![]() ![]() What happens when my typically developing children get older and play these games with other kids? What will my kids think when they can read and realize we have completely fabricated half of the secret moves? How will we explain our reasons behind continuing the easier set of rules when my younger children “get” the real rules but James still doesn’t? We have never lied and told them that our rules are The Rules. I know what you’re thinking, and yes, there are lots of issues that come up when playing by “made up” rules. What’s the secret? We make up our own rules. He can read the rules to everything but can’t remember multiple steps to anything, and usually forgets what the rules were, anyway, unless we commit to playing the same game daily.ĭespite all of these obvious hurdles I am proud to report that my family has a healthy game appetite, which is saying a lot considering my children are a special needs pre-teen, a competitive 3-year-old and a copycat 20-month-old. ![]() James is the child who describes being tagged out in baseball as “being punched in the chest,” who gets upset if someone other than him, even a player on his own team, scores during basketball, or who cries if there is a timer running during a game of Boggle because he can’t stand the pressure. My 11-year-old son James has multiple disabilities, not the least of which include severe social and learning deficits. ![]() I knew I had found the right partner when my husband (then boyfriend) pulled out the dictionary to challenge me and played words like “pennes” during Scrabble (different kinds of penne, really?). A family party wasn’t complete without an intense game of Scrabble, pinochle, or 21. ![]() I grew up in a family that lived and breathed games. ![]()
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