Board index › General Discussion › General Autism Discussion

Kids book for how to deal with an Aspie dad

Page 1 of 1 [ 3 posts ] 

Previous topic | Next topic

Minalucie
Emu Egg
Emu Egg

User avatar

Joined: 23 Jun 2014
Age: 52
Gender: Female
Posts: 5
Location: South Florida

24 Jun 2014, 2:29 pm

Hi- I'm new- just joined today and have a question.

My husband has AS (high functioning) and we've known for a couple of years. Our kids (8 and 12) have learned over the years that they can get away with mouthing off to him more than me, because he doesn't recognize it when they're doing it (using a sarcastic tone for example). A lot of times it's me saying "Don't talk to your father that way" and then my husband recognizes that they're being disrespectful. Usually he over or under-reacts because he's not really sure how much gas to give it, if you get my meaning, so it's way too much or not enough. As a result, his reactions are unpredictable and confusing for them. I was wondering if anyone knows of a good book for kids to explain an Aspie parent. All I can find are books for parents on dealing with Aspie kids- and we need the opposite!

I just told my son yesterday that his dad as AS, but my daughter doesn't know.

Thanks for any help.



Cornflake
Administrator
Administrator

User avatar

Joined: 30 Oct 2010
Gender: Male
Posts: 68,602
Location: Over there

24 Jun 2014, 2:51 pm

[Moved from Random Discussion to General Autism Discussion]

Also, welcome to WP! :wink:


_________________
Giraffe: a ruminant with a view.


League_Girl
Veteran
Veteran

User avatar

Joined: 4 Feb 2010
Gender: Female
Posts: 27,254
Location: Pacific Northwest

24 Jun 2014, 4:35 pm

There is Something Different About Dad by John Swogger.


_________________
Son: Diagnosed w/anxiety and ADHD. Also academic delayed and ASD lv 1.

Daughter: NT, no diagnoses. Possibly OCD. Is very private about herself.