Mom of two ASD children, One who is a gifted Aspie.

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Hello, Kimberly (Kettles) Dean here! This is my story. I have been married for 10 years to a crazy man named Dave and have 3 wonderful, crazy boys. I am a stay at home mom and artist. Some would call me a prolifiic painter! I sell as much art as i can online and through other venues.
I am also a strong advocate for my kids!
In 2006, Casey our oldest child had a muscle biopsy which confirmed he had Mitochondrial Disease. The type has yet to be identified. Months later we had our other two boys checked and they too have mito. Mitochondrial Disease can cause many neurological issues such as seizures, autism, temperature problems, mood disorders, muscle weakness and fatigue, among many other issues. Casey has recently be diagnosed with Aspergers and Evan with High Functioning autism. Casey and Max our youngest child both suffer from seizures. We are amazed that Casey's Mito is the most severe because he is very gifted. Neurologically the Mitochondrial Disease and seizures haven't affected his IQ yet. We have found many other bright traits the boys have regardless of their disease. There is still so much the medical world doesn't know about mito. Everyday research is taking place trying to figure out how to cure this progressive disease. No one mito case is the same. Everyone is affected differently, which makes the disease even harder to understand. We don't know exactly how bad things will get with the boys, we pray things will stay as they are or get better but we have learned to take life day by day. This year, 2008, I have decided to use my art to help raise money for our home to supplement what the insurance company is not paying. Thanks for all the love and support! God Bless!

"For success in science and art, a dash of autism is essential" –Hans Asperger"

Welcome!

Thanks for the welcome!

Could you give us a link to your art?

It's a pleasure to meet you, Kimberly, and great to see you aboard Wrong Planet. All the WP best to you and your family.

To WrongPlanet!! !

Welcome

Good luck with it all (I remember when they were testing my kid to see if there was a mitochondrial disease at work, for another condition not Asperger's). And welcome to the alternative planet.

Welcome!

I found this site on Twitter my id is KimDeanArt
My Aspie son is a brilliant writer and he loves using Aliens in his work. He says aliens aren't aliens, it's the other way around.
I have a few art links after I post 5 times.
I will update my siggy with a website later.
Thanks again for a great website!

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Yay I am official! My 3 links to cool stuff!

My Main Page is :Main Site
My cool Autism Products are here : Autism Products
My Etsy Site w/ art and jewlery: Etsy Stuff