG, I hate the phone. I. hate. the. phone. Least favorite words in the world: "Let's do a conference call!" Oh my gods no....

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thoughtyautie 29p · 691 weeks ago

*shudder*
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Andrea · 691 weeks ago

Short, but sweet?
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@Anna_Sandler · 691 weeks ago

still went better than most of my short-lived phone calls with the kids!
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Kim · 691 weeks ago

The Boy, even at 16, has not mastered the phone. When he's had enough (and it doesn't take long), he announces, "I'm done" - and hangs up. NO goodbye, adios - nuttin'.
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@LaliQuin · 691 weeks ago

AND he did saw bye with no prompting to do so! That's what I call progress :)
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Mayor Gia · 691 weeks ago

Hahahah. It's what I imagine a conversation with a cat would sound like...
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wantapeanutblog 70p · 691 weeks ago

Thank goodness our kids won't need to know how to talk on the phone anyway. That was so last century. We text now. Or some other shit we'll have to figure out when they invent it.
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Mom2MissK 74p · 691 weeks ago

LOL! Yeah -- I say the child gets bonus points for actually saying "bye." Mine just gets distracted and walks away!
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veryverybusymom 26p · 691 weeks ago

My 5-year old is not autistic, but if I ask him to say hi to anyone on the phone, he just says "coconut."

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blogginglily 73p · 691 weeks ago

it SNOWED there? Oh yeah! they were in Tahoe! Right?
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@householdsix · 691 weeks ago

My kids do the same thing. Or the 5yo starts pushing random buttons. Talking on the phone is overrated anyway. Texting is where it's at.
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jillsmo 103p · 691 weeks ago

I totally agree

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chosenchaos 93p · 691 weeks ago

He did what he was told, right? How long after this call ended did you spend worrying about what the rustling noise was?
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