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<blockquote data-quote="1 Day At a Time" data-source="post: 259556" data-attributes="member: 3704"><p>Welcome sosotired,</p><p></p><p>I'm sorry you had to find us, but I know this will be a good place for you to visit. My son is an Aspie too, and I remember well the many challenges we faced when he was 10.</p><p></p><p>I don't know how long ago your son was given his diagnosis, but I can tell you that the passing of time has helped me in acceptance of our situation. I have found the book "The Explosive Child" to be very helpful for our family, even at this late date.</p><p>It has helped me to decide what really matters, when to push, and just how hard. Oh, how I wish that I had read it years ago! I highly recommend it.</p><p></p><p>I have also worked hard to educate friends, family, the school , and especially our difficult child's teachers, about AS. It has made a huge difference for us and for difficult child. The bottom line is that our difficult child just doesn't collect a lot of friends and admirers.... LOL He just doesn't care about that sort of thing - while some of us in our family do... That's the piece that I've been letting go (for me) and trying to help difficult child understand how that attitude affects his life. He's starting to "get it", but he's a lot older than your difficult child.</p><p></p><p>Hang in there, I do believe that this gets better with time.Our difficult child is maturing, but he is way behind the pack...</p><p></p><p> I'm sure others will chime in here....</p><p></p><p>Welcome!!!</p><p></p><p>Valerie</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="1 Day At a Time, post: 259556, member: 3704"] Welcome sosotired, I'm sorry you had to find us, but I know this will be a good place for you to visit. My son is an Aspie too, and I remember well the many challenges we faced when he was 10. I don't know how long ago your son was given his diagnosis, but I can tell you that the passing of time has helped me in acceptance of our situation. I have found the book "The Explosive Child" to be very helpful for our family, even at this late date. It has helped me to decide what really matters, when to push, and just how hard. Oh, how I wish that I had read it years ago! I highly recommend it. I have also worked hard to educate friends, family, the school , and especially our difficult child's teachers, about AS. It has made a huge difference for us and for difficult child. The bottom line is that our difficult child just doesn't collect a lot of friends and admirers.... LOL He just doesn't care about that sort of thing - while some of us in our family do... That's the piece that I've been letting go (for me) and trying to help difficult child understand how that attitude affects his life. He's starting to "get it", but he's a lot older than your difficult child. Hang in there, I do believe that this gets better with time.Our difficult child is maturing, but he is way behind the pack... I'm sure others will chime in here.... Welcome!!! Valerie [/QUOTE]
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