Just a bit of funny kid "fluff". One of my son's teachers informed me that he really likes one of his classmates. I mean, to the point of kissing him. I don't know how many times he's done this, or if he's doing it to be silly (perhaps knowing full well that it bothers the other kid).. but it's happening.

The teacher who brought it up, generally has no problem with the behavior. She is affectionate with the kiddos (being that they're all adorable pre-schoolers), and she can appreciate the wonder that a child with Autism is as affectionate as my son actually is. However, they share the room with Head Start kids (I believe as part of the "peer program"), and "they don't like that". Do the Head Start teachers not like that? Or just not the kid himself? She didn't say. However, I should address it with him- One, I doubt he asked permission before he "planted one" on this kid. Two, he's not respecting their "personal space". Three, he needs to understand that boys don't kiss other boys.

I did have a nice chat with him on the way home from school, but as I expected, I really don't think he gets it. For starters, when I explain why we shouldn't do something, he can go back and forth with me, saying "yes we should!". (His speech therapist politely states he's being "contrary". LOL). Besides that, it's difficult to explain to a 4 yr old (or at least my 4 yr old) why it's ok to kiss your family, but not anybody else. So I can only hope that somehow I can figure out the best explanation that makes sense to him. All I can do at this point is hope for the best.