Good and bad news

[emkana]

The good news: The physiotherapist is getting me onto a swimming class for SN children, where there's one little boy roughly the same age as ds who has a similar condition. Really looking forward to meeting him, his mother and other parents who have children with SN.

The bad news: I need to sort my head out a bit because I'm finding it quite hard atm to when seeing other children the same age as ds, and what they can do that ds can't.

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Good news about the swimming, I loved ds2's pre school hydro sessions, he hated it but thats another story. I hope your ds really enjoys it.

Hopefully going to the swimming may help you feel better about all things your ds can do. Its a real sh*t when you see nt children the same age, kind of smacks you in the face.

I hope you make some good friends at the swimming & it benefits you both

emkana, I do so know what you mean about seeing other kids the same age. When I hear the sophisticated speech of a NF 4/5 year old , and then realise that I'm happy if my DS learns to say "juice" or "wee wee", it hits home. But then again, he doesn't have some of the less nice qualities - he's not spiteful, or competitive, or whingey and really his life is pure happiness most of the time. My mum wondered once why we try and bring him into our world, when he is so happy in his own little autistic world. But on bad days, it does not seem that way. Hugs to you!