quick learner though Virginia
--- On Tue, 5/13/08, Virginia Perry <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> From: Virginia Perry <[log in to unmask]>
> Subject: Explaining the difference
> To: [log in to unmask]
> Date: Tuesday, May 13, 2008, 4:22 PM
> Last Tuesday (May 6), I took my 9yr-old son Daniel to
> physical therapy before school. As is my habit, I dropped
> him off and went for my walk around the neighborhood. When
> I returned, about 15 minutes before his therapy was due to
> end, I was met at the door by the PT, who said,
> "Daniel shoved down this little girl on crutches and
> won't apologize." I took Daniel over to apologize
> to the little girl, but he wouldn't. Then I took him
> outside, explained that he WOULD apologize, took him back
> in, and he did, but he rushed away immediately afterwards.
> The PT said, "I've never seen Daniel behave that
> way before." I responded, Yeah, if I didn't know
> better, I'd think he'd shoved her down because he
> thought she was cute and is now embarrassed."
>
> I turned around and the little girl (about a year younger
> than my son) was looking at me as if I were insane. I said,
> "Honey, little boys are just weird sometimes."
> Then the female PT who was stretching her out said,
> "Yeah, they really are!"
>
> When I got Daniel back to the car and we were heading for
> school, I asked him, "Daniel, did you shove that
> little girl down because you thought she was cute?" He
> nodded, blushed, and said, "esss, kooot." (He has
> difficulty talking).
>
> First, I tried to explain that you can't push people on
> crutches. He looked dubious. After all he's a boy in
> leg braces; you push him down, and he bounces right back. I
> then took the short cut of telling him that little girls
> don't like to be pushed down. Instead, he should give
> her his best smile.
>
> Since then I've been wondering how to explain to him
> that in most respects, people with disabilities
> shouldn't be treated any differently than other people.
> In another sense, some people with disabilities do require a
> slightly different code of conduct
> (i.e.: don't go around pushing down kids who are
> struggling to walk). Anyone know of any good kids'
> books on this subject?
>
> Incidentally, this morning Daniel rushed over to the little
> girl (who was sitting down), smiled hugely, and ran off.
>
> And so it starts.....
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