One New York mom recently shared the experience her family has had since her son started playing Pokemon Go last week.
Lenore Koppelman took to Facebook to explain that her son Ralphie who was diagnosed with hyperlexia and autism at two years old, has been experiencing positive behaviors since starting to play Pokemon Go.
“I finally introduced Ralphie to Pokemon Go tonight… This thing is AMAZING,” Koppelman writes. “After he caught his first one at the bakery, he was shrieking with excitement. He ran outside to catch more. A little boy saw him and recognized what he was doing. They immediately had something in common.”
Koppelman says that Ralphie usually only looks people in the eye who he is really comfortable with, but never strangers.
“But when he is playing Pokemon Go, for some reason, his usual rules simply don’t apply,” says Koppelman.
Not only has the game made Ralphie more social, but it’s helped him to veer from his very structured routine.
“He NEVER wants to go to the playground at night, because it’s out of his usual routine,” Koppelman explains in her post. “He is normally SO RIGID about his routine. But tonight he was happy to change things up, and do it! We were in shock!” “He was interacting with other kids. Holy crap!!!! I didn’t know if I should laugh, or cry,” mom continues.
Despite all the backlash and complaints this game has gotten, it has done something good, especially for this autistic child.
“My autistic child is socializing. Talking to people. Smiling at people. Verbalizing. Participating in pragmatic speech. With total strangers. Looking up at them. Sometimes even in the eye. Laughing with them. Sharing something in common. This is AMAZING,” Koppelman adds.
Has anyone else had a positive experience like this with their autistic child playing Pokemon Go?
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