Asperger Mom

My son is very difficult to buy for! He is ten now and will get very upset &/or cry if you purchase the wrong thing.

It makes for trying times at birthday or holidays! I really wasn’t sure what to get him this year. He and his sister have collections so I bought them both some items for their collections. I also adopted an animal in each of their names at our local zoo so they received a package with picture, stuffed animal, etc. Then as a family we made donations to an organization who is giving toys and food to children who have been orphaned by AIDS/HIV in South Africa. So we have made a few donations together and been able to talk about those less fortunate than ourselves.

As far as toys I was at a loss. So I decided to buy him a gift card and let him select things himself. He really likes video
games and I can’t buy those for him…?

So he found out that we were giving him money/gift card and was sad he wanted me to get him a toy.

So I asked, “What toys do you like?” There was a long pause. “If you can’t even come up with one, how am I supposed to
shop for you?” I asked.

He listed a few, so I decided I would try to pick up a little something. How about you all - any children who are difficult to shop for?

I’ll be travelling with me family for a few weeks and away from the computer so I may not be able to post for a while.

Merry Christmas to all from Asperger Mom! Happy Hannukha and Kwanza … may each of you have wonderful times together with family and friends!

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