Brother

My brother just turned 5 and sometimes is really really silly, playing around and making these hilarious faces. Other times he goes into these rages and hits us (by us I mean me, my sister, my mom, and my dad) because they're not doing what he wants them to. Because of this, the fact that he barely eats anything but chicken nuggets, and the fact that he is still in diapers, my uncle thinks he has Asperger's Syndrome or something like that. I know, because I heard him telling my grandma that he thought so while my mom was out of earshot. However, I was in earshot. I don't know whether my uncle ever spoke to my mother about it, but I did make it clear to him that I had heard.

My uncle is a very smart man, but I think he is making assumptions. Perhaps it is just me, unwilling to believe that there could be something wrong with my brother, but I think that he will grow out of these things. I hope so, anyways.

I do know that he could be worse. My mother's friend Trisha and her children have been staying with us for a couple days. Trisha has one 8-year old daughter (my sister and her have become best friends) and one 5-year old son. The son has Down Sydrome, which means that he is (not trying to be offensive here) mentally retarded, has speech issues, and has a shorter lifespan. None of these things apply to my brother (well, I'm just assuming here on the lifespan thing), which is a good thing.

Also, my brother is very smart. He started reading at 2 and has a very good memory. But the kid with Down's syndrome - his name is Sam - well, even he has learned to use the toilet.

At least my brother would probably like Star Wars better than Sam.