DD9 forced herself to play with American Girl dolls even though she thought it was ridiculous. With girls there are crafty things that even gifted kids can enjoy. DD is very engergetic and she relates to kids by just running/goofing around with them and roughhousing.
DS7 has had more problems. He can't relate to superheroes or sports. If he roughhouses he always ends up getting injured. Kids try to play with him at school and he gets pushed down regularly. He has been playing Minecraft for 4 years before it was even popular but luckily now it is and he has found some typical kids who enjoy it as well and can relate to him on that. He has learned that he can't babble on about space stations or Pearl Harbor. It kind of makes me sad that he now knows that the other kids can't relate to him and he has "given up" so to speak.
