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Venting about picky eating - Staying with in laws for Xmas, they won't allow his food
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<blockquote data-quote="keista" data-source="post: 477548" data-attributes="member: 11965"><p>I think you're on to something here. When son was diagnosed, sisters and I realized that Dad was an Aspie as well. Of course, we knew he'd balk at anything like that, so to this day, he still doesn't know that son has such a diagnosis. Once he asked me "what was up" with son. I just said that he was different in the same way you (my dad) are different. "Oh, well that's a GOOD thing!" my dad replied. So just last week, I was talking to sis1 about sis2. Sis2 is becoming more and more like Dad every day. Sis1 and I picked apart her behaviors and compared/contrasted them to Dad. I was already piecing together that sis2 is very likely an Aspie. Sis1, however isn't ready to hear that. She may be once (if) DD1 get an official diagnosis. The reason, is because both sis1 and I have definite Aspie traits. Some of which I'm sure are genetic, but also some due to the fact that we were raised by a single Aspie father. Are either of us on the spectrum? Me more likely than sis1, and becoming apparent that sis2 is very likely.</p><p></p><p>So yes, acknowledging a diagnosis in a close family member, and having obvious similar traits can very much be unnerving for a person - especially an Aspie who perceives things in a very black and white manner. Ironic, isn't it? An Aspie can't accept they are an Aspie?</p><p></p><p>Oh, and the thinking they are "normal" thing? Perfectly normal if the family is filled with Aspies. Our familial foundations are our very first gauge of what is normal and acceptable in life. That's the primary reason abused children grow up to be abusers or abused spouses - they think it is "normal"</p><p></p><p>Things that make you go hmmmmmmmmmmmmmm</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="keista, post: 477548, member: 11965"] I think you're on to something here. When son was diagnosed, sisters and I realized that Dad was an Aspie as well. Of course, we knew he'd balk at anything like that, so to this day, he still doesn't know that son has such a diagnosis. Once he asked me "what was up" with son. I just said that he was different in the same way you (my dad) are different. "Oh, well that's a GOOD thing!" my dad replied. So just last week, I was talking to sis1 about sis2. Sis2 is becoming more and more like Dad every day. Sis1 and I picked apart her behaviors and compared/contrasted them to Dad. I was already piecing together that sis2 is very likely an Aspie. Sis1, however isn't ready to hear that. She may be once (if) DD1 get an official diagnosis. The reason, is because both sis1 and I have definite Aspie traits. Some of which I'm sure are genetic, but also some due to the fact that we were raised by a single Aspie father. Are either of us on the spectrum? Me more likely than sis1, and becoming apparent that sis2 is very likely. So yes, acknowledging a diagnosis in a close family member, and having obvious similar traits can very much be unnerving for a person - especially an Aspie who perceives things in a very black and white manner. Ironic, isn't it? An Aspie can't accept they are an Aspie? Oh, and the thinking they are "normal" thing? Perfectly normal if the family is filled with Aspies. Our familial foundations are our very first gauge of what is normal and acceptable in life. That's the primary reason abused children grow up to be abusers or abused spouses - they think it is "normal" Things that make you go hmmmmmmmmmmmmmm [/QUOTE]
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