I have a long list of projects to work on. One of them involves some graphic arts. I decided to brush up on some of my drawing skills, and since I have a Wacom Intuos tablet now, I used that. I dug out an unread copy of “The New Drawing on the Right Side of the Brain.”
I was reading the beginning of it, where it explains the two hemispheres of the brain, how they differ, and how, generally, the left dominates the right.
“The data indicate that the mute, minor hemisphere (left) is specialized for Gestalt perception, being primarily a synthesist in dealing with information input. The speaking, major hemisphere, in contrast, seems to operate in a more logical, analytic, computer-like fashion. Its language is inadequate for the rapid complex syntheses achieved by the minor hemisphere.” — Jerry LEvy and R. W. Sperry, 1968.
In fact, the thesis of the book seems to be to subdue the Left Side to allow the Right Side to draw, because it will do a much better job at it.
Thinking about these differences, and dominances occured to me that maybe that’s what happening with Luke.
Luke likes Lego. One of his favorite lego toys is Lofty the Crane. He knows how to put the crane together, however, on piece he puts on 90degrees wrong. Although the crane is fine, it’s less strong, and the crane boom falls off easily. If you make the (very small) correction, so the boom is better, he becomes, as Matt can attest, apoplectically angry. Shockingly angry in fact. You can see the same thing going on with some of his Thomas the Train legos. Three locomotives. One blue, one red, one green. He’ll happily put them together, but if you mix a red piece with a green piece or anything like that, he goes apeshit and wants to take them apart immediately, to the point of smashing the legos until they fly apart.
He seems to have very precise, very insistent view on how everything in the world is supposed to go together and he brooks no consideration of alternative methods.
We’ve all seen this for several weeks, months now, but it just occurred to me tonight maybe it’s a R/L brain thing… He has a supremely dominant Left side thinking? Or perhaps his brain is still growing and the Right hemisphere comes along later? Or the bit of brain that connects and commingles the thoughts of the R/L is still forming? Luke is right-handed, which corresponds to more Left-sided thinking.
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My last art class consisted of following the prescribed exercises in the Drawing on the right side of your brain. It’s amazing what a crashing headache can develop when you draw with your oppisite hand. However when you return to your correct hand you are more precise in you execution. Give it a whirl.
Um….. You probably don’t want to hear this, but that behavior fits the Aspbergers Syndrome .
Here is an idea…….lighten up. He is a little boy who just turned two. A baby who is learing stuff and trying to become independent. He has tantrums. No surprise there. Get a plan on how you are going to deal with that behaviour and be consistent. He likes his red stuff red and his blue stuff blue. Good for him. Leave his shit alone. IF you come here and mess with my blue toy I know I am gonna kick your ass.
Do I need to renew growning child for you?
And remember that he is gonna mimic you forever. So if you have any behaviour that you don’t want him to have, stop it now. Ugh…