The autism board I go to had a post "Wii anyone?"
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I'm trying to get my son to be more social (like everyone else here:P)and would like to know if any of your kids' have a Wii with wi-fi connection. Maybe this would be a good way for more interaction, especially on a topic that he really likes...video games.
Obviously this isn't a big gamer mom (based the phrase "Wii with wi-fi connection" as if she thinks some Wii's DONT have a wi-fi connection). Anyways, I had to post and tell her I thought she was making a big mistake after like 5 people saying they thought it was a great idea. I had to bring up gaming addiction. And that social skills online don't translate well to real life situations. All the arguments that most kids will take to their parents as a reason to play basically, except the reverse since we all know online social skills are totally different from real life ones.
And to use that as a substitute for real life, all that's telling an autistic child is that they don't have to physically interact. What a terrible idea, I thought. So yeah. I feel like a hypocrite since I use online for my socializing since I don't get out much any more because of the boys.