http://managingautism.com/asperger-syndrome/literal-language Share our journey as we blog about life with Autism Sun, 06 Jul 2008 20:19:08 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.2.1 http://managingautism.com/asperger-syndrome/literal-language#comment-151 Marla Baltes Tue, 30 Oct 2007 20:37:05 +0000 http://managingautism.com/asperger-syndrome/literal-language#comment-151 When my daughter was in kindegarten her teacher began saying to the kids, "Zip your lips!" whenever she wanted the room to be quiet. She came home so upset talking about how she had to 'zip her lips' shut. She takes everything literally. I would get so frustrated when the school would use sayings like these. I would try and explain the confusion they caused her but it never helped. When my daughter was in kindegarten her teacher began saying to the kids, “Zip your lips!” whenever she wanted the room to be quiet. She came home so upset talking about how she had to ‘zip her lips’ shut. She takes everything literally. I would get so frustrated when the school would use sayings like these. I would try and explain the confusion they caused her but it never helped.

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