Guest guest Posted February 27, 2009 Report Share Posted February 27, 2009 > Hi Marcia, have you found a publisher for your book? I'd love to read it! > > natasa x > > > Gabby, > > You go girl!!! Don't give up until you recover both your kids. Get mad at > all the garbage the " so called " experts tell you, but don't ever through in > the towel especially on those days when you feel you can't continue with > this horrible uphill battle. They said my kid wouldn't be okay too, but he > is. > > is a sophomore at a California University on a half-ride merit > scholarship, studies Mechanical Engineering and has a 3.8 GPA. Today > drives, has friends, and does all the things the doctors told me he would > never do. fits in quite nicely with all the other nerds, is president > of Hillel, and has a ton of friends. (Who would have seen that one coming?) > It wasn't till college that had true friends. Even in high school, he > was kind of on the outside looking in. The social is the last to come. > > Last weekend my husband and I went to parent's weekend. What we didn't know > ahead of time is that my nice Jewish boy was asked by Father Tracey to be a > part of a student panel of seven on Spirituality. He owned the room, was > funny and I couldn't have been more proud. During this time my husband > leaned over to me and asked, " Who is that kid? And what did they do with our > son? " > > That evening we went to a function from the fraternity he joined this year. > One of the guys told me that out of all the house members, is the one > he likes the best and embodies the fraternity principles more than anyone > else. But the best part was when introduced me to one of the alums > that he later quietly explained to me was a little socially awkward. I > immediately recognized that this kid was on the spectrum. I told he > needs to look out for this kid. He said he thinks this kid is a " little bit > touched " our code for on the spectrum. And he said he always looks out for > him. Not bad for a kid who was never suppose to be empathetic. > > If anyone would have told me all this would be possible when my kid was the > same age as yours, I never would have believed them. You can do this with > hard work. Just remember it is not just the medical. It includes the > educational, behavioral and social too. It must all be taught and > integrated. That's why it takes so long and is not an easy fix. Hang in > there. > > Marcia > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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