tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8071513431725196847.post2982676082032811442..comments2023-09-09T12:07:37.948-04:00Comments on Living with the "A" word..: Frustration...Denisehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00075033775780048055noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8071513431725196847.post-9229523840349110882011-03-23T15:27:20.354-04:002011-03-23T15:27:20.354-04:00Hang in there! My 17-year-old son is mild to mode...Hang in there! My 17-year-old son is mild to moderately autistic. I wish I could give you the hope you need right here, but visit my blog and read about our journey. They can achieve amazing things! I tell my son he is special and he has a special place he can go inside himself that we don't have. Autism is not negative for him. He has embraced it. It is who he is.<br />Sandy<br />www.twelvemakesadozen.blogspot.comMom of 12https://www.blogger.com/profile/03906944506636520893noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8071513431725196847.post-2162931222075221842011-01-09T09:26:04.979-05:002011-01-09T09:26:04.979-05:00Denise, I just found your blog from Faces of Autis...Denise, I just found your blog from Faces of Autism and this post really touched me. I'm a mom, and I have Asperger's Syndrome. I really know the feeling of not doing enough for your kid--I think any good parent feels that, which is how you know you're doing okay! And I also really know how it feels to be told that I'm not "autistic enough," which is really just people's way of saying that they've got a very stereotypical, limited, two-dimensional picture in their heads and I don't match up. And to that I say: Fine. Be that way. I have nothing to prove. I'm too busy living my life.<br /><br />Aim high with your son. There are a number of things I'm unable to do, but there are an even greater number of things I do quite well, and with some creative adaptive strategies, I've been able to work around a lot of my challenges. I'm 52, so I didn't have anything like the support your son has. In fact, my family was quite dysfunctional, but I've managed to make a meaningful and happy life for myself nonetheless.<br /><br />Take care of yourself. We moms tend to put ourselves aside too much.Rachel Cohen-Rottenberghttp://www.journeyswithautism.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8071513431725196847.post-14572306373239086782011-01-01T08:21:52.832-05:002011-01-01T08:21:52.832-05:00Well said.
It only gets worse with him not bein...Well said. <br /><br />It only gets worse with him not being "autistic" enough. It sounds like he falls into the gray area- no disable enough to be disabled, not typical enough to be typical. I struggle every day with this. I sometimes think our road is rougher.MMMomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12482388625423164599noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8071513431725196847.post-61377347159689374042010-12-23T01:56:59.672-05:002010-12-23T01:56:59.672-05:00*hug* I thought you could use it!
And try not to ...*hug* I thought you could use it! <br />And try not to think about what others think. I know it isn't always easy to do, but DO what you can do and be there as much as you can.. but also live your life. Every parent needs a break away from their kids once in awhile or they would get burnt out. And NO parent is perfect. You are the best parent you can be and that is all that matters. You do what you think is right for your son and you love him for him. <br /><br />And I admire you for being the mom you are! and your a great friend. So screw all the haters out there! :) YOU rock girl!dotcomkarihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11417131089238327205noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8071513431725196847.post-83619642221146732332010-12-22T14:00:15.693-05:002010-12-22T14:00:15.693-05:00Wow, believe it or not a lot of us have the same f...Wow, believe it or not a lot of us have the same feelings. We just don't admit them. Denise, I'm sure that you aren't mother of the year, but I have yet to meet anyone that I would qualify. We wear our own shoes and learn to walk in the pair we are given. You keep walking! We all have plenty of challenges, but one thing I know, Gos is good all the time and whether we feel him or not he's with us. I also believe that one day all kids grow up to be human and most of them come our alright even when they have less than perfect parent. Just do your best and let God do the restAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com