<br>
<br>
<p>I have heard this to be true for many PG kid families, but we’ve actually felt parenting our son to be easier than the average child is to parent and easier than most with extreme learning differences. We haven’t ever had to take the time to teach him how to read, for example (he caught onto that with no phonics or Baby Mozart tapes or flash cards or anything starting at age 18 months), or to use a toilet (he asked for a camera and I said, “Something doesn’t seem right to me about a kid in diapers having a camera, though I can’t put my finger on why that is, but let’s discuss this again once you are out of diapers” and that was it - he started using the bathroom that day, and later noted that he hadn’t before as he saw no reason to take time out of whatever he was doing to leave to another room when he could just go wherever he was and have someone else deal with his cr*p later when it was convenient for him) or to do most things children have to be taught to do. Some exceptions include learning to tie his shoes (I did teach him that), how to ride a bike (a friend taught him that as I have forgotten how myself, amazing that this might be), and how to tie a tie (his father tried to teach him this, though he actually ended up teaching himself later using instructions he found online).</p>
<br>
<br>
<p>Thankfully, I find these exclusively online. In our 3D interactions, people do understand, especially if they have met our son and then they see just how very well-adjusted and happy and good with people he is.</p>