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I've been thinking lately about how our boys have been with each other since they were little. Our Aspergers son was so thrilled when his little brother was born! He helped so much with taking care of him. When our younger one was a toddler & grunted for everything, his big brother interpreted everything for him. We thought he'd never talk cuz his big brother did all the talking for him! Now he talks too well. :0) Big brother watched out for his little brother to make sure he didn't get hurt. Now they have their good moments, but they have a lot of rough ones too. We hear complaints about how annoying the younger one is to the older one. I know he needs more alone time than our younger one, because of the Aspergers. Then, like I said before, he starts looking for him. It's funny sometimes, he wants to be alone, but he doesn't at the same time. He is still a great big brother & I know he loves his little brother. He just doesn't always know how to express it.
Emotions are a real struggle for him. His sense of humor is interesting, too. He has a hard time reading our sense of humor at times. When we use common phrases meant to be funny, he takes them so literally. He'll explain why that can't be that way. This is a regular reminder of what he has to deal with all of the time. Can you imagine going through life & having to have every remark explained to you? Part of what we have tried to teach him throughout his life, is how to understand sarcasm. It's a very grey area & that's difficult for Aspergers kids.
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