Rachel123 wrote:
Anyway, the more I read the more I feel it's me all over.
I totally identify. Both of my kids turn out to be high functioning autistic. I saw myself all over in the descriptions of what applied to them. I have not been "diagnosed" as HFA but all that really matters to me is that I see myself here. Finally, I can stop trying to be "normal" and work at accepting who I am and how my body and mind feel in this world.
I think your son will really benefit from your knowing all about how the world appears to him through your reading and understanding yourself. For instance, had my mother understood that clothes actually hurt my body, she might have been more gentle with me. Had I known that my child really could not learn his multiplication tables because of how his brain was wired, rather than just not trying, it would have been very different for the both of us.
I think that your understanding of autism will prevent your son from feeling misplaced, because you will understand him.
Welcome.