I'd like to get some input from people who have experience with other people who have neurological disorders, specifically forms of trisomy. This will need its own thread of backstory, so buckle in.
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As an aside, even though we can't talk to each other much due to the language barrier, we've still had a great time just listening to heavy metal on Spotify on my laptop, because music transcends language.
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With that in mind, I've noticed something which subtly bothers me. While we're chilling in the living room, his name comes up sometimes in the conversations going on in the kitchen. And each time, I've noticed his body language get progressively more "closed". Arms crossed, etc.
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Now, again, I'm on the autism spectrum. I'm about the last person who can interpret body language accurately. But I know that while he might have trisomy, he's not fricking *stupid*, he knows that people are talking about him, and I assume that it probably doesn't feel great.
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Even *if* he has a mental age of 8-10, I know at that age, I could tell when people were talking about me by my name coming up in the other room, and can confirm that it's a pretty lousy feeling.
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How do I broach the subject with my cousin-in-law's family that I feel that they might not be giving him enough credit, and that it might be worth considering his feelings a bit more, without coming across as accusatory? And could I simply be way off-base here? Thanks in advance.
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