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<blockquote data-quote="goomer" data-source="post: 605501" data-attributes="member: 16807"><p>Some of your story definitely reads as familiar lol</p><p></p><p> difficult child (now I know what this means lol) was first invited to take her SATs when she was 12 years old. She scored 1230/1600. When she took it again at 15, she got 1530/1600....and was actually <em>disappointed</em> with her score of all things. When she was a young girl she showed all the promise you'd expect in a young person....although looking back, some of the signs were definitely there. </p><p>Sounds a bit like her dad who, in his 20s, took some IQ test stoned off his butt only to score well into the Genius range. </p><p> Our situation is the opposite. She was born very early in my life and this made her stand out in the gifted program especially. All the other parents were married, established, and some 15-20 years older than I was....while at the time, I was finishing my undergrad and preparing to enter medical school, as well as working part time. So, our income was more limited in that sense.</p><p></p><p>. That's pretty much what I've done as well. It helped also that all the education and work ethic I'd shown in my life is partially what attracted my husband to me in the beginning. Between us, we're technically upper middle class even if our debt is high lol</p><p> Totally understand this. Having difficult child turned me around for exactly the same reasons.</p><p></p><p> This is partially why she never got the diagnosis as a little girl. My best friends' son had a much more obvious case of Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD)/Aspie's that I never really thought of her on that same spectrum as a young mom. Looking back though....the signs were there.</p><p></p><p></p><p> Same for difficult child. She generally was a pretty good kid and not one to create chaos or even talk back that much.</p><p> She drove at a normal time, but to this day has a great deal of anxiety about it. It was her issue with driving that first caused her problems in the military. She FREAKED OUT when her superior officer told her to move some truck. She refused, telling him she couldn't do it. <em> Not</em> something you do in the military at all lol.</p><p></p><p>Her only successful job has been Arby's, right after high school in the interim between graduation and entering the military.</p><p></p><p> I honestly don't see this happening for her at all. I think she is hoping to get disability so she doesn't have to work. Her father was on it because of the heart disease. I think she wants the same "permanent paid vacation" he had.</p><p> This happened during her senior year. She nearly failed a class because of it, which is unheard for her if she even bothers to go to class.</p><p></p><p>That must be very hard. I don't know if I could ever deal with that myself. Same for my husband.....it just goes against everything we believe in. No disrespect meant to your situation, of course <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /></p><p></p><p>That's good to hear at least.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="goomer, post: 605501, member: 16807"] Some of your story definitely reads as familiar lol difficult child (now I know what this means lol) was first invited to take her SATs when she was 12 years old. She scored 1230/1600. When she took it again at 15, she got 1530/1600....and was actually [I]disappointed[/I] with her score of all things. When she was a young girl she showed all the promise you'd expect in a young person....although looking back, some of the signs were definitely there. Sounds a bit like her dad who, in his 20s, took some IQ test stoned off his butt only to score well into the Genius range. Our situation is the opposite. She was born very early in my life and this made her stand out in the gifted program especially. All the other parents were married, established, and some 15-20 years older than I was....while at the time, I was finishing my undergrad and preparing to enter medical school, as well as working part time. So, our income was more limited in that sense. . That's pretty much what I've done as well. It helped also that all the education and work ethic I'd shown in my life is partially what attracted my husband to me in the beginning. Between us, we're technically upper middle class even if our debt is high lol Totally understand this. Having difficult child turned me around for exactly the same reasons. This is partially why she never got the diagnosis as a little girl. My best friends' son had a much more obvious case of Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD)/Aspie's that I never really thought of her on that same spectrum as a young mom. Looking back though....the signs were there. Same for difficult child. She generally was a pretty good kid and not one to create chaos or even talk back that much. She drove at a normal time, but to this day has a great deal of anxiety about it. It was her issue with driving that first caused her problems in the military. She FREAKED OUT when her superior officer told her to move some truck. She refused, telling him she couldn't do it. [I] Not[/I] something you do in the military at all lol. Her only successful job has been Arby's, right after high school in the interim between graduation and entering the military. I honestly don't see this happening for her at all. I think she is hoping to get disability so she doesn't have to work. Her father was on it because of the heart disease. I think she wants the same "permanent paid vacation" he had. This happened during her senior year. She nearly failed a class because of it, which is unheard for her if she even bothers to go to class. That must be very hard. I don't know if I could ever deal with that myself. Same for my husband.....it just goes against everything we believe in. No disrespect meant to your situation, of course :) That's good to hear at least. [/QUOTE]
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