Re: Has anyone told their child they have AS?

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In a message dated 4/22/03 1:36:17 PM Eastern Daylight Time,

snowyowlstar@... writes:

> I'm glad my 2 cents will get me in because Easter did in the bank account!

>

Me too, GF! SHeesh! By the weekend, I'm gonna be so overdrawn, my next

check may not even cover it! ARGH! I NEVER know when or if I'm going to get

any child support. It's been over a month, and Mike's unemployment is going

to run out. Back for another review, I guess....

Connie

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I keep telling him that Toys R Us sells it cheap at Christmas! LOL (Clue)

Maybe I'll have to buy it for him!<<

Hee hee I'll happily donate MY 2 cents...

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I don't think HE felt

" accepted " . I know I heard once that his mom took the other kids on a trip

and left him home. I have heard he was a bit a a " behavior " problem as a

teen.

His mom always says that he's trying to help compensate because he

remembers how hard HE had it. Like it's helping.... >>

I had some of the same issues as our boys as a teen too, but it made me

understand him BETTER, and want to help him feel accepted at least at HOME.

Maybe if Mike understood that his making feel rejected and not

accepted there is hurting it would make a difference? Unfortunately,

he won't believe it because that would mean accepting responsibility for it.

Love

Tammy

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Ah, Tammy-- from your lips to God's ears....

Connie<<

My last hope since I already said much the same thing to Mike himself- maybe

that's why he doesn't like me- because I hit the nail on the head!

Love

Tammy

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Your " 2 cents " is ALWAYS welcome! LOL

Connie<

I'm glad my 2 cents will get me in because Easter did in the bank account!

LMAO

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In a message dated 4/20/2003 6:03:08 PM Eastern Standard Time,

dmas70@... writes:

> Does anyone have any personal experience with telling their child?

> Or maybe with not telling and why they chose not to? I could really

> use some insight and different points of view on this one.

>

I found this book to be a good resource. " What Does it Mean to Me " ..by

Faherty.

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Dear Darlene,

I am sorry that I am just now responding to your post - I have been

off line for a couple of weeks and am just now catching up reading

all of the posts.

Our dd was diagnosed with AS at age 7. We told her later that year.

We used Faherty's book " Asperger Syndrome: What does it

mean to me? " to walk through the explanation with her. It is a

workbook that explains AS in very nonjudgemental and positive ways.

It help me put into words the proper way to explain it to her. She

was relieved to find out about it and we are glad that we have told

her. I think that the more she learns about herself, the better off

she will be. This was our experience - every child and family is

different. Hope that this is helpful. Take care.

Lydia