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<blockquote data-quote="Marguerite" data-source="post: 233333" data-attributes="member: 1991"><p>Hi, Janna! I've been wondering how you were all getting on. We've had a lot of new members and I've been recommending "Explosive Child" for them, but in the back of my mind remembering that you felt it didn't help you at all. I'm currently going through 3rd edition, it is somewhat different, it has what I see as fresh ideas (which makes me wonder - was I actually doing something independent, all along? Whatever I've been doing, has been working for me).</p><p></p><p>I'm glad Brandon is doing well at last. And Dylan - he's been a handful for a long time, but the autism label would make a lot of sense. I remember thinking, I wish that could be checked out more thoroughly, I'm sure there's Pervasive Developmental Disorder (PDD) in some form going on there. </p><p></p><p>We have found with our kids, that the autism label does make it easier to accept their oddness and to cope with it. There are still times I'd like to throttle them, but when you have a 'feel' for it, it all becomes much easier.</p><p></p><p>You won't have heard, in your absence - my difficult child 1 got married a couple of months ago! My son's new wife is a darling, a lovely girl, very bright but has long-term anxiety/epilepsy issues. Interestingly, her parents have a fight-fight marriage, the mother lives her own very independent life. difficult child 1 used to live part of the week at their home and reported on the mother's very strange behaviour. The few times we visited, we found the mother very outgoing, very active and energetic, but VERY Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD) in the way she controlled her environment and ordered compliance form everyone under her roof.</p><p>But I like the woman. True, she's unpredictable, she's a bundle of nerves and anxiety sometimes, she's a control freak - but WYSIWYG. There's nothing fake about her, nothing sly or devious. She's open, she's generous, if she's happy to see you she shows it. Yes, she's odd. And I'm increasingly convinced, she's Aspie. Extremely so. And a great deal of her 'issues' are, I feel, due to Asperger's.</p><p>She of course has no diagnosis. I suspect nobody is game to suggest to her, that there is anything wrong. I suspect in her mind, there is nothing wrong with her, it's everyone else who needs fixing. In her mind, she functions perfectly well. So why fix what isn't broke?</p><p></p><p>I'm glad you've been soldiering on, sounds like it's been a hectic time, but productive.</p><p></p><p>Keep us posted!</p><p></p><p>Marg</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Marguerite, post: 233333, member: 1991"] Hi, Janna! I've been wondering how you were all getting on. We've had a lot of new members and I've been recommending "Explosive Child" for them, but in the back of my mind remembering that you felt it didn't help you at all. I'm currently going through 3rd edition, it is somewhat different, it has what I see as fresh ideas (which makes me wonder - was I actually doing something independent, all along? Whatever I've been doing, has been working for me). I'm glad Brandon is doing well at last. And Dylan - he's been a handful for a long time, but the autism label would make a lot of sense. I remember thinking, I wish that could be checked out more thoroughly, I'm sure there's Pervasive Developmental Disorder (PDD) in some form going on there. We have found with our kids, that the autism label does make it easier to accept their oddness and to cope with it. There are still times I'd like to throttle them, but when you have a 'feel' for it, it all becomes much easier. You won't have heard, in your absence - my difficult child 1 got married a couple of months ago! My son's new wife is a darling, a lovely girl, very bright but has long-term anxiety/epilepsy issues. Interestingly, her parents have a fight-fight marriage, the mother lives her own very independent life. difficult child 1 used to live part of the week at their home and reported on the mother's very strange behaviour. The few times we visited, we found the mother very outgoing, very active and energetic, but VERY Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD) in the way she controlled her environment and ordered compliance form everyone under her roof. But I like the woman. True, she's unpredictable, she's a bundle of nerves and anxiety sometimes, she's a control freak - but WYSIWYG. There's nothing fake about her, nothing sly or devious. She's open, she's generous, if she's happy to see you she shows it. Yes, she's odd. And I'm increasingly convinced, she's Aspie. Extremely so. And a great deal of her 'issues' are, I feel, due to Asperger's. She of course has no diagnosis. I suspect nobody is game to suggest to her, that there is anything wrong. I suspect in her mind, there is nothing wrong with her, it's everyone else who needs fixing. In her mind, she functions perfectly well. So why fix what isn't broke? I'm glad you've been soldiering on, sounds like it's been a hectic time, but productive. Keep us posted! Marg [/QUOTE]
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