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Brother's social skills aren't up to par but he has improved quite a bit in the past three years.  He converses with people and for the most part can communicate correctly–meaning with a give and take instead of a monologue.  However, he cannot pick things up intuitively.  He doesn't see that the person he is talking to is bored with his choice of conversation.  He can drone on and on with questions about particular subjects that are not of interest to the other person.  It is painful to watch.  It's painful to watch him because he's so oblivious and it's painful to see that others see him as a burden.  They are very nice but I can read faces whereas he cannot.

Other times kids have ignored him when he talks to them.  He gets called names like weirdo but he doesn't understand that it's not a good thing.  His sisters love him and enjoy him and it's such a blessing.  I know it can be hard for them as well, but they've grown up with him and can interact with him quite well. 

He doesn't get jokes or sarcasm.  When he wants to make up a whole bunch of knock-knock jokes, I want to cover my ears and run.  It's soooo hard to listen to them.  But, when he makes one up that's funny and he knows it's funny, it's wonderful.  For that moment, all is working right.