Hello! I do a lot of lurking here, and this morning I'm coming out of the shadows to ask a question. I've posted a few times before about my 3 yo twin boys. I don't know if they're actually gifted, but I've really appreciated the perspectives that the people here have. They've both known the alphabet and letter sounds for over a year. One of my sons, let's call him J, has recently developed an obsession with spelling words with magnetic letters. He's mainly copying words that he sees around the house (buttons on the dishwasher, dvd player, etc.), and it's hard to tell if he knows what the letters are spelling. It looks almost like he's playing a sequencing game, not really spelling words. Although he did spell out NOTI one time, stand across the room and point at it with wide eyes and say "Ooooh, it's naughty! Naughty!". Both boys are receiving therapy for social communication delays, and we've been told they might have Autism Spectrum Disorders.
I'm wondering if this scenario sounds familiar to anyone. I've done a search through old threads regarding early spelling, but I'm not sure what he's doing is really "spelling" exactly. I don't have many people to freely talk to about the boys IRL, and the few I have talked to don't have any experience with this. Any insight you all might have would be deeply appreciated! Thank you!
Julie
