My son was just diagnosed with Aspergers today

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I empathise (odd choice of words for an AS kid, I know) with you. My 16 year old was just diagnosed a year ago. It was a huge relief when we finally got the diagnosis that we considered the right one. We had been suspecting it for about 5 years. I'm almost 40 and finally got diagnosed. It was kind of a retrospective, if I only knew then kind of thing...like I wish I knew when I was in school that there was a reason for me to be so damn weird. I was just picked at and terrorized and told what a weirdo I was. Now, I go "Duh".

I would say that the best thing that you can do now, (yeah, for proper dx!) is stress that being weird isn't a bad thing and it takes weird people to make the world go round. Without weird people who challenged the traditional way of thinking, we would prolly have carts with square wheels or be using rocks for Blackberries. In my house, it's not a bad thing to be weird. It's a way of life. And everyone else needs to get over our weirdity. It's always best to use their strengths and get over the weaknesses. They aren't going to change and they are just going to fight with you about it anyway. You've already learned to pick your battles, I'm sure.

I'm thrilled for you! Good job and keep doing what you are doing. The proper dx is the number one step to getting the right services for him. Now get him on the autism waiver at the Bureau of Developmental Disabilities.