One of my dearest friends has a son with A.S. He's in my son's class and does really well I"m told that many of her friends don't like her bringing her son to their house's; but, he's always welcome at my house. I honestly don't see a whole lot of difference between Ben and my kids except he's maybe just a little more serious, no joking with him or it breaks his heart.
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The great enemy of the truth is very often not the lie-deliberate, contrived and dishonest-but, the myth-perisistent, persuasive and unrealistic. John F. Kennedy

ADHD is my advantage NOT my disability.

I will be your softest touch, your strongest pillar, your loudest voice.

Yes, I am pretty sure a family member has it. She gets really obsessive about facts and misses many people cues. You would never know it to look at her because she is very beautiful and fashion conscious. But something is a little off. She has the basic social skills: Smile, handshake, appear to be listening. Eventually it will strike you however. If you are not interested in the subjects she's interested in then she's not really interested. But wow what a memory for the small details of her obsessions: sci-fi and nutrition are her latest.

Wow ginga great links!!!

"Autism is not an impenetrable wall
You try to relate to your autistic child, and the child doesn't respond. He doesn't see you; you can't reach her; there's no getting through. That's the hardest thing to deal with, isn't it? The only thing is, it isn't true.

Look at it again: You try to relate as parent to child, using your own understanding of normal children, your own feelings about parenthood, your own experiences and intuitions about relationships. And the child doesn't respond in any way you can recognize as being part of that system"

". It's as if you tried to have an intimate conversation with someone who has no comprehension of your language. Of course the person won't understand what you're talking about, won't respond in the way you expect, and may well find the whole interaction confusing and unpleasant.

It takes more work to communicate with someone whose native language isn't the same as yours. And autism goes deeper than language and culture; autistic people are "foreigners" in any society. You're going to have to give up your assumptions about shared meanings. You're going to have to learn to back up to levels more basic than you've probably thought about before, to translate, and to check to make sure your translations are understood. You're going to have to give up the certainty that comes of being on your own familiar territory, of knowing you're in charge, and let your child teach you a little of her language, guide you a little way into his world. "

.."If that prospect excites you, then come join us, in strength and determination, in hope and in joy. The adventure of a lifetime is ahead of you."

gabriela,
I'm not sure if I know any aspies, but I am interested in learning more!