What Kind of Dino Flies?

My oldest asked us that at lunch.
"I don't know." we responded.
"A dinosaur" he responded
triumphantly.



Earlier in this blog I discussed
the canard that kids with
autism have no sense of 
humor (found in an
article about kids with
autism given to us as
parents of a newly
diagnosed child).


My boy enjoys jokes. He pages
through joke books quickly,
and memorizes knock knocks
by page. He needs more
explanation of puns than
your average nine year
old, but he yields to no
one except his little 
brother in his ability to
repeat them ad nauseam.


Little bro only wins at that
because big bro repeats joke
as heard or read. Little bro
feels free to say "bannana"
or "orange" (he reverses
sometimes-"Aren't you
glad I didn't say orange 
again?") 24 times.





Big bro likes this one
from Dover books.


Scholastic offered this one

Not as popular with him,
the layout is strange.


I think the best joke
books for kids on the
spectrum share 
qualities with
other books I've
recommended:


- Pictures that reflect the text


- Thematic unity
(all knock knocks
or all riddles)


KK.
Wt?
SM.
SMw?
Spectrum Mom out.