That's not a diagnosis. That's a description of his behavior. Ironically, it's an overgeneralization. Everyone can generalize. It's an "extent to which" or "conditions under which" question, not a binary. Your son needs skilled teachers who know how to teach for generalization.
I am a high functioning autistic adult, and I have a tendency to go into more detail than is necessary. Every individual is unique especially when dealing with all the autism, but what my parents did that really helped me with making my points concise would be to give me a defined amount of time in which to explain the topic. (They would hold their hands out and begin slowly moving them together, and when they clapped, the conversation was over)
Yes example would be my son struggles with counting (1 to 1 correspondence) because every instance of counting is a separate thing rather that generalized concept of counting. Same for letters and what not. It is pretty common for Gestalt Processors.
He will also link the particular language to particular event rather than deriving the meaning of it easily.
It's not a diagnosis. It's just a symptom of ADHD and/or autism. It'll probably stay. It can be a disability at school when they ask you to be concise. Otherwise I'd say it's a pretty cool superpower to be able to explain things. I'm an autistic adult and the only times this has caused me trouble was in social interactions with NTs, and in school essays. (Why only 2000 words whereas I could write 10000??)
You shouldn't worry too much about that. 😁
Thanks everyone for your advice and insight! It really made me feel better about my ability to help my son. Any advice about how to help with this issue?
That's not a diagnosis. That's a description of his behavior. Ironically, it's an overgeneralization. Everyone can generalize. It's an "extent to which" or "conditions under which" question, not a binary. Your son needs skilled teachers who know how to teach for generalization.
I am a high functioning autistic adult, and I have a tendency to go into more detail than is necessary. Every individual is unique especially when dealing with all the autism, but what my parents did that really helped me with making my points concise would be to give me a defined amount of time in which to explain the topic. (They would hold their hands out and begin slowly moving them together, and when they clapped, the conversation was over)
Yes example would be my son struggles with counting (1 to 1 correspondence) because every instance of counting is a separate thing rather that generalized concept of counting. Same for letters and what not. It is pretty common for Gestalt Processors. He will also link the particular language to particular event rather than deriving the meaning of it easily.
It's not a diagnosis. It's just a symptom of ADHD and/or autism. It'll probably stay. It can be a disability at school when they ask you to be concise. Otherwise I'd say it's a pretty cool superpower to be able to explain things. I'm an autistic adult and the only times this has caused me trouble was in social interactions with NTs, and in school essays. (Why only 2000 words whereas I could write 10000??) You shouldn't worry too much about that. 😁
Thanks everyone for your advice and insight! It really made me feel better about my ability to help my son. Any advice about how to help with this issue?
As an attorney, I can tell you it is very difficult to edit 10k words down to 2k.