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Hello, all!

I am a mother of two atypically wired kids. My 'tween son has ADHD with a bit of AS overlap and his younger sister, my daughter...well, she was initally diagnosed with classic autism and although I have no doubt she is still on the spectrum, I'm not quite sure what label she would appropriately wear now. I, myself, am not on the spectrum, though I wouldn't consider myself typically wired either. If it matters to anyone, we were all born this way.

I am past all of the guilt and the why's and the wishing for something that is not. I am happy. My kids are happy. We embrace our "differentness" and my greatest goal is to help them understand the misguided ignorance of others, not as a reflection on themselves, but as a reflection of the other person's ignorance. I wish to give them the strength and the tight-enough-sense-of-self necessary so that the cruelty of others will not penetrate too deeply. The world can be cruel to those who are different, no matter how they are different. But I don't think we need to sit around and be victimized by it.

I look forward to learning from the perspectives of others here.

Welcome! I am new here too. School was hard for me too, but things definitely get easier with time.

Welcome over here! This is very kind, warm community. One of the best, speak your mind and people won't mock you and if they do the mods will deal with them harshly.

Hello.

Welkome to WP

Mick

Thanks for the welcome, everyone!

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