Guest guest Posted February 7, 2011 Report Share Posted February 7, 2011 JC, Did no one respond to you yet? I have a 12 yo Aspie. I do not have any children with classic autism, but I have two more with other mental illnesses - Bipolar for one and Anxiety for the other. So, I can relate with giving all the attention to the one who seems to need it most at any given time. Glad you're here. ~ MommiestGirl Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 7, 2011 Report Share Posted February 7, 2011 I can sort of relate. we also have an 14 year old who gets looked over due to the 11 year old aspie. he struggles with very mild anxieties. > > Hello, I live in South Florida, my wife and I have been living with Autism for the last decade, and in the last few years we have been coming to terms that we also have to deal with Aspergers. Our recently turned 14 year old son seems to be an Aspie, because we were so busy dealing with our younger son's severe autism, we didn't focus too much on many of the asperger signs that our older son was showing. We exhausted all our mental and economical resources dealing with autism, and are just trying to get some kind of social interaction going for our teen son. > My Aspie is Neurotypical in most things except sociability. He doesn't have too many interest aside from videogames and movies. He has a good sense of humor but as he says " I can't take a joke " meaning that he misses the subtleties of self depricating humor and mild teasing that may come from same age peers, resulting in awkward situation that sometimes degenerate in bullying. > I hope to hear from other families in similar straits and I hope to get some ideas or pointers on how to navigate these rough waters. > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 7, 2011 Report Share Posted February 7, 2011 Hi JC, welcome! I'm a single parent (mom) and my Aspie son is now 22. We got him diagnosed in 8th grade, though I'd always felt he was probably on the spectrum. I can relate to the social difficulties. Mine also lacked in what I call the self-help or daily-living type skills, tho he improved well in high school years. Still, at 22, I worry though he is living away from home at college! Anyway, again, welcome! > > Hello, I live in South Florida, my wife and I have been living with Autism for the last decade, and in the last few years we have been coming to terms that we also have to deal with Aspergers. Our recently turned 14 year old son seems to be an Aspie, because we were so busy dealing with our younger son's severe autism, we didn't focus too much on many of the asperger signs that our older son was showing. We exhausted all our mental and economical resources dealing with autism, and are just trying to get some kind of social interaction going for our teen son. > My Aspie is Neurotypical in most things except sociability. He doesn't have too many interest aside from videogames and movies. He has a good sense of humor but as he says " I can't take a joke " meaning that he misses the subtleties of self depricating humor and mild teasing that may come from same age peers, resulting in awkward situation that sometimes degenerate in bullying. > I hope to hear from other families in similar straits and I hope to get some ideas or pointers on how to navigate these rough waters. > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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