I'm new

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Hi, I'm Kristy and new to the group as well as the Aspergers community. My

oldest ds, who is 6, was just diagnosed in Dec. I actually self diagnosed him

after noticing a couple things that just weren't " right " but it took quite some

time to get him in to a specialist for an evaluation.

There just aren't any support groups locally, so I thought I'd try getting in

touch with others online. The road so far has been an emotional one, with, at

times, unexpected twists and turns. Intellectually I know my experiences aren't

completely unique, but it's difficult to shake the feelings of loneliness. In

fact, my closest friend has " dumped " me because of my child. I knew we were in

for some tricky friend situations for ds over his school career, but man, I

wasn't prepared for this to affect my friendships. I've resolved myself to grow

a thick skin, as I'm sure we'll likely deal with similiar situations over the

years.