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karen_kiki

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January 15, 2006, 6:23 am PST

Thank You and Bless You too

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My son (17 years old) has Asperger's and I know a lot of his problems are very hard to handle sometime but it doesn't seem to be as bad as this child on the show seems to be. I have talked with a support group that has children with Asperger's and Autism and some seem to feel the same way about their child. I will watch this show Tuesday and I hope to learn something thru this to help my son and my families life a little easier to handle. We hope and pray our children with Asperger's will be able to go thru life feeling safe and able to communicate better with others without feeling threatened. I know some are worse then others with Asperger's but I Pray for this mother that this will get better some day. I know there is always hope for every child. I know this for a fact that if we don't take care of ourselves it becomes very hard to take care and handle our child with Asperger's. Our children were sent here for a reason to do something great. I have two children that are so different from each other but I love them both the same.

Thanks to Dr. Phil we see the light at the end of a very long tunnel. It is true I have not taken care of myself or my relationship with my husband and I have felt extremely angry for some time. Not angry at Alex but at not being the Parent who can fix it all and make the home like the perfect family from the 50's and 60's. Ok, I know there was no perfect family however TV and Movies are deceiving. But I want him to have the best life he can and I want to be able to relax and not worry about the not so NORMAL things.

Example, last night after the Basketball Game Alex got a ride home with friends. We left the game at 9:30 p.m. and there was 1 minute left of play (they won). Alex didn't get home for another 90 minutes. Under typical circumstances I would have been a worriesome mother, last night I was not just a worriesome mother but I was worrying beyond belief. Was he calm, was he raging, had he run off due to anger, or was he being a Teenager and not thinking things through and in an environment not appropriate for him....

I had to hold back when he walked in happy, calm and unaware that it took an extra hour or so to get home. He actually walked in, told us how the game finished, who brought him home and how they had to dropped off two other people first (the driver's girlfriend and her friend) on the opposite side of the community.

Since I am always waiting for the other shoe to drop I am always ready to jump in on things..........luckily along with getting Alex some help I have found someone who I too will be working with to help me get through life (my life). I look forward to working with viewers like yourself who can help me and I in turn will be able to help. Reaching out getting the support we need for ourselves and our families is what will bring us all WELLNESS.