高機能自閉症の息子が書いた宿題の作文です。自閉症児は、人や自分の感情を理解するのが難しいと聞いていましたが、今回のこの作文を読み、息子の自分の感情の洞察の深さに、夫ともどもびっくり仰天でした。
これは昨年、６年生の時に学校集会で、息子が「カラフルな洋服を着てくる」というコンテストで優勝し、みんなの前に出て特別席にしばらく座り、しかも景品にピザとドリンクをもらった経験を描いたものです。
Title: Moment of intensity
Today was a surprising and the most emotional day of my life. When I was waiting for the announcement for the winner for 6th grade best seat in the house I had butterflies in my stomach. “And the winner for multi color day is…” I was thinking in my mind please win, please win, please win. My face was red hot from all of the tension.
“…(My son’s name)”. I couldn’t believe my ears I just won the best seat in the house. People all around me started cheering and clapping. I felt happy, red hot and embarrassed all at the same time. I felt like it was all a realistic pleasant daydream. I pinched my just to make sure if this was a dream and it wasn’t. I actually won something special in my life for once.
When I walked down to the couch I felt like I was a celebrity or a president. Almost everyone was cheering giving me high fives and was clapping when I walked down the bleachers. I also felt like I was a hero or something. I got a taste of what it was like to be popular.
When I got to the couch It looked like a junk food heaven. The candy was spread all over the chair like a piñata just exploded on the couch. I could smell the gooey cheese, the tomato sauce and the dough from a mile away. When I sat down I felt like I just won the lottery.
When I took a bite of the pizza it tasted like I put a hose in my mouth with cheese coming out. As I pulled the pizza away the cheese attached to my mouth stretched between my mouth and piece of pizza. It was like eating melted string cheese.
From the couch I could see thousands of kids screaming, stomping, shouting and cheering the kids playing the games. It felt like this was a rock concert, the kids playing the game were the band and that I got vip seats. Everyone seemed to be making nonstop noise.
I felt really embarrassed but happy at the same time. It was a weird feeling that I never had in my life. My face was still red hot after the spirit assembly for some strange reason. I don’t know why I was so embarrassed the whole time.
During the assembly I felt like I was a king for 10 minutes. The 45 minutes felt like 5 minutes. I was having so much fun so it felt like I was pulled into a time warp. It seemed like my life was flashing before my eyes during the 45 minutes.
After the assembly when I gave the leftover pizza to kids it felt like I was throwing away money. I couldn’t walk home with the pizza so it felt like I was stabbing myself in the back. But I also felt good about it too. When I got a lot of friend offers it felt like I was the most popular kid in school.
Today was the most emotional day of my life. I was happy, embarrassed and excited all at the same time. It felt like I had a nervous breakdown in a good way. Winning the best seat in the house was the best day of 6th grade and also my life so far. I wish I could repeat today.
これは昨年、６年生の時に学校集会で、息子が「カラフルな洋服を着てくる」というコンテストで優勝し、みんなの前に出て特別席にしばらく座り、しかも景品にピザとドリンクをもらった経験を描いたものです。
Title: Moment of intensity
Today was a surprising and the most emotional day of my life. When I was waiting for the announcement for the winner for 6th grade best seat in the house I had butterflies in my stomach. “And the winner for multi color day is…” I was thinking in my mind please win, please win, please win. My face was red hot from all of the tension.
“…(My son’s name)”. I couldn’t believe my ears I just won the best seat in the house. People all around me started cheering and clapping. I felt happy, red hot and embarrassed all at the same time. I felt like it was all a realistic pleasant daydream. I pinched my just to make sure if this was a dream and it wasn’t. I actually won something special in my life for once.
When I walked down to the couch I felt like I was a celebrity or a president. Almost everyone was cheering giving me high fives and was clapping when I walked down the bleachers. I also felt like I was a hero or something. I got a taste of what it was like to be popular.
When I got to the couch It looked like a junk food heaven. The candy was spread all over the chair like a piñata just exploded on the couch. I could smell the gooey cheese, the tomato sauce and the dough from a mile away. When I sat down I felt like I just won the lottery.
When I took a bite of the pizza it tasted like I put a hose in my mouth with cheese coming out. As I pulled the pizza away the cheese attached to my mouth stretched between my mouth and piece of pizza. It was like eating melted string cheese.
From the couch I could see thousands of kids screaming, stomping, shouting and cheering the kids playing the games. It felt like this was a rock concert, the kids playing the game were the band and that I got vip seats. Everyone seemed to be making nonstop noise.
I felt really embarrassed but happy at the same time. It was a weird feeling that I never had in my life. My face was still red hot after the spirit assembly for some strange reason. I don’t know why I was so embarrassed the whole time.
During the assembly I felt like I was a king for 10 minutes. The 45 minutes felt like 5 minutes. I was having so much fun so it felt like I was pulled into a time warp. It seemed like my life was flashing before my eyes during the 45 minutes.
After the assembly when I gave the leftover pizza to kids it felt like I was throwing away money. I couldn’t walk home with the pizza so it felt like I was stabbing myself in the back. But I also felt good about it too. When I got a lot of friend offers it felt like I was the most popular kid in school.
Today was the most emotional day of my life. I was happy, embarrassed and excited all at the same time. It felt like I had a nervous breakdown in a good way. Winning the best seat in the house was the best day of 6th grade and also my life so far. I wish I could repeat today.
苦労しながら文章作成していました。
親の手伝いなしに、ここまで書けたなんて私たちもびっくりです。ずっとライティングの授業は特殊教育の先生のもとでお世話になっていた苦手な科目だったので、成長にびっくりです。