It's so refreshing to hear a parent deal with something like this so... in step. Thank you for providing a good example. I wish you and your sons godspeed on this journey. I hope it leads to answers and helpful solutions!
I feel like I've gotten a lot of compliments from various people (doctors, teachers) about how well I've been handling it all. It hasn't been without its challenges, but it just seems to make more sense to do what I can to help my son get the most out of life, early, rather than pretend there isn't anything I should be dealing with better. Thanks :)
Oh, wow -- it must be interesting to come at this as an adult! I hope they're able to give you some answers, even if it's just, "no, you just have sensory issues, some people do."
I don't think they'll tell me I just have some sensory issues, because I've had a lot of the social problems ASD folks have for pretty much my entire life. I think it's more likely they'll be judging me on the severity of my issues. Anyway, I'm likely to have an answer after my appointment on Thursday.
Prior to becoming more understanding of the sensory issues ASD people have, I'd always thought my social issues were just social anxiety and social awkwardness.
Most likely you will have ASD tendencies. The gene is passed through families, they've isolated and identified two, so far, and now know Autism starts in utero, during second trimester. (I have a friend who is a pediatric research Doctor) Both my son, and my grandson are ASD. Unfortunately, I am the carrier. I've never been diagnosed ASD, but I am ADD, and Bipolar 1 w/ manic psychosis.
It's a rough row to hoe, but full of it's own rewards also. All the feels, hugs and peace~~~
That's fascinating. I wasn't aware that they'd isolated that much information, but I had been aware that it runs in families. I know the health insurance people we're with are doing research in the area, though, so once I have my diagnosis, I'm thinking about providing some genetic samples for them, since they're looking for that from kids and their parents. My husband shows signs of ASD as well, but I don't think he's interested in being diagnosed. With respect to my own lineage, I think both of my parents showed signs, too, in different ways, so really it should be unsurprising that we've ended up here.
When my son was diagnosed 25yrs. Ago, there was only a 1/180 ratio of boys being ASD, since then it is now 1/60 ratio with numbers ticking wildly upward since 1985.
They're trying to figure out what the trigger is. So much has changed, and it is a fascinating puzzle. Huggs~~~
As a parent, I've always talked to both of my children as if they could understand me at the adult level, never dumbing down my language the way other adults often do to children.
This is also how I relate to children. I don't plan on becoming a parent but I have been told I should be a teacher because I am able to have interesting conversations with little humans even with my 4yr old nephew who has a speech problem but talks in full sentences to me.
That's really cool. Yeah, I don't really understand why people talk down to children sometimes. If the kids don't understand something you've said, they'll just ask and learn from it.
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Prior to becoming more understanding of the sensory issues ASD people have, I'd always thought my social issues were just social anxiety and social awkwardness.
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It's a rough row to hoe, but full of it's own rewards also. All the feels, hugs and peace~~~
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They're trying to figure out what the trigger is. So much has changed, and it is a fascinating puzzle. Huggs~~~
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This is also how I relate to children. I don't plan on becoming a parent but I have been told I should be a teacher because I am able to have interesting conversations with little humans even with my 4yr old nephew who has a speech problem but talks in full sentences to me.
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