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I asked son "What does Autism mean to you?"
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<blockquote data-quote="gcvmom" data-source="post: 226581" data-attributes="member: 3444"><p>Success comes in different forms, different ways of life. Ultimately, it boils down to what makes you happy, satisfied, fulfilled. And no matter what that is, if your son finds that, he will be successful in his life.</p><p> </p><p>I had naive and romantic ideals of how my children would be and what they would grow up to become. I'm slowly learning to adjust to the reality that my parental fantasies are likely to be very different from what my kids eventually end up doing in their lives. I just want them to be happy and secure, and I'm recognizing that those two needs can be met in so many different ways.</p><p> </p><p>It's so great that your son is doing well and has come so far! He may suprise you one day and find someone to love and have close in his life. That may not happen until he is much older, but it still may happen. </p><p> </p><p>And for what it's worth, his lack of awareness with hygiene, love of video games, and microscopic social circle sound very much like my difficult child 1, who doesn't seem too bothered by his "specialness" either <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite2" alt=";)" title="Wink ;)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=";)" /></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="gcvmom, post: 226581, member: 3444"] Success comes in different forms, different ways of life. Ultimately, it boils down to what makes you happy, satisfied, fulfilled. And no matter what that is, if your son finds that, he will be successful in his life. I had naive and romantic ideals of how my children would be and what they would grow up to become. I'm slowly learning to adjust to the reality that my parental fantasies are likely to be very different from what my kids eventually end up doing in their lives. I just want them to be happy and secure, and I'm recognizing that those two needs can be met in so many different ways. It's so great that your son is doing well and has come so far! He may suprise you one day and find someone to love and have close in his life. That may not happen until he is much older, but it still may happen. And for what it's worth, his lack of awareness with hygiene, love of video games, and microscopic social circle sound very much like my difficult child 1, who doesn't seem too bothered by his "specialness" either ;) [/QUOTE]
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