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This is a video of my 10 year old Aspie son talking about himself, life with Aspergers and his advice for other kids with AS. He has come such a long way in just a few short years, it is hard to believe that this is the same child who was so withdrawn, lonely and frustrated.

There really is hope! Gregory is upbeat about life - and so am I...

http://asdhelp.wordpress.com/2010/11/02 ... -the-blog/

He seems like a happy, well adjusted boy! I will show this to my daughter, she will really enjoy it.
Great video.

I didn't watch it all, but he is adorable!! !! ! Thanks for sharing, and I'm happy to see how well he is doing.

Wow, that is wonderful. IDK what specific issues you felt he needed improvement is but his speech, inflection, eye contact, sentence structure, mannerisms, etc...everything is great! You did a good job mom!

Thanks Mama to Grace! Greg enjoyed making it...he's a ham!

Awwww, how sweet your boy is! This video brought tears to my eyes. It reminds me to not give up hope on my little guy.....Thanks for sharing. You are doing an excellent job!

Thank you bjtao. I think Greg did particularly well during the video. As I said, he behaves entirely differently today compared to two years ago - I just don't have a 'before' video to share.

Back then, he would barely look at you, unless you held his chin in your hand and forced him to. His body language was extremely uptight, with his shoulders nearly up to his ears and hands tightly clenched. He toe-walked and had constant motor and verbal tics. He spent as much time off in his own head as he possibly could, especially avoiding crowds, noise and any type of over-stimulation.

Today, he is much more relaxed, cooperative and able to express himself, although he still has tics most of the time (they are much less obvious). He still prefers to be by himself or away in his head, so he will frequently stand alone in a crowd. But he is able to cope with frustration and stimulation much better now, so he doesn't respond like he is under attack constantly.

Right now we are taking a bit of a breather from all the therapies, etc. because Greg seems to be doing so well. He goes to middle school next year, so I imagine we will face some new challenges then. But for now....we'll enjoy the good times!

We must never give up hope, angelbear!

Finally got to watch all of it - your son is a delight! I also loved hearing you giggle - DS makes me giggle in the same way.