19 Aug 2010, 12:00 am
I never thought much about Aspergers (or had even heard of it, honestly) until a couple years ago when we set out on a journey to adopt a child from foster care. We adopted a little boy who was diagnosed with severe autism and mental retardation. They are wrong. This little guy is extremely bright and mechanically gifted, and he has just begun to talk (at a rapid pace, I might add) within the last month at 6 years of age. He is awesome! I consider him high functioning because, besides the obvious speech delay, he is able to do everything other nt kids his age can do. So, they can keep their labels. 
The side effect to adopting a child with autism is the library of books I have consumed over the last year. I am an avid reader anyway, but I suddenly hyper-focused on autism in multiple ways. I also discovered that while I have always been a bit different, I may also be an Aspie and I strongly suspect my 14-year-old daughter is as well (and my father, who is an anti-social genius). So, I have no diagnosis but don't put much faith in them anyway, considering how they diagnosed my son and treated him as an invalid for years.
If nothing else, I am a nerdy book-a-holic as long as it remains non-fiction and I have a poor habit of upsetting people with my frank manner of speaking. It's great to be here, and I hope to learn a lot to help my son. The sky is the limit for this kiddo!
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19 Aug 2010, 11:25 pm
Psychpi, you are truly amazing to see what your adopted 6 year old child is really like, sounds like you and your son seem to be truly happy with your lifestyle?
Welcome to WrongPlanet. 
20 Aug 2010, 12:46 am
Welcome to WrongPlanet.
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