I don't have an AS diagnosis and I am not sure I would qualify for one but I do feel I share many traits with my Aspie son and can understand him in a way that most others do not. I did not realise the extent of this until several ppl pointed it out to me, including my own parents who are full of praise and a little regret for the way they handled me as a child. I am very thankful for this understanding as I don't want him to be treated the way I was by my parents and I can champion for him and make sure he is understood and treated well and supported.
Hehe I like that word 'eccentric'. A guy I dated once called me eccentric. I took it as a compliment.
My husband prefers to call me a mental. In the most endearing way possible, I hope.
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Me too! I have a newborn baby boy!
Congratulations!
I am a parent of an 18 year old son with AS, ADHD and Dyspraxia.
I also have a dx of AS myself (diagnosed last August).
Are there any other parents who are also on the spectrum?
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My hubby has just been diagnosed AS, throw me in the NT category, and we have a beautiful 8 year old little girl who I think could fall on the spectrum somewhere, but we are not tackling that quite yet 
We hope to pop out another one within two years, if all goes as planned.
Took a big step talking with my mother when we visited last week. We were talking privately about her grandchildren, one of my sister's is now officially diagnosed AS and my three who've been identified by the school system. I told her that I was probably on the spectrum as well. She immediately asserted that I was not, but I reminded her of a few things about my childhood -- one or two sentences. She stopped protesting, but didn't come right out and agree. She just got this odd, startled sort of look on her face, almost a look of recognition. It was interesting to me that she could travel from denial to seriously considering the possibility in about a minute. Not sure why I brought it up. Maybe it is a first step toward helping her embrace her spectrum side -- which definitely exists. Don't know whether she would ever be able to admit it, though.
I was just wondering if what you said to her made her see not only your childhood, but her own childhood in a different light? That's the thought that struck me when I read about her "odd, startled look" and the almost recognition. Maybe something really struck a chord with her?
Hope things continue to go well. I'm in a similar position, but my parents are still in denial about my son. I'm just going to take this slowly, and an official dx will definately be helpful.
I just joined this site. I am a parent of a 6 month old boy. My fiance and I both have Asperger's.
Aspie (self dx) Mom here, with almost 8 yr old Aspie son, and almost 6 yr old NT son with some shadow traits.