Re: Re: Hi , new here-Cori-Hillary

[Guest guest]

Hi,

I too am old. 40 when Destiny my 4th child was born with RSS. My others are

28,22, and 16. Destiny is 6 today! RSS kids can be many things. Destiny has her

brown belt in taekwondo, reads at a 6th grade level, is doing 3rd grade work in

everything but math which she does at 1st grade. She wants to be a veterinarian

and takes good care of her many pets without much prompting, is learning the

guitar and chess, and is a general blessing. Of course she is also stubborn,

opinionated, and bossy, a little whiney and demanding, hates to clean her room,

throws a mean temper tantrum, as is fortunately asleep and therefore not reading

over my shoulder. Your kid may not only catch up, but run right on by! Have fun!

, mom to Destiny and a host of others

Re: Hi , new here-Cori-Hillary

Hillary,

Thank you very much for your thoughtful post. I worry soooo much

because I had Dylan when I was 44 years old and his father was 45.

Yeah, we're OLD!! Or at least we will be when he is out of the

house! It is good to know that he has a good chance of catching up!

Good luck to you with all of your pursuits.

Cori

-- In RSS-Support , Hillary nsen

<hillary.jorgensen@c...> wrote:

> Hi Cori,

> I am a 22 year old female with RSS. I just wanted to let you know

that it is

> entirely possible to lead a fairly average, productive life as a

person with

> RSS. I am currently a senior at the University of Colorado who is

majoring in

> English Lit. and Philosophy. I am planning to go to law school

when I finish

> my undergraduate work in May. My life is very much like that of a

typical

> college student, albeit I'm just a little bit shorter . I've

never had

> issues making friends or dating, and I can honestly say that RSS

has never kept

> me from doing anything that I've wanted to do. The other RSS

adults that I've

> had the pleasure of meeting and/or corresponding with are also

happy, well

> adjusted invdividuals with careers, families and very full lives -

we're just a

> bit shorter than the average population. I know the early years

are really

> hard, but it does get better and hopefully this may allay your

fears a tiny

> bit. Welcome to the group!

>

> ~Hillary

> 22, RSS

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