DS told me he was sad!

[JTsMom]

That's amazing Gena! Congrats!

[Gena]

Thanks, everyone!

DS is continuing to tell me when he is sad and when he is happy and even moves his mood meter magnet to the appropriate square.

He seems to be starting to realize that he has other emotions than just these two. He just can't recognize and name them yet. A couple of days a go he got angry and told me "I think I might be injured." He wasn't injured; he just didn't know how to describe what was wrong. So he is continuing to make progress, but I can see that this will be a long, slow road.

It's fitting that I learned a new vocabulary word today (found while looking up something else):

Alexithymia: a state of deficiency in understanding, processing, or describing emotions.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alexithymia

[happymom]

That's fabulous!

[Fairy]

Gena, I've just teared up for you. I'm so happy for his sadness! I realy am just so very joyous for you. This huge. However small the steps are, this is a biggie.

[arivecchi]

What a wonderful surprise that must have been in what would have otherwise been a sad moment for you. Congrats to you and your DS!