Any other Asperger’s/autistic parents?

[Mumm1221]

Just looking for support :) I was diagnosed with Asperger syndrome at 15, I’m 24 now with a 10 month old baby boy

hes the light of my life :) I just wonder like does me having Asperger’s blend into parenting like does it make me very different?

I notice I feel very upset and overwhelmed when I don’t get my little half an hour - 45 min bath of a night when he goes to bed. It’s my time away from everyone and I feel I need to decompress is that mean?

id spend 24/7 with my son he’s my whole life but I still have that crave of alone time

My mum and other family members joke about how I don’t really do baby talk and I speak quite matter of fact and say it’s an Asperger’s trait but in all honesty I just think it’s because I don’t really like bsby talk haha

does anyone else wonder if they parent differently because of being on the spectrum? X

hi @Mumm1221
welcome

yes there's loads of us. there's a whole chat board over here:

www.mumsnet.com/talk/neurodiverse_mumsnetters

I wasn't diagnosed till I was mid 40s and my child was 8. but various family members including my child, various siblings and nieces have followed on getting diagnoses since, and I think many members of the rest of the wider family are probably all on the spectrum too or not far off. are any of your "joking" other family members perhaps being a bit over enthusiastic to make these points in order to help them with being in denial about their own neurodiversity? but in any case don't let it bother you. I am sure you are doing just great.