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<blockquote data-quote="ML" data-source="post: 101977"><p>Wow! This is something I can weigh in on. My son is on both the autistic spectrum and the spectrum of male/female. When he was 5 he told me he would have preferred being a girl. He's always enjoyed dressing up and acting. He is more emotionally sensitive, relates mostly to girls, has all girl friends, warms up and relates to them. Sure, all of his caretakers have been female so there is a part of that there. But it's more. I've made myself crazy with this. I think I'm closer to acceptance now. I joined a group of moms that deal with this too and I found, as in his Pervasive Developmental Disorder (PDD) spectrum, he is on the "high" side (if that's a right word); meaning he doesn't have it to an extreme degree. Some of these kids are so young! Yes, it's hardwired into their brains in the womb. One of the docs even said there is some kind of tie in with Pervasive Developmental Disorder (PDD) (still searching that one). My son told me he likes wearing dresses sometimes because the fabric is so soft (tactile sensory stuff). He hasn't been dressing up in several months so I'm hoping that by allowing him his freedome of expression it's not going to be something he does in secret later (fingers crossed). </p><p></p><p>We start counseling in January for many of our life issues, this being just one of them. </p><p></p><p>I have felt rather isolated with this one. I even was afraid to talk much about it here because fear of reactions. My son is aware of others' opinions and reactions to the nth degree so he's learned how to appear normal pretty well. No one would ever guess he was on either spectrum when they met him. He just presents as very shy. I don't want to be different any more than my son does. But God made us who we are and gave us these challenges for a reason I believe.</p><p></p><p>Love him.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="ML, post: 101977"] Wow! This is something I can weigh in on. My son is on both the autistic spectrum and the spectrum of male/female. When he was 5 he told me he would have preferred being a girl. He's always enjoyed dressing up and acting. He is more emotionally sensitive, relates mostly to girls, has all girl friends, warms up and relates to them. Sure, all of his caretakers have been female so there is a part of that there. But it's more. I've made myself crazy with this. I think I'm closer to acceptance now. I joined a group of moms that deal with this too and I found, as in his Pervasive Developmental Disorder (PDD) spectrum, he is on the "high" side (if that's a right word); meaning he doesn't have it to an extreme degree. Some of these kids are so young! Yes, it's hardwired into their brains in the womb. One of the docs even said there is some kind of tie in with Pervasive Developmental Disorder (PDD) (still searching that one). My son told me he likes wearing dresses sometimes because the fabric is so soft (tactile sensory stuff). He hasn't been dressing up in several months so I'm hoping that by allowing him his freedome of expression it's not going to be something he does in secret later (fingers crossed). We start counseling in January for many of our life issues, this being just one of them. I have felt rather isolated with this one. I even was afraid to talk much about it here because fear of reactions. My son is aware of others' opinions and reactions to the nth degree so he's learned how to appear normal pretty well. No one would ever guess he was on either spectrum when they met him. He just presents as very shy. I don't want to be different any more than my son does. But God made us who we are and gave us these challenges for a reason I believe. Love him. [/QUOTE]
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