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LCMom
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21 Feb 2008, 9:54 am

I've just responded to someone else, and realized I have not introduced myself yet.

I a divorced mother of five. I have some in college, one beyond, and some in elementary school.

My son received a diagnosis of AS a few weeks ago. He was bullied in school for two years, ended up with a diagnosis of PTSD, and that's where it all began. I am hoping that past 2.5 years of school problems are in the process of ending.

One of my older daughters may have AS. She told me if her brother has it, so does she. Oops...back for another diagnosis??? I suspect I have another family member with AS. I really think my mother must have had it. AS would explain everything.

I am learning. Within the past week, I have seriously begun to rethink the world and people, so I can explain it to my son. I have been learning new ways to speak about things. I have been learning what makes things hard for him.

I feel the pressure to learn as much as I can, as fast as I can, so I can help my son. It seems like we have lost a lot of time. His dad is catching up, slowly.

It's kinda odd to think about how AS has always been a part of my life and experience. After my father died almost 20 years ago, I became my mom's link to the world. I tried to make things easier.to help her anxiety. I made the small-talk with doctors, repairmen, neighbors. She listened, but didn't often join in. Have I been adjusting and compensating all this time and not even knowing it???

The saga continues...!

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21 Feb 2008, 10:39 am

Welcome to Wrongplanet

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21 Feb 2008, 10:42 am

Hi!

Welcome to Wrongplanet!

I hope you enjoy posting here!

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21 Feb 2008, 10:46 am

Greetings...

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21 Feb 2008, 10:50 am

Welcome LCMom!

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21 Feb 2008, 11:30 am

Welcome LCMom, and may I say that it is a pleasure to see a mother so eager to learn about her son.

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21 Feb 2008, 11:53 am

Welcome to wp, looks like your very busy, being here might help you know more about AS and understand it better as well.

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21 Feb 2008, 12:02 pm

LCMom, I like you. Welcome.

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21 Feb 2008, 12:20 pm

Welcome to WP!

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21 Feb 2008, 2:15 pm

Welcome to Wrong Planet!

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21 Feb 2008, 10:57 pm

Welcome to WP.

You probably won't get instant relief but your son should start to feel more comfortable with who he is. Depending on his age and acceptance, I'd recommend that you encourage him to create a separate logon for himself here so that he can talk to his peers.

There's nothing better than being able to ask other people with similar symptoms about things.

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21 Feb 2008, 10:58 pm

welcome

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21 Feb 2008, 11:38 pm

Nice to meet you, LCMom.

Nice end quote from Star Wars.

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22 Feb 2008, 5:36 pm

To WrongPlanet!! !

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22 Feb 2008, 9:36 pm

Hi and welcome

One thing I always say to parents of children on the spectrum, really listen to your children and there point of view.

I have started a thread called the child's voice to help others see from another point of view: The child is a part of who we are, the child within... http://asplanet.info/forum/index.php?topic=479.0

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