Guest guest Posted March 14, 2010 Report Share Posted March 14, 2010 HI, My name is and I have an 8.5 year old daughter that was diagnosed with Aspergers a year and a half ago. I need a place to get ideas before I go insane. We Homeschool Caitlin as she doesn't really function very well school type settings. My daughter is exceptionally bright so that has never been an issue. Its all the other stuff. The social stuff the hygiene the meltdowns. We have her in so many outside activities to help her with her social deficits. We try to put her in with as many typical kids as we can. But the problem for us seems to be adults. No matter how much we try to guide them, give them information they still just dont get it. She was part of an Awana's group (church group) for almost 5 years. This year she was hit hard with many challenges in our family. We had to move back to Ohio so that I could take care of my sick mother. She passed away in July and at the same time the Aunt she was closet to was diagnosed with Cancer as well. All these things have affected her greatly. So attending Awana's was sporadic at best. Their leadership changed and this year they decided that they didn't want Caitlin to participate. She had one rough night and a teacher grabbed her (we know what happens when you grab an autistic child) and instead of calling us or contacting her babysitter that was in the hallway when she started to have a bad night they decided to expel her from the program. This is just one example of how we constantly battle the rest of the world. She plays hockey and is actually quite good at it. But kids know how to get to her and they pick at her till she explodes. I had a coach walk off the ice screaming at me about Caitlin. Which just makes me yell back at the person yelling at me. Its very hard to take and when they mistreat her I think its hurts just as much for me. I'm so frustrated I just feel like giving up most days, but I have this amazing kid I love. I just wish the rest of the world could realize how great she is too! Shes smart and funny and sooo loving! Ok I'm done blabbing I seriously could on go on for days about what our challenges have been, but this is suppose to be just an introduction LOL :-D Thanks for listening and look forward to more help!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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