Guest guest Posted March 7, 2005 Report Share Posted March 7, 2005 , Welcome to the group! I know how you feel... My son's doctors looked at me funny when he was first diagnosed. I asked them where they thought that he " got Aspergers " . He looked really hard at my husband and I, as if he was trying to figure out if we were kidding or not, and then said, " Have you two ever looked in the mirror? " I guess that was my first clue that perhaps Asperger's wasn't just a problem my son had. When we got home and I began researching it, I was amazed at how accurate the articles described both my husband and myself. I think that is why we were so attracted to one another... We are kindred spirits, both having felt misunderstood for most of our lives, being incredibly smart (if I do say so myself), and yet having absolutely no social clue whatsoever. It has helped us tremendously having Tyler diagnosed (he was the first one, but it seems that many of our family members share his autistic traits). As he has gone through various programs, we have all done the homework in order to improve our own skills. (Yet, he seems to have come farther than we have, but perhaps that is just my perspective) It has been wonderful to have my children be " like us " . We know the troubles they face and will face, and we know what we did to finally overcome them. We also know now that there are " professionals " out there that can help when we can not. Our kids really see our home as a safe haven or a sanctuary from the " insane-ness of the world " . It is a place they can come, be accepted totally as they are, where they are safe, where they can get love and encouragement, and where everyone else understands what it is like to " walk in their shoes " . In short, my kiddos are my sanity as well. We all make a great team... Does that make life easy? No... I have a son who has enough classes under his belt for degrees in biology, microbiology, microbiological engineering, genetics, ethics in genetic engineering and physics. Now the university refused to let him take any more courses without him paying graduate prices so he finally picked microbiological engineering to graduate (he didn't want to pay for each of the other degrees, saying " what's a piece of paper mean anyway? " ... Anyway, do you know what he does now for a living? He interprets studies for an environmental lobbying group... Why? Well, he can't seem to wrap his mind around networking or what it takes to land a job in his field... Now he was offered a position as a lab supervisor Bayer Pharmaceuticals before he graduated. He thought he had the position and was prepared to move down... The only problem was that he never called them back and actually told them that he accepted their offer... so they gave it to someone else!!! It is the story of his life... My next in line started college at age 16 and he is still in without enough in any one subject to actually graduate with something he would use (he changes majors every year and has been going now for almost 8 years). My husband has trouble with the politics at work and is easily manipulated, stressed out, and used as a scapegoat. Yet, places want him because he is so good at what he can do... Keeping work happy once he is there is sometimes hard without the advanced social skills though... I struggle with the social cues myself. I am self-employed (thank you Lord) and can pick and choose who I work with. Yet, sometimes it gets tricky handling clientele who assume you are able to read into what they are saying rather than saying exactly what they mean. If I work with them for any length of time, they learn that I do not become offended easily and it works so much better if I am not having to guess at what they are trying to say... Anyway, you are not alone... Many of us see ourselves in our children... I am so grateful to mine... I have learned so much from them! ~hugs~ Rabecca Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 5, 2005 Report Share Posted May 5, 2005 Greetings! Thank you for email. Please note below the changes that have occurred to our name and email address. All other information remains the same. Kindly update your records to reflect these changes. Thank you! Laurie Plooijer Client Service Manager (541)345-5669 (541)345-8004F (800)659-5669 laurie@... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 5, 2005 Report Share Posted May 5, 2005 Greetings! Thank you for email. Please note below the changes that have occurred to our name and email address. All other information remains the same. Kindly update your records to reflect these changes. Thank you! Laurie Plooijer Client Service Manager (541)345-5669 (541)345-8004F (800)659-5669 laurie@... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 15, 2005 Report Share Posted December 15, 2005 [low dose naltrexone] LDN and weightloss > > > Has anyone experienced weightloss while on LDN? Normally one wouln't > mind losing a few pounds, I just don't want to find an underlying problem. > Thanks > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- > Find your next car at Canada Autos > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recommended Posts
Join the conversation
You are posting as a guest. If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account.
Note: Your post will require moderator approval before it will be visible.