When Is Your Birthday?

Today was filled with WTF moments.  Two big WTF moments stick out, so I will be posting twice today.  Let's start with a young man I call "The Riddler."  Everytime I look at this child I say to myself, "WTF?!?!?!?!"  Every waking moment in the classroom with him is confusing.  Hence the name, "The Riddler".

During Science we were discussing the similarities/differences between solids and liquids.  "The Riddler" decides to make swooshing noises and shake the saliva around in his mouth. The noise reminded me of the gurgling noise babies make when they realize they can make other sounds with their mouths. I guess he was making a connection with the liquid in his mouth to the Science lesson???  I swear I am still trying to make sense of it.  But of course, it's a riddle and only he knows the answer!

At this point, I am disgusted with the noise, so I use poor judgement and inquire about his antics.

Me:  What are you doing?
The Riddler:  Hmmm (while looking puzzled)????
Me:  Why are you making that noise?
The Riddler: makes some type of grunting noise
Me:  That noise is disgusting.  Second graders don't behave like that.  Babies do.  How old are you?
The Riddler:  I 'ont know...
Me:  Stop playing games. How old are you?
The Riddler:  I 'ont know.
Me:  You know, that's not something you tell everyone.  You should know how old you are.  When is your birthday?
The Riddler:  September...

At this point the children sitting around him are appalled and whispering, "He doesn't know how old he is?  He's crazy..."

I decide to leave the situation alone, because I am at a loss for words.  He doesn't know how old he is?  This kid has got to be yanking my chain.  Well...our story doesn't end here.  "The Riddler" goes to an after school program where one of my very good friends works.  So I call my friend and tell him about what happened.  He decides to investigate and find out if the kid was playing around.  Meanwhile, I am praying that this kid was just joking around.  My friend investigates and the story is still the same.

Of course my friend refuses to accept that this child doesn't know how old he is, so he waits for the child's mother to come pick him up.  My friend asks the mother how old her son is and she says 8.  Then the mother proceeds to tell my friend that "The Riddler's" birthday was on Sunday!!!!!!!!!  Let's remember this child told me his birthday was in September!

Now the mother of this child is saying that his birthday was on Sunday.  She even said they had a party for him!!!!!!!!  Meanwhile, the child is looking at her as if he has NO IDEA what she's talking about.  Of course, he is giving her the blank stare like she's speaking German to him and has no recollection of this birthday that was celebrated on November 28!!!!!!!!!  My friend has worked enough times with this child to know that he has no clue about his birthday or date of birth!  REALLY?!?!?!

But wait...there's more!  Since I refuse to accept that this child doesn't know his age or date of birth (AND HE'S IN THE SECOND GRADE), I do some more investigating.  I look back at my questionnaires and surveys that I took on the first day of school when I met the children.  This little boy told me that his birthday was in January!

Let's just say I am at a loss and I have seen/heard it all!  He's in the second grade and doesn't know his birthday?!?!?! IMPOSSIBLE!