Re: Still trying to get use to the idea.......

[Guest guest]

Hi Mitzi,

I share your questions and concerns. I am a self-dx'd Aspie. My Drs. are

reluctant to go looking for a diagnosis because of my age and present diagnoses

that seem to do so well with my symptoms. That doesn't mean that I'm still not

curious about Asperger's and Autism.

The best suggestion I can offer is to keep in the group, jump in with all the

questions you have, and keep contact with all the fabulous Moms (and Dads) here

in the group.

Links abound with excellent information about Autism Spectrum Disorders. Best of

Luck.

Dave

( ) Still trying to get use to the idea.......

Hey guys, I am still trying to get use to the idea of having an

Autistic child. He is high on the spectrum, they said High

Functioning Autism. I was in denial for about a year. This school

year for some reason I have come to terms with it, I guess I did for

my son's sake. I am still kind of fuzzy on what Autism is and how he

got it. He acts like a normal little boy for the most part. His

school is great with him. They have teachers that special in Autism

there and they do alot of one on one with my son, which Im greatfull

for. His other schools in the past have labeled him as a problem

child. But the school he is in right now is the best! Anyway I live

in Georgia, I would love to meet others with children like mine. But

I also need online friends that are going through the same thing. Any

ideas and information will be greatly appreaciated.

Also...they are running tests on my youngest son as well...he may have

Autism too....

Please help me understand what is going on with my child!

Thanks!

Mitzi

[Guest guest]

Thanks Dave!.....I hope things are going ok with you. I just want to find out

all I can about this. I want to do what I can to help my son get through

this....

Mitzi

<sirdavjohn@...> wrote: Hi

Mitzi,

I share your questions and concerns. I am a self-dx'd Aspie. My Drs. are

reluctant to go looking for a diagnosis because of my age and present diagnoses

that seem to do so well with my symptoms. That doesn't mean that I'm still not

curious about Asperger's and Autism.

The best suggestion I can offer is to keep in the group, jump in with all the

questions you have, and keep contact with all the fabulous Moms (and Dads) here

in the group.

Links abound with excellent information about Autism Spectrum Disorders. Best

of Luck.

Dave

( ) Still trying to get use to the idea.......

Hey guys, I am still trying to get use to the idea of having an

Autistic child. He is high on the spectrum, they said High

Functioning Autism. I was in denial for about a year. This school

year for some reason I have come to terms with it, I guess I did for

my son's sake. I am still kind of fuzzy on what Autism is and how he

got it. He acts like a normal little boy for the most part. His

school is great with him. They have teachers that special in Autism

there and they do alot of one on one with my son, which Im greatfull

for. His other schools in the past have labeled him as a problem

child. But the school he is in right now is the best! Anyway I live

in Georgia, I would love to meet others with children like mine. But

I also need online friends that are going through the same thing. Any

ideas and information will be greatly appreaciated.

Also...they are running tests on my youngest son as well...he may have

Autism too....

Please help me understand what is going on with my child!

Thanks!

Mitzi

[Guest guest]

Hi Mitzi...I know exactly what you are going through. How old is your son? My son is 9.5 years and in 4th grade...he is HFA, too...and was diagnosed finally at 8. Feel free to email me off list, if you want....we can talk....

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[Guest guest]

Hi Mitzi...I know exactly what you are going through. How old is your son? My son is 9.5 years and in 4th grade...he is HFA, too...and was diagnosed finally at 8. Feel free to email me off list, if you want....we can talk....

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[Guest guest]

My husband and I are also still getting used to the fact that our

daughter has autism. She does not have an official diagnosis

because we received the school psychologist's assessment and made an

appointment with the Autism Clinic for 2 months later. I started

researching and found out about the gfcf diet and supplements. By

the time of the appointment, our daughter had improved so much that

she only got a diagnosis of speech delay. But she can be like Dr.

Jeckle and Mr. Hyde. She still has autism but her symptoms are

masked by dietary changes. My husband sometimes 'forgets' she has

autism and expects she can do something she can not. It is hard

when sometimes we can see her improving to the point where she

graduates from college and lives a rewarding life and sometimes she

has such obsessive, rigid thinking that we cannot see her

functioning in life as an adult. As for how our daughter got

autism, it is complicated. Poor genetic detox ability and mercury

poisoning from probably many sources. We are chelating the mercury

out and so far she seems much better when actively chelating. But

when the mercury resettles on the off days we can see her at her

worse.

Good luck with everything,

Jen

>

> Hey guys, I am still trying to get use to the idea of having an

> Autistic child. He is high on the spectrum, they said High

> Functioning Autism. I was in denial for about a year. This school

> year for some reason I have come to terms with it, I guess I did

for

> my son's sake. I am still kind of fuzzy on what Autism is and how

he

> got it. He acts like a normal little boy for the most part. His

> school is great with him. They have teachers that special in

Autism

> there and they do alot of one on one with my son, which Im

greatfull

> for. His other schools in the past have labeled him as a problem

> child. But the school he is in right now is the best! Anyway I

live

> in Georgia, I would love to meet others with children like mine.

But

> I also need online friends that are going through the same thing.

Any

> ideas and information will be greatly appreaciated.

> Also...they are running tests on my youngest son as well...he may

have

> Autism too....

> Please help me understand what is going on with my child!

>

> Thanks!

> Mitzi

>