Theo is at an age where he wants to negotiate everything. And for whatever reason, he hasn't figured out that his negotiations get him nowhere. So he keeps trying. Recently, we had this conversation:
Theo: Mom, why can't I go in the front yard by myself?
Me: Because that's the rule. [Supposedly kids on the autism spectrum understand best when you state very explicitly that something is a rule, thus my curt response to him.]
Theo (patiently, as if talking to a young child): Mom, it's not a rule, it's a conversation.
I burst out laughing, wondering where he heard that line of BS from! Sorry, my son--it's not a conversation when it's not up for debate!
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