Posts by HarperRose

Oh, by the way, I don't like trains. :p Neither did my 12 yr old aspie.  My focuses over the years:   Cats Pregnancy Birth Breastfeeding Natural living Autism Aspergers Punky Brewster Disney...

This drives me nuts because the people diagnosing typically DON'T have Aspergers themselves. How can you accurately and correctly diagnose something you don't even experience? Not social? Really? Do these diagnosticians even BOTHER to...

I'm very social. I've been called a social butterfly. My friend, a male, is the same way. My friend's daughter is also a social butterfly. We all have aspergers.

  Quote: Originally Posted by mekat  No, my son's diagnosis is rare.  We don't fit in with the Autism crowd.  We don't fit in with the Down Syndrome crowd.  All the local special needs activities...

  Quote: Originally Posted by Emmeline II    I think the first reaction is usually "yay! a diagnosis/validation," then "oh, crap." Sometimes the latter has to do with actually having an identified...

Oh, thanks! That's me & DS2, my sensory boy. :) I found that finding local groups was a huge chore. And MoCAA has only been around about 2 years. So I had nothing for DS1's early years. It's incredibly frustrating.

Frustrating because you don't want your other kids to feel like you're favoring one. We've had to deal A LOT with that issue with our 10 yr old. Her older brother has aspergers syndrome. So I got her involved with autism awareness...

Whole Foods is in The Quarry. I'm at I10/De Zavala - that is not an hour away from anywhere that I have lived, though it may be for someone who is farther outside the city or farther toward the outskirts than we are. And there's a...

I wrote a blog post about a local Autism group MoCAA - Moms Connect About Autism and I wondered if you guys had something similar for your kids?

Oh, sweetie, DO NOT take it personally. The neighbor is clueless. Don't bring it up with her. I learned that the hard way, unfortunately. :( As for the ped, again, an hour long appointment PERIOD is way too short. When I had Max...