keyhole kate Posted January 27, 2010 Share Posted January 27, 2010 I thought I would share this with you all My DD is a teacher at an EBD school her last TA has moved on into a support role with Teens with learing difficulties finding them college courses etc One of her clients Dave (changed the name for privacy) has autisim now any of you who know or work with this group of kids will understand they dont quite see the world as we do. Dave phoned his mum at work and said "Mum I'v caught a troll" "his mum said dont be silly go back and play your X box I will be home in an hour" half an hour later she gets a call from a neighbour who tells her she had better get home as her house is surrounded by police officers She arrives home to mind the fire arms unit etc and on the doorstep are two policeman crying with laughter. It appears dave answered the door to the gas man who had come to read the meter who unfortunately happened to be a dwarf dave let him in shoved him into the cupboard under the stairs where the meter was and barricaded it The gas man had then had to call the police who thought it was a hostage situation hence the firearms unit. The two policeman that had let him out found him sitting on his toolbox with his torch on were beside themselves the gas man was also is hysterics and couldn't wait to tell his mates at work or his wife. All ended well luckily but honestly you just couldn't makle it up Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chick wiggle Posted January 27, 2010 Share Posted January 27, 2010 Oh eck, what a shock for the poor gas man! Good job all had a good sense of humour. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lewis Posted January 27, 2010 Share Posted January 27, 2010 Good job the gas man took it as a joke! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Couperwife Posted January 28, 2010 Share Posted January 28, 2010 fabby do you think the gas man has experience of autistic children?? cathy x Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seagazer Posted January 28, 2010 Share Posted January 28, 2010 As others have said good job he had a sense of humour. My YS has a friend with autism and we've learnt that you have to be carefull what you say, he takes everything literally. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cooks Posted January 28, 2010 Share Posted January 28, 2010 well done that Gas Man for having a sense of humour and being understanding. *Morale of story is when your are told he has caught a Troll, believe him* Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ain't Nobody Here Posted January 28, 2010 Share Posted January 28, 2010 Brilliant . Could have been very different if the gas man hadn't been so nice though . I'm definitely telling folks at work that one (I work in a school for kids with autism ). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Patricia W Posted January 28, 2010 Share Posted January 28, 2010 What a lovely gas man and policemen!! It could have turned out so differently... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
henriette Posted January 28, 2010 Share Posted January 28, 2010 Thank goodness for all the good sense of humour That story cheered my up no end Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lavenders_Blue Posted January 28, 2010 Share Posted January 28, 2010 What a brilliant story! You're right you couldn't make it up! Just as well everyone was able to see the funny side of it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ClaireG Posted January 28, 2010 Share Posted January 28, 2010 Glad the gas man and police reacted the way they did and saw the funny side of it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Christian Posted January 28, 2010 Share Posted January 28, 2010 The poor gas man I know I shouldn't, but Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Groovychook Posted January 28, 2010 Share Posted January 28, 2010 OMG, that's hilarious!! Thanks for sharing! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LisaP Posted January 28, 2010 Share Posted January 28, 2010 No 3 child of my 4 children has autism so I totally understand how that could happen He is 'high functioning' and attends mainstream school but he does still take things very literally and although we haven't, as yet, had a hostage situation a couple of funny occurrences spring to mind, like - the time DD said she had a 'frog in her throat' only to have her brother trying to shove a torch in her mouth "so that he could see" or when I realised, just in the time, that I had sent him off to look in the toilet for his hairbrush Lisa P Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Dogmother Posted January 28, 2010 Share Posted January 28, 2010 Thanks for making us laugh, although I'm sure the gas man wasn't laughing at the time. Good job that the police were so understanding. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Valkyrie Posted January 28, 2010 Share Posted January 28, 2010 Oh dear, the tears are running down my face and my sides hurt so much. It's really rather sweet - even if the gas man would beg to differ. Hairbrush - toilet - good rescue! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charlottechicken Posted January 30, 2010 Share Posted January 30, 2010 Oh my word thank goodness they all saw the funny side Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
meezers Posted January 31, 2010 Share Posted January 31, 2010 My son has Aspergers syndrome - if he told me he had ' caught a troll' I'd definitely question him further ! at least the woman knows her son knows how to act in a troll attack situation Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chucky Mama Posted January 31, 2010 Share Posted January 31, 2010 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mostin Posted February 2, 2010 Share Posted February 2, 2010 Wow , that has put a smile on my face, so glad it all ended so well . The English language is a minefield if someone takes everything you say literally, it must be slightly easier for parents of autistic children in Germany . I love how that language just says everything exactly how it is . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
