Aspie mom with Aspie daughter

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I am over 40 with a 4 year old daughter who is currently in my county's special education preschool. When they first mentioned Autism 6 months ago I freaked and pictured a child rocking by a window, drooling and unable to care for herself ever. I was adamant that there was nothing wrong with her. From my perspective there as not. I work as a nurse (second career) and am very good at it...though I still have my "social" challenges.

Basically I am at the beginning of my journey. I don't really have many friends. I have a few and they are GOOD stick around kind, but still I keep them at a distance. My story is muddy because I grew up during a time when no one recognized me for what I am and was abused and bullied. I am lucky. I survived and figured out how to cope. I have struggled keeping jobs, etc...but I figured out how to survive.

For my daughter I am heart broken and elated. I don't want her journey to resemble mine and I suppose it won't because she will have the help I never received and much earlier. She is INCREDIBLY smart about some things. She is already learning to read. She just doesn't care that YOU may be impressed, know what I mean?

I am here looking for support and ideas for both of us, my husband and my son as we embark on this journey. We have reached the point of being "okay" with all of this and now we want to figure out how to make it work for us. I see it that my tool box is a little different, but still very useful and gifted. I think my daughters will be too.

Thank you for reading!

Kelly

Welcome!

Welcome to Wrong Planet!

Enjoy yourselves here! I'm considering going back into the medical professions - bioinformatics in my case, should I choose to get off my a$$ and take a very challenging software job. One of my favorite girls on the entire planet is a CNA; I try to internalize as much of that compassion as I can.

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Hey Kelly welcome.