14 Nov 2007, 11:16 pm
Hi All! My name is Missa, and I am the mother of an amazing 6 year old girl with Asperger's Syndrome. Kallista was only diagnosed a few months ago, and myself? Well, I have so many AS traits myself that I wonder if all those clinical diagnoses made so many years ago were just a touch off.
just wanted to say hello, and maybe make a few friends. 
14 Nov 2007, 11:22 pm
hey welcome to wp! I love ur daughters name by the way...
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14 Nov 2007, 11:35 pm
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15 Nov 2007, 1:56 am
Good to meet you, Missa. I like your avatar.
15 Nov 2007, 6:36 am
Pleased to meet you.
Welcome to WP
15 Nov 2007, 9:46 am
Nice to meet you, Missa.
I'm Jerry.
I really do not know if anyone in my family had AS or Autism but my mom did a good amount of research about AS to help and understand me better.
15 Nov 2007, 9:53 am
welcome. i'm glad to see so many parents on Wrong Planet! 
15 Nov 2007, 10:15 am
Welcome, Missa. I have 4 children. Three of them are on the Autistic Spectrum. The 16 yr old, 13 yr old and 7 year old have Asperger's. The 14 yr. old has many AS traits but is extremely social.
This is a great site for advice and support. Enjoy! 
15 Nov 2007, 5:29 pm
Wow! Thanks to all of you for the warm welcome! I am loving this site! So many friendly people, and so much valuable information.
Oh! And SleepyDragon, thanks for the compliment on my avatar. Please feel free to take it!
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15 Nov 2007, 5:35 pm
Thanks darl, I just saved myself a copy.
15 Nov 2007, 5:39 pm
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15 Nov 2007, 5:43 pm
Welcome to WrongPlanet!
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17 Nov 2007, 1:42 pm
I was diagnosed six years ago at the age of 35. Like you my Mom has so many AS traits even she admits that she could be AS though she chooses to remain undiagnosed. As for me I am one of many adults out there who didn't know what was "wrong" for so many years and just though I was going insane by slow degrees. It is encouraging that your daughter was dxd at such a young age and may have help and resources avilable to her that I never had. However, I did have the most important resource of all--a terrific set of parents. I can tell that Kallista has a great Mom.
Hi there! Thanks for the lovely reply! I do have so many AS traits myself that I have no problem saying that I pretty much have AS myself, after all, it's not a bad thing! I think for me that not having an official diagnosis isnt a big deal since Kallista is the more important Dx at the moment.
But I can't tell you how nice it is to know that there are other parents and children out there that know what im talking about!
I agree that having terrific parents is the most important resource of all, the rest is just icing on the cake, really. As a child, there was so much that I never had, including help in school and with social situations, and I don't want Kalli to go through the living hell that was my childhood. So i'm trying! I figure that as long as she knows *why* she is different from her classmates, and that her mom is here for her no matter what, we just might be able to make school less of a living hell for her.
Very nice to meet you!
