Anyone else with an ASD child dread birthdays and Xmas? DS2 has just had his 7th birthday and continues his mission to lose friends and alienate people!!
Although we don't have a definite diagnosis it is pretty certain that DS2 has Aspergers. My dad insists that there's nothing wrong but I think he's got more of an idea of what it's like now! My dad and his new girlfriend came to visit, DS2 just behaved so badly - he can't cope with surprises so opening their presents and cards was a nightmare, he'd say "I wasn't expecting that!" or "I don't want that" each time he was given something. The girlfriend was getting more and more cat's-bum-mouthed throughout.
The worst for me was when he was sat on grandad's lap opening cards and pulled a Batman one out, saying "Why did someone give me a Batman card, everyone should know I don't like Batman!!" Who was the card from? Grandad of course .... I could carry on listing his misdemeanours but I'm sure you get the picture
I know he can't always help what he says and how he acts but it's just mortifying - I'm so fed up with everyone just thinking I have a really badly behaved son
And we've got Xmas to look forward to soon, yay!!
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LivinInThe80s · 07/11/2010 12:51
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