A question for HFA folks...

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I have to wonder, I have to ask...

Was there ever a time when YOU had difficulty talking or moving?

Today, my daughter Sophie (dx'ed as moderately Autistic) looked at me

and said " I didn't say much at my birthday, Sophie didn't say much "

I said " How come? How come Sophie didn't say much? "

She got a very blank look and said " I couldn't talk, I couldn't talk "

It was like watching someone slowly " wake up " . And now, as a mother who

just wants to understand, I'm asking this to the Aspies and HFA folks:

Did you ever have trouble speaking? Could you understand what people

were saying? We're you " trapped " ? Did solitude bother you or was it

welcomed? How do YOU view perseverations? Are they a comfort method or a

real interest? Could you control your body? Does it ever get better? If

you could have had your parents/teachers do something different when you

were growing up, what would it have been?

I have read Temple Grandin, and she gives me an insight. But it's not

the same.

Thanks to anyone who can help.

- Stoecker

Stoecker@...