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Welcome to you and your son I appeciated your message and feel the same way you do! It is so nice to recieve such a warm and exuberent welcome, and to feel so comfortable here. Please feel free to contact me anytime and I would be happy to offer all that I can to answer questions or possibly help you and your son. I do not have any children of my own but I do have a 12 year old nephew that has diagnosed AS as well.

Take care,
Jen

Could you be more specific? What makes him unique besides the official AS label?

welcome

At the time I was noticing things different about my son, I had not ever heard of AS. To me, i didn't see anything really "wrong" with him, and I still don't. I viewed him as unique because I had not seen the symptoms before and didn't know what they were. I just knew that he was different than my older son and any of my nieces and nephews that I had been around at that age.

http://youtube.com/watch?v=nvk5eoz_PrE

And you're an astute mother to notice! Click on the above link - (re: Aiden). Aiden has AS too and he's 5. Please watch, DeansMom - you'll appreciate him, I'm sure.

I'm so glad you found this site! My son with AS is 14, almost 15. He was diagnosed at 10. Before that we were told he had a "speech delay". My nephew, age 15, also has AS.

This site can help you when you don't know where to turn. I have come here many, many times to ask what to do when I was at the end of my tether. And the wonderful people here helped me.

There is also a group on Yahoo called Autism/Asperger's. Those people are super supportive as well.

The key to it all is to ASK FOR HELP. You CAN'T do it alone.

Best wishes, and welcome.

Welcome. I am here as a parent for my Daughter. She has not been diagnosed as yet, but moving forward to get it done. I am also very new here but feeling at home. The more I read, the more I'm understanding. My approach with her has changed these past few days and as best as I can describe it, is she's feeling I'm understanding her now. I've always had a good bond with her, but becoming indescribable these past few days.

On a side note, my wife has always made a comment "are you from the same planet as her?" because I'm often able to put into words more clearly what she's trying to describe.

Thanks for info. I'll definately look them up too. And as far as asking for help, its nice to finally have someone to ask.

After reading through the Forum the last couple of days, i'm noticing myself in alot of situations and descriptions written by Aspie's. I'm beginning to wonder if maybe my son inhertied this from me. It sure would explain alot of why I am the way I am. I've always focused on my son getting the help he needs to cope with school etc., that I've never noticed alot of the same situations have happened to me. Such as hiding under my bed for hours as a child to be alone. Or the fact that I only had one person from 1st through 8th grade that I would actually consider a friend. For a while there I even thought I was bi-polar because of the emotions I cannot control. I am currently on 4 medications for anxiety / depression and sleep disorder. I guess this is just an epiphany moment for me.

Hi Deans Mom, Ive got a 6 year old autistic daughter and HER therapists are who pointed out to me that I seem to be "a little Aspie" so I ended up here and have learned so much from everyone and finally have meaningful conversations w/ others .
I do feel its it's in the genes "The apple doesn't fall far from the tree" seems to apply, and once I knew what to contemplate I can also recognize symptoms in my parents. I'm glad you found your way here and I'm sure your son will make some good friends also.

Welcome to Wrong Planet!