Part of the problem get's called "misreading social cues" which makes me go ((phhh)) because what that mostly means is that he is reading the emotions that people don't think that they are showing, and doesn't have the experience to mix in the words and come to some reasonable conclusion. He doesn't have the wisdom of years to know, 'Yes the teacher is all hyped up about something she probably thinks that if I tried harder I would do better.' His view is more like: 'Wow the teacher is upset - she must hate me.'
Grinity
As Incog posted, I am also most certainly not PG, but I definitely posses this ability, which I would not necessarily describe as a gift. I wish I could take people �at face value� as my husband does. DS11 also has my ability to �read� emotions and motivations without the perspective to know that others are interacting with him as though he doesn�t perceive the numerous layers of the issue.
How can we teach our kids to harness this ability and use it to their advantage without crossing the line of manipulation?
