I have had several instances of my ds literal interpretation causing him misinterpretation of the situation. It has been quite challenging, especially because combined with that his sensitive and pleaser personality. My ds has come home with no lunchbox, because he got injured on the playground and was taken to the clinic, was ok, returned to class; but he never asked his teacher about his lunchbox. Why? "It wasn't my turn to speak to her."
It is so hard to know what to ask, because ds won't necessarily tell me everything about his day. I walk a fine line of asking questions and letting him talk before he tells me, "I don't want to talk about school".
I've also noticed (which I'm sure is age related/ maturity level), ds doesn't want to talk to people or read slang or bad grammar. All of these things have made making friends at school hard for him.
Not sure how I could be more aware, but I find myself frequently trying to explain situations to him.
