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Quote From: gemini51

I am the proud grandmother of a six year old grandson named Corey. Corey was diagnosed with Aspergers Syndrone around his third birthday but we were noticing obvious changes in behaviour at two or maybe slightly before. The most obvious signs that there was something exceptional about my grandson was the fact that his memory was photogenic. IF he heard it, it was a given that he would remember and research and learn more about any subject. This may not sound too amazing but we are talking about a child 18 to 24 months who would sing complete songs, knew the alphabet, could read, knew the name of every car on the market, etc....etc... I knew we were dealing with something I had never witnessed before. The only thing we noticed other than we were dealing with a little Einstein was the occasional meltdowns and impulsive actions he would take. We could never leave him alone for a second and he demanded total attention. This was great for me because I think he is amazing and I did not want to miss anything but his mom was stressed alot of the time because she had him all the time and she is a single mom and her exhusband has nothing to do with him . I do not understand completely how Asperger's happen but I do know that I do not look on this as a bad thing. I think my grandson will make a difference in this world for the good. At times there are struggles for him at school mostly because of the social issues  but all in all now he is making mostly A's and B's in conduct. Not always but mostly. He has been going to school since three but this year he is in the first grade and for the first time he has wonderful, talented, gifted, loving teachers who study this syndrone and look on it as a gift and not something they should try to avoid. I thank God for Ms. Hood, Ms. Quidry and Ms. Parker at  Haskew Elementary every day and night in prayers and pray that others out there are as fortunate as Corey to be blessed with such teachers. Yes, Corey can be a handful but mostly he is charming and a total delight for me to love and cherish and I am thankful to have to child in my life.