09-14-2007, 02:39 PM
Hi I am the mother of 3 wonderful kids. My oldest, Sean is 5 and carries the diagnosis of autism spectrum disorder. My 2nd, Katy is almost 4 and is suspected to have Cornelia deLange Syndrome(google it). My youngest, J.D. is 13 months and appears to be NT.
I suspect that I am on the spectrum too, somewhere between NT and Aspergers, but have no official dx. I do find myself sort of instinctively understanding why my son does what he does while my husband(NT) is baffled by both of us.
I have reason to suspect the spectrum if I remember my childhood. I learned how to talk at a very early age, but my communication was a bit odd. I sort of talked at people rather than having reciprocal conversations. I learned how to read at 2 years old and was quite the book worm. Other children completely baffled me. I just didn't get why they did the things they did and why they didn't act like little grown ups like I did. I had very limited interests and perserverations on weather and animals. At 3 years old I could tell you anything you ever wanted or didn't want to know about the weather. I would just go on and on in a rather monotone voice. People called me little professor because my vocabulary was quite large and I lectured rather than conversed. When I entered the 1st grade I could do multiplication and long division and was on a 4th grade reading level. The school wanted to skip me to the 3rd grade and my mom very wisely refused because I was just not ready for the politics of 3rd grade life. I didn't make friends easily and the ones I did make were similar to me in some way and are still my friends to this day. I have always been seen as a bit odd. I self stim by picking at my arms or twiddling a blanket in my fingers. I am a perfectionist and a procrastinator. I am completely disorganized without my lists and schedules that I have made for myself. I have odd facial expressions and mannerisms. My mom is bi-polar and my dad is a computer nerd. I struggle with self motivation and depression from time to time. I actuaaly remember as a young child trying to improve my intonation and make myself make eye contact.
Jenny
I suspect that I am on the spectrum too, somewhere between NT and Aspergers, but have no official dx. I do find myself sort of instinctively understanding why my son does what he does while my husband(NT) is baffled by both of us.
I have reason to suspect the spectrum if I remember my childhood. I learned how to talk at a very early age, but my communication was a bit odd. I sort of talked at people rather than having reciprocal conversations. I learned how to read at 2 years old and was quite the book worm. Other children completely baffled me. I just didn't get why they did the things they did and why they didn't act like little grown ups like I did. I had very limited interests and perserverations on weather and animals. At 3 years old I could tell you anything you ever wanted or didn't want to know about the weather. I would just go on and on in a rather monotone voice. People called me little professor because my vocabulary was quite large and I lectured rather than conversed. When I entered the 1st grade I could do multiplication and long division and was on a 4th grade reading level. The school wanted to skip me to the 3rd grade and my mom very wisely refused because I was just not ready for the politics of 3rd grade life. I didn't make friends easily and the ones I did make were similar to me in some way and are still my friends to this day. I have always been seen as a bit odd. I self stim by picking at my arms or twiddling a blanket in my fingers. I am a perfectionist and a procrastinator. I am completely disorganized without my lists and schedules that I have made for myself. I have odd facial expressions and mannerisms. My mom is bi-polar and my dad is a computer nerd. I struggle with self motivation and depression from time to time. I actuaaly remember as a young child trying to improve my intonation and make myself make eye contact.
Jenny
