Autism Telling Siblings

My daughters voiced their complaints about Jake to me. They see him as an equal and feel that he should be treated the same as him. This is the first time I had to tell Winter of Jakes delay, I had mentioned it to Russia in the past in the same way i express it here. I am happy though that they don't really buy it and expect him to be treated equal. That is acceptance if you ask me.

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[KuraiGaka2]

Winter looks a LOT like Jake. I mean, if you shaved off her hair and put boy clothes on her, I would probabky mistake her for Jake.

Yeah. This kind of thing happened with me and my sister but we always considered it sibling rivalry. Although she figured it out that they were treating me differently but that quickly changed when I grew older and started to pick up appropriote social skills.

[PhilCommander2]

thats what im hoping KuraiGaka2, that Jake will pick up appropiate social skills. Thanks for your comment and im gonna see if youre right, when Winter comes home im gonna shave her head off and i will be sure and make a video for youtube of it. i will call it Testing KuraiGaka2's Theory. ;)

[666sigma]

This all sounds like pretty normal brother/sister stuff to me.

[PhilCommander2]

not the part about where Winter says when she was his age she didnt do those things. If its obvious to an 8 yr old that Jake is behind its obvious to others. and when she complains about him saying Hi and Bye to her friends she is really talking about poor social skills. 500 words wont let me explain what i and she means by that though. thanks 666sigma!

[drmaier]

Great job listening to the girls and developing a sense of diplomacy. Really healthy problem solving skills here, Phil.

[PhilCommander2]

Thanks drmaier!!!

[JakesWorkOut]

you know dad you could just tell them i was autistic

[JakesWorkOut]

i was in july 3rd to to july 19th im so healthy that i lifted weights up to 30 pounds but i still eat junk food but im getting strong that cough i had was amona in july 7th it was worst in july 11 i had to get exray it was so bad that my neck started hurting and started crying but and the last time i got a cough was in october 21 2009 and october 25th was my last feaver and my cough ended in Halloween i hope you like it byyyyyyye oh p.s. STAY HEALTHY

[DanielaVideoProducti]

wow... i didn't reach this part of my life yet. My girls are only 3. Although Mary is starting to notice her twin sister is "different" lately.

Just the other day, my daughter pointed out to me that Julie can not hear her and never wants to play with her. she says Julie doesn't love her.

How do i explain to a 3 year old that her sister is not deaf, she is not ignoring her, and does love her?

[raecelestek]

i love the name "winter"!!!!!

hahaha they're so dramatic & cute

k i'm done leaving vid comments---my boredom is becoming overwhelming right now. :0/ !!

[Asma74]

well, I'm sure you've worked it out by now. But I couldn't help but think that it's time to explain jake's differences (without labels per se), so that they can cope. Otherwise they may think it's just bad behavior.

[kazza224]

how is being sent downstairs a form of punishment,i dont get it ,,great video though

[sunnisusie]

I am so glad that your family decided to allow us to see this. My son is 8 yrs old and has Aspergers, my daughter is 5 and NT. I see these things having to be addressed in the future.

[hrmny24]

"He doesn't seem like he's sick now" refers to Jake's cold (the one mentioned in the text at the beginning of the video). Boys may be a bit behind girls in social skills, but, as PhilCommander2's previous videos have shown, Jake has autism. This makes it an entirely different ballgame for his siblings than if he were just another annoying kid brother.

[xsw3eheartx]

I think it's fab that you posted this. It really lets people know how difficult it can be to take care of someone with autism and in effect people realise the effect of the condition, which is not so commonly known. i recently created a facebook group dedicated to families and friends of autistic people and this kind of expression is exactly what people need sometimes. great job. god bless you

[AspiePride]

I wish i had a name like RUSSIA and yeah i agree raising autism kids is hard even if you are aspie like me trying to get them to fit into society very hard. But plz ppl don't ruin there why of thinking in the process. Teach to learn not destroy. peace be upon you.