Comments on: Alex’s top ten

By: Heather

Heather — Wed, 03 Jun 2009 01:12:14 +0000

Eric is also a “liner-upper.” More so when he was younger. He’s now 7 and does it once in a while – mostly with action figures.

By: Jill Cornfield

Jill Cornfield — Tue, 02 Jun 2009 18:05:40 +0000

I don’t know… but I’m finding it interesting to see that Alex isn’t the only kid on the spectrum who is drawn to this. So maybe it’s in the category of behaviors like lining up toys (which he never used to do but does now).

By: Aunt Julie

Aunt Julie — Tue, 02 Jun 2009 13:44:52 +0000

I also remove dust jackets from books–and last I heard, I’m not autistic. I just like to remove them when i’m reading the book so they don’t get all tattered. the problem with this system is that i then have a stack of book jackets that somehow don’t find their way back onto the books. but they’re PRISTINE!!

By: Jill Cornfield

Jill Cornfield — Tue, 02 Jun 2009 01:08:16 +0000

Weird, I know! Especially when, as I said, Alex seems to see the world as a puzzle to be reassembled.

By: Heather

Heather — Mon, 01 Jun 2009 21:25:48 +0000

What is it about that dust jacket? My son also removes them. He would also eat brownies and cookies exclusively, if I let him.

By: Sarah

Sarah — Mon, 01 Jun 2009 13:50:19 +0000

My son also removes dust jackets from books. Why must these things be separate? I may never know.