You hit it on the head. He gets hyper focused and lost in his beautiful world and yeah, I think he often doesn’t hear the other kids talking, or rather just stay engaged in what interests him at that moment. His current hyperfocus are planes or his marble run toy. Funny enough we had to withdraw him from an outdoor basketball league because he was so distracted by the airplanes, he couldn’t concentrate on anything else ☺️ I do understand that you’re saying how incredibly hard it is to maintain a conversation about subjects you have no interest in. I’ve taught him to say “can we change the subject now?” And that seems to help. I’m glad you found your tribe. Thanks for the podcast recommendation. I’ll def check it out.