29 Feb 2008, 10:14 pm
Hello, I am of course new to this site and I think i will be glad I found it. Our son is 16 and it has come to light that the school thinks he has aspergers. He has been on an IEP since he was a wee little one for speech in the beginning and than it was difficulties in math and problems in writing. So he is now a freshman in high school and is struggling with anger issues and being social. I had these items pointed out to me at his 3yr. IEP meeting about a month ago and after i was given information on what Aspergers was and the signs of it. I was floored, because I think there right. I stepped back and took a new look at my son and was so surprised. We have always struggled with him in discipline and just doing the basics of listening or doing things. Since he started H.S. it has not gotten any better or easier in dealing with him...............................On my end I am almost relieved............an answer for years of frustration on all of us. We had never heard of Aspergers so this is all new to us. We are still waiting for the testing to be done, seems like an eternity.
FYI for any help or suggestions out there, he is 16.5, sensitive to noise as well as his ears are a big part of him almost like sensors, but he also has to have a TV or radio on no matter where he is, he is literal, he does not respond well to joking not even from his 5 yr. old brother, he is most concerned about himself and what he is going to do or watch in our house, without regard to the rest of us. He is also a big sports nut, he could live on ESPN and every game is important, he also has a large collection of football,baseball, and some basketball cards.
How do I go about making life easier on us. I know they use the picture cards for when the kids are little and move to word cards? If I use picture cards which ones do I use, how do I figure out the areas i need them in etc? I am just not sure how to make it easy for him to communicate with us as well as his daily duties and also stop some of the friction between him and his sister. Maybe the cards aren't what I need 
, just at a loss here.
Thank you so much for listening I feel alone and am reading as much as i can about apsergers but hearing from other people would be nice. 
I think i am going to enjoy being a member.
tekayb
29 Feb 2008, 10:16 pm
Nice to meet you, tekayb. 
Yeah I didn't realize that I have AS until 10th grade but I was already dx by middle school though originally dx with developmental delay at 3 1/2 years old.
29 Feb 2008, 10:17 pm
29 Feb 2008, 10:23 pm
hello JerryHatake
I am sorry 
what does dx mean thank you and nice to meet you 2 .
29 Feb 2008, 10:26 pm
I am sorry
what does dx mean thank you and nice to meet you 2 .Diagnosed=dx (lot of members typed sometime)
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Welcome Takeya. Hope you find help here. This might be the place. I'm new too. An adult aspie whe was never diagnosed, but I made it (sort of) and I'm learning all the time. I've already learned some new stuff in the 5 days I've been here.
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