Evan is, in no way, a social butterfly. In fact, he is quite the opposite. He prefers to run solo and seems to care less about what all the other kids are doing. Case in point: He was so excited to go to Payton and Ruby's party today at the Waccatee Zoo. We show up ready to celebrate and he behaves like he knows none of the children at the party. We urge him to sit down at the picnic table with the other kids to eat cake, but he refuses and instead walks down to feed the animals. He never acknowledged the birthday girls and never even asked about the party while we were there - it literally did not exist in his mind.
This was the 4th party we've been to this year and all have resulted in similar behavior. The only attention he's ever shown was throwing a few tantrums when he realized the birthday presents weren't for him. Robert and I were super proud then. We got to carry him out kicking and screaming. We can only imagine what the other parents must be thinking when our kid walks through the door...
Personalities are interesting. We are extremely curious how Evan's will develop over the next few years. His sister seems to be at the other end of the spectrum. Watching their interaction can be very entertaining.
A few pics from our outing at the zoo...
Evan and Mattie fed the emus with great enthusiasm - that is until the emu got a hold of Evan's finger...
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Children with advanced intellectual development are generally vulnerable in early social interactions. Also this behavior is common in highly sensitive children or children who have developed early social phobias. Pin pointing the cause of the withdrawal will help you to help him to overcome it.
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