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It is always wonderful to hear from other AS people - sufferers, parents, siblings, grandparents and friends.

From the lens The Asperger Syndrome Child.

  • Julie Mar 18, 2012 @ 1:05 pm | delete
    Julie - you made me cry !!! My son has just had a diagnosis and I totally understand the initial reaction to the diagnosis ( more tears) but also major relief. I think the hardest thing is that it is not a visible disability and as my son is just off to secondary school I am dreading the bullying. For my dear son my greatest wish is happiness.
  • JimDickens Mar 11, 2012 @ 9:57 pm | delete
    I have lived with almost all of the symptoms you mention. I grew up in the 50's in a small town when we did not have these diagnoses. We just were grateful for my quick and eager learning and wondered when I would be more socially adept. I am still hypersensitive to detail and routine and still mostly clueless in social situations. I liked your lens
  • Kathy_Robinson Mar 12, 2012 @ 3:02 am | delete
    Jim it is very hard on people living in the country. John also grew up in a small town and the teasing was merciless. He too was a quick learner finishing all maths way ahead of the rest of the class and was reading grade 4 books before the end of grade 1.

    It can be incredibly hard for an adult to adjust, especially when you haven't had any help or even knowledge of what was wrong when you were a child. I hope you have had a fulfilling life which is all any of us can ask for.
  • sborg Dec 21, 2010 @ 7:12 pm | delete
    Hello, thanks for the great lens! As a therapist and parent who works with kids and families with Aspergers, I appreciate reading others' experiences.
  • TrishH Jan 12, 2010 @ 2:54 pm | delete
    This was a really interesting lens full of information. Thanks for sharing your story. My son suffers from tourettes and it always helps to learn more and hear about others who go through similar circumstances.
  • spirituality Oct 3, 2009 @ 2:13 pm | delete
    Great lens - you've been blessed by a squidoo angel :)
  • Kathy_Robinson Jul 18, 2009 @ 8:40 pm | in reply to dc64 | delete
    Thank you for your comments. I wish more information had been available when John was 7. He struggled through school. My husband also has Aspergers so it's definitely genetic. I hope my grandchildren (when they come) will be unaffected. John also became withdrawn rather than lie on the floor screaming. It was hard to get him to understand why we had to leave somewhere when he was enjoying himself. He didn't understand that shops had to shut.
  • graphictruth Jul 18, 2009 @ 7:57 pm | delete
    Adding this as well to my lens, "UNpuzzled about Asperger's Syndrome and the Autistic Spectrum"
  • dc64 Jun 25, 2009 @ 2:27 pm | delete
    My 7 year old son has Asperger's, but I recognized it fairly easily because I also have it. Luckily, he doesn't throw tantrums or become overly disruptive, he will withdraw instead and start spinning. I understand his reactions though, and I believe that has helped him out a lot. Neither of us like too much noise and chaos, and after three weeks in public school, I pulled him out and started home-schooling him because the public school system was affecting him negatively. You've gone through quite a struggle, and I hope for nothing but the best for you and your family. Great lens, by the way! It's been lensrolled to mine on Asperger's.
  • shebism Nov 21, 2008 @ 9:03 pm | delete
    i almost cried reading your article. my son hasn't been diagnosed with asperger's but i think he has it. he's always having tantrums at school whenever the class starts to get noisy or when classmates tease him. i've been reading about adhd and my son doesn't fall into that criteria. now, i have a better understanding of what he is going through and what to do to help him cope. thanks a plenty.
  • Mel Nov 16, 2008 @ 8:17 am | delete
    Thanks helps a lot to see that you can work through some of the issues! LOVE the socks in the frost, effective! Really made me laugh, some days it just gets too much and you think 'how will things ever get better!'
  • WhitePineLane Apr 24, 2008 @ 6:27 pm | delete
    Wonderful lens. Thanks for sharing your story.
  • HotYogini Feb 29, 2008 @ 5:30 am | delete
    Phew, what a story Kathy, looks like you have the makings of a great book. I stumbled here out of curiosity and leave better off for it, as some of the things you did for John are simply great parenting.

    Thank you!

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Kathy is the mother of an Aspergers Syndrome child. Even before John was diagnosed, her husband Lucas recognised all the symptoms as what he had gone... more »

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