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<blockquote data-quote="CAmom" data-source="post: 333939" data-attributes="member: 1835"><p>MW, no, no one has ever suggested Asperger's...my son is extremely social and outgoing, more so than I would have wished at times, but he has always had low self-esteem, for some unknown reason, but we've always tried our best to encourage him in everything he's expressed any interest in. </p><p></p><p>As far as the driving, when he was 12, he and my husband, his dad, were headed towards the slopes for a ski day, and they hit black ice and spun out. Neither he nor my husband was hurt, but their vechicle spun, landing them in the opposite direction with four flat tires and other damage to the truck. For at least a year after that, he was absolutely terrified of being in any vehicle going more than 25 MPH or so, even when we were back home on the coast of California where it NEVER snows! It got to the point where we thought we'd need to get him some help for a full-blown phobia since he would literally go into panic mode if he saw anything resembling snow on the side of the road. This happened eight years ago, and he admits that he's never really felt comfortable on a freeway since then.</p><p></p><p>And, MW, you're right, we HAVE spoiled him silly, and there are </p><p>SO many things I would have done differently if I had them to do over again, but, in my heart, I still don't think this accounts for all of his issues. </p><p></p><p>When he was 5 and ADHD was suspected, we took him to a psychiatrist who diagnosed an anxiety disorder, at that time manifest as separation anxiety from me. I have a suspicion that that hasn't changed much over the years, even though I've been a stay-at-home mom since he was born and came home to us at just a couple of days old, and my husband and I have basically devoted ourselves to him since then.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="CAmom, post: 333939, member: 1835"] MW, no, no one has ever suggested Asperger's...my son is extremely social and outgoing, more so than I would have wished at times, but he has always had low self-esteem, for some unknown reason, but we've always tried our best to encourage him in everything he's expressed any interest in. As far as the driving, when he was 12, he and my husband, his dad, were headed towards the slopes for a ski day, and they hit black ice and spun out. Neither he nor my husband was hurt, but their vechicle spun, landing them in the opposite direction with four flat tires and other damage to the truck. For at least a year after that, he was absolutely terrified of being in any vehicle going more than 25 MPH or so, even when we were back home on the coast of California where it NEVER snows! It got to the point where we thought we'd need to get him some help for a full-blown phobia since he would literally go into panic mode if he saw anything resembling snow on the side of the road. This happened eight years ago, and he admits that he's never really felt comfortable on a freeway since then. And, MW, you're right, we HAVE spoiled him silly, and there are SO many things I would have done differently if I had them to do over again, but, in my heart, I still don't think this accounts for all of his issues. When he was 5 and ADHD was suspected, we took him to a psychiatrist who diagnosed an anxiety disorder, at that time manifest as separation anxiety from me. I have a suspicion that that hasn't changed much over the years, even though I've been a stay-at-home mom since he was born and came home to us at just a couple of days old, and my husband and I have basically devoted ourselves to him since then. [/QUOTE]
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