ghost kids
i learned of a new group of kids today. well, i have seen some of them before. but i did not know of the whole group of them.
they are called the “ghost kids”
the group includes many kids with autistic-like behaviors. most of these kids don’t connect with other people. they often display repetitive movements. some of the movements are self-harming, such as head-banging, hitting themselves, etc, but not all are. some just rock. some repeat words or phrases that sound like gibberish to me, but i don’t think they are. some have echolalia.
also included in the group are many mute kids. many of these kids also don’t connect with other people, although some do. the mute kids in this group are different from other mute kids in the system in that they don’t use sign language. they rarely try to communicate, but they don’t display the more classic autistic signs. they are usually very aware of what is going on around them. they tend to be very quiet; almost invisible.
i am still learning about them. i know they have a big room in either the castle or one of the houses. the room is completely cushioned…walls, floor, everything. that way none of the kids with get hurt. the colors in the room are the basic rainbow colors–red, orange, yellow, green, blue and purple. they don’t seem to dress brightly, though. mostly blacks and browns. the better to be invisible. i don’t know if they’ve had the room all along, or if we just made it when we found out about the whole group today in therapy. we can make things pretty quickly inside, so i don’t know…
anyway..we found out about the group because we were trying to figure out in therapy why we haven’t been able to sleep lately. it is because the ghost kids are really agitated and anxious. if we are asleep, we aren’t aware of our surroundings…we need to be aware all the time. they are scared of the green men coming and getting us. apparantly the head green man took particular pleasure in tormenting and threatening this innocent, special ones.
anyway…got to run. chorus rehearsal is tonight.
