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Hi,first of all I would like to say that I am not native English speaker,so forgive me for my eventual grammar mistakes
I have a little situation in my life and searching for the answers and help.We live expatriate life in a place where we don't have experts on this issue so here I am,asking for help in understanding what I am dealing with

I am a mother of ,recently diagnosed,12 yrs old aspie boy. Doc said he is '' on low end spectrum disorder'' ,which means, he has some of the symptoms and in low form (I don't even know how to explain this) .
My other concern is that my husband has AS,big time ,which explain a lot to me . He is not diagnosed yet but I am working on that I am reading everything I can find and I am sure,and my husband is sure, that he has AS too.

Is there anybody who has situation like mine? Anybody has a child and hubby who both have AS?
I found my self thinking that I am the one who will need help to live and support my boys,and I am the one who will need help to learn how to put things in right way,to help my boy to live best of his life and to help my self to live happy with love of my life.
Best regards,Mia

Welcome!

A very special Welkome to WrongPlanet.

The WP Kink

Nice to meet you, Mia - and welcome greetings to the Wrong Planet community.

Thank you very much

I'm on the low-end of the spectrum. I turned out pretty well. Since I'm on the low end, I ended up being a stronger person than if I never had AS.

Thank you for your answer, those are comforting words
I am very new to all this,but I found it very interesting. I am sure anybody can turn to become great person with little help and advice.
All I could say is that I am very proud on my son. He has a lot of friends and he has a nickname ''walking encyclopedia''. lol
His friends respect his great intellect (speaking 2 foreign languages,self-taught at age of 4 and learning third ) and he is an important member of their group. He has no problems in social interactions. Only thing that I found as a problem is that he is very emotional and sensitive. Crying for small reasons,or no reason.As he said ''my brain doesn't want to cry,but my eyes are crying and i can't stop them!''
He was the one who asked me to bring him to ''someone who can help me with this''. He knows something is going on and that it's not usual for other kids and he asked for help. Unfortunately, our doc is not working anymore and I have to find somebody else who can help us. Of course,people and this kind of forums help a lot!

The thing to watch out for is when he gets a bit older. That transition, out of the house he has grown up in and into adult life, is a tricky one for us.

Hello and welcome to WrongPlanet Miana

I must say I think its great that your son asked for help himself, and I hope you will find a good doctor who is experienced with autism and Aspergers.

In the mean time you may find a lot of information and good advices here on WP.

See you around!

Shadi

Welcome!