I had a feeling this would be back to haunt us. Joy came home today in tears. The boy who'd called her a "Piggy Boy" had said something else, and when Joy objected, told her he wasn't talking to her, he was talking to another kid.
Understanding when someone is talking to her, or about her, is an area where Joy has a lot of difficulty. If she hears it (and she has very keen hearing - when she wants to ), they are obviously talking to her or about her (who ELSE would they be talking about?!) So, she can easily take offense at something totally unrelated to her.
The school already has the boy at the back of the bus, and Joy at the front, so I'm not sure what else they can do. Joy can also be a catastrophizer, so we're not really sure just exactly how upset she really is about the situation.
The communication problems (from no verbal communication to guess-what-they-mean communication) are very difficult - for both Joy & us.
So, Ruth suggested that Joy just ignore the boy, and gave her some positive suggestions on what "to ignore" meant.
Guess we'll see...
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