Pirates and Autism
By deberooney
@deberooney (418)
United States
January 14, 2008 9:13am CST
My son is 8 and has a form of Autism. He is obsessed with pirates and the movies Pirates of the Caribbean. This weekend we went into the video store and saw another autistic boy who was ga'ga' over the movie. I went online to my support group and come to find out there are A TON of kids with Autism who are obsessed....Any clue why?
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@minnie_98214 (10557)
• United States
15 Jan 08
My 6 year old autistic boy is obsessed with High School Musical. From what I have heard its all about routine with autism.
@deberooney (418)
• United States
15 Jan 08
True...routine is huge. My son has Asperger's and kids with AS tend to have 1 subject that they become obsessed with.
@Phaedra_Scythe (3325)
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14 Jan 08
That's really interesting! Is it just boys with autism though? When I was little I wanted to be a pirate! I had a clip on gold earring and stripy rag clothes and the bunk beds were my pirate ship! Pirates are certainly a fun thing to be interested in.
@deberooney (418)
• United States
14 Jan 08
No not just boys or girls...it is allot of kids! My son is a bit over the top though. He is fasinated in Christopher Columbus too because he was on a clipper ship like the pirates! lol
@ctrymuziklvr (11057)
• United States
14 Jan 08
I can't tell you why kids with autism have the obsession but my 13 year old son who doesn't have it has been obsessed with Pirates for years. Every Halloween that's what he has to be. He has more Pirate costumes than probably any kid in his school.
@deberooney (418)
• United States
14 Jan 08
Oh how cute! We have had pirate birthday parties,halloween,and Santa seemed to go insane with sculls and crossbones! lol
