This morning... least when we expected it... Aditya lost a game of soccer to Baba, who was leading 22-21 when Aditya (extremely motivated to tie the game and keep the championship) kicked the ball right past Baba. Baba tried in vain to stop the ball. The ball went right into the goal... but only a fraction of a second after the timer went off.
In that situation, several neurotypical children would argue that the ball went into the goal at the same time or even before the timer went off:-) But the sweet and honest guy that he is, he immediately said: "You won!" and then in a second, burst out into crying.
Of course, I cheered him tremendously, and gave him the runners up award, and thanked him for making this game so much fun. Nevertheless he continued to cry for a long time. Certainly an area to work on, while we continue to love and accept him for his need to cry as a way of taking care of himself.
Well done, Aditya. You have only lost one game today, but the way you valiantly fought and nearly scored that last goal... I am sure you will make a come back and win back the championship:-) By the way, I am finding it increasingly difficult to pretend losing to you!
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