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Aspergers...the diagnosis going away?
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<blockquote data-quote="BusynMember" data-source="post: 433226" data-attributes="member: 1550"><p>Marg, you hit another homerun. Wow, what a good way of putting things.</p><p></p><p>I also want to add that the label is no surprise to our kids. They know they are different. They certainly know that they are not just normal kids with difficulties...teachers, life, other kids, etc. reminds them every day. I go back to myself as a child...suffereing badly from depression, anxiety and learning disabilities. I was failing school in a community where high achievement was the rule, and I got teased and ostracized mercilessly. I would have killed to have a label to explain to myself, if nobody else, that I actually DID try and actually was NOT stupid or lazy. Would it have made me feel I was different? I WAS DIFFERENT! Nobody had to bring that to my attention...lol. And to me "different" meant "crazy." So maybe I have a different perspective.</p><p></p><p>My son knows his diagnosis and has had a professional explain it to him, without making a huge deal out of it. He is fine with his diagnosis. and rarely brings it up. He is set up to succeed and is grateful. He is also a happy young man, something I can not say *I* was. If you have cancer, you are told. If you have epilespy you are told. If you have diabetes you are told. You treat it accordingly. You don't have to tell anybody about it. But you are what you are. Not naming it doesn't change it and MAY hold back from getting help.</p><p></p><p>Just my worthless .02 again <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="BusynMember, post: 433226, member: 1550"] Marg, you hit another homerun. Wow, what a good way of putting things. I also want to add that the label is no surprise to our kids. They know they are different. They certainly know that they are not just normal kids with difficulties...teachers, life, other kids, etc. reminds them every day. I go back to myself as a child...suffereing badly from depression, anxiety and learning disabilities. I was failing school in a community where high achievement was the rule, and I got teased and ostracized mercilessly. I would have killed to have a label to explain to myself, if nobody else, that I actually DID try and actually was NOT stupid or lazy. Would it have made me feel I was different? I WAS DIFFERENT! Nobody had to bring that to my attention...lol. And to me "different" meant "crazy." So maybe I have a different perspective. My son knows his diagnosis and has had a professional explain it to him, without making a huge deal out of it. He is fine with his diagnosis. and rarely brings it up. He is set up to succeed and is grateful. He is also a happy young man, something I can not say *I* was. If you have cancer, you are told. If you have epilespy you are told. If you have diabetes you are told. You treat it accordingly. You don't have to tell anybody about it. But you are what you are. Not naming it doesn't change it and MAY hold back from getting help. Just my worthless .02 again :) [/QUOTE]
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