I KNOW my son is Aspie

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I am, but back when the psych mentioned it, I was ignorant to what Asperger's syndrome was and I told him he was out of his mind, and I am not "slow" (cringe). So he wrote me off as depressed and gave me some Zoloft and Ambien and called it a day. Well, I lost my home after being on the meds, and my 4 year old son has been living with his grandparents for a while, but luckily I have fixed my situation and I am getting him back to me next month. Anyhow, my last visit to my son unnerved me a bit. He has palilalia, for one, and his random staring at absolutely nothing when you are talking to him, and he cant keep eye contact for more than a few seconds. He's a very bright and gifted child. All the signs are there, I see them in myself when I was a child, and now. I mentioned the whispering tic to his grandmother and she completely denied that he does it, says that he doesn't have Asperger's, was diagnosed with ADHD a while back (I keep in close contact with her so I don't understand he she didn't bring this to my attention until now) and even went on to tell ME that I don't have AS because I know how to be social. She wouldn't let me get a word in the entire conversation and that really made me anxious so I just made it short with her and hung up as politely as I could. I'm so frustrated because granted he hasn't been with me in the home for a year or so, I know my child, and I am trusting my mothers intuition on this one. I guess the good thing about this is he will home with me really soon, and he wants to be home with Mommy, and me and him will grow and understand this condition more together. Thanks for listening.

I hope things go well when you are back with your son; I am sure it is both scary and exciting.

ADHD and ASD share a lot of traits and sorting out which is which seems to be difficult for many experts.

Don't worry about your disagreement with your mother; you can't make people see what they are not willing to see. But, over time with gentle nudges ... well, hopefully she will come to understand.

Best of luck!

Thats great that you are getting your son back Im sure once its all settled down you will see more clearly what traits he has and be able to get something sorted. As for the grandparents it seems very common for grandparents to be in denial, I know my inlaws are! Its hard to get them to come round, but once your son is back with you its not so much of their concern, hopefully you can deal with it yourself and they dont need to play too much of a part in it.

Good luck, hope the move goes smoothly for your son