Hi I am new here, but just wanted to say that I don't care what anyone says about my son, he is so perfect in my eyes, I wouldn't have him any other way! I know society may not accept him as he is, but I think he is so cute when he gets excited and jumps up and down when I come home from work. I think it's cute that he sings nursery rhymes and Hi-5 and Wiggles songs sometimes all day long. I love that I can just write down any word on a piece of paper, show it to him once, then show him a week later and he'll remember it. How cool is that?
At not even 3, he can read more words than a typical 6 year old. I love him so much! :wink: :grin:
It's good to see a proud parent here
Welcome
Thanks for your welcome!
Yes, I am very proud and I will always let my son know how great he is. He wouldn't be the child I know and love if he was any different. :smile:
Welcome! It sounds like your child truly is wonderful!
For all the trouble my son can have among his own peers, adults adore him. It really takes the edge off for him, I think, and may be a good part of why his self-esteem seems to be very well intact.
About a month ago we went to a pool party at the home of an aging, and rich, client of a firm I do some work for. The man was completely enthralled by my son. He kept saying, "I love this kid!" It was so funny. Now, this man had his own unique path in life, and I couldn't help wondering if he saw just a bit of himself in my child ... wouldn't be a bad thing, since the man had turned his eccentricities into a profitable living. Anyway, it was sweet. And I'm always glad that adults seem to have no trouble seeing the gifts my child brings.
Hi Firefoxy :grin:
Welcome to the forum... I totally agree with your post... I am also very proud of my two wonderful children :grin:
Hi DW_a_mom,
I know what you mean, everytime we have been to a party or BBQ with heaps of people, we always end up showing my son's 'party tricks', and people would be gobsmacked, like when he was 2 (way before we knew anything about ASD), you could write down any word and he would read it. I mean big complicated words too. Most of the people would say they wish their child could do that. It all makes sense to us now, why he could read before 2. Plus my son is double-jointed so could bend his thumb all the way back, gross, but entertaining. :o
By the way, was just wondering if any Aspies here started talking late? My son has a language delay so Aspergers was ruled out, but my husband shows many signs of Aspergers. I am assuming genetically you could have a child with ASD or AS?
By the way, was just wondering if any Aspies here started talking late? My son has a language delay so Aspergers was ruled out, but my husband shows may signs of Aspergers. I am assuming genetically you could have a child with ASD or AS?
I started talking late... some time past my fifth birthday... which is one of the main reasons I was DXed (diagnosed) as an Hight Functioning Autistic rather than an Aspie.
My daughter also had some speech delay... though not as pronounced as mine was. She had a lot of echolalia which was apparently not recognised in me (though, to this day, I have a slight touch of echolalia). My son, however, has very pronounced speech delay which might be similar to mine (but he is only 2.75 years old presently).
Thanks for that, my son hasn't yet been diagnosed, but pediatrician was confused because my son shows such high intelligence: reading, counting forward and backwards, drawing pictures and putting together advanced puzzles. He does have echolalia, but all the things he repeats he understands the meaning of.
I have an appointment with his psychiatrist on Monday (final app) and he will write a report and tell us what he thinks. Up until now psychiatrist has just asked a lot of questions about what my son was like from 0-12 months, and 12-24 months of age. The first year and a half he was 'normal' then regressed with his speech and understanding, and began to exhibit some of the odd behaviours relative to ASD/AS such as lining things up and hand & finger flapping.
The first year and a half he was 'normal' then regressed with his speech and understanding
Firefoxy, I was also a very early reader, and I can't process speech as quickly as most people because I have to translate all spoken words into a written representation in my thoughts. It's like my brain is wired with something similar to a TV closed captioning device. I think what happens with the 'regression' of speech in early-reading children is that the brain optimizes itself to process written information. Although the child ends up with reading skills above average, the trade-off is that speech processing is impaired.
I love your positive attitude and am glad you found your way to AFF! :grin:
Welcome firefoxy!! I think your post was awesome, thanks for sharing your wonderful experience with your son.
Hi I am new here, but just wanted to say that I don't care what anyone says about my son, he is so perfect in my eyes, I wouldn't have him any other way! I know society may not accept him as he is
I feel the same about my son aswell. He is so perfect in my eyes I just wish though that other people could accept him for him and Welcome to the Forum firefoxy :wink: