What?

That is what he said.

I’m just telling you what he said.

Any hoo. This is a story about a little boy with autism and his amazing grasp of the English language.

I made a batch of Chocolate Peanut Butter Truffles for Uncle JoeJoe’s birthday. Some are rolled in walnuts, some are rolled in powdered sugar. I was finishing them up as I made dinner. Pookie came over and told me he was hungry. As I was rolling the truffles, I replied “I’m making dinner.” He looked at the truffles…to see what I was “making.” Liking the look of what I was “making”, Pookie decided he wanted one. But, he did not know what they were called. Putting on his thinking cap, he remembered that I said I was “making dinner”.

Pookie: (eyeing the truffles) “I want a dinner circle.”

BAGM: (snickering) “No, not right now.”

At that point, Pookie wandered away. He returned a few minutes later and tried again.

Pookie: (noticing that I was rolling chocolate centers in powdered sugar) “I want a chocolate vanilla.”

BAGM: (smiling) “No, not right now. I will give you one later.”

Finally, after I was done, I gave him one as a pre-dinner treat. He’s a big fan. During dinner, he asked for another one. I gave him one and asked how he liked it. His reply?

“I like white balls.”

So, there you have it. A boy who tried several different ways to get his message across, using adjectives and descriptive phrases when he did not know the right title for an object. A boy who, instead of getting angry when told “No” decided to try a different approach and kept his eyes on the prize. A boy who clearly has 10x the stuff going on in his head than he does coming out of his mouth.

Screw you Autism.