He is really bad about reading other peoples emotions - or rather he is really bad about noticing any kinds of details outside his own head/interests.
Just because DS acts like he can't read other's emotions, doesn't mean that he isn't reading them. Reading them, wishing he could make the other person happy, knowing that he would have to erase too much of himself to do so, and decieding to behave as if he doesn't notice other people's feelings.
I do know that as they get older, they are more mature, more able to deal with frustration, more flexable (if you've been working at it) more able to handle challenges - at least until puberty hits.
I say: met their needs today, and try to build bridges to the skills he would need to return to school if he should ever have to, but trust that when the future arrives, you will figure out some way to deal with it.
Grinity
