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November 16, 2006, 10:45 am PST
hi again
Quote From: fromthesquareI certainly did not mean to imply that you son Alex is not able. All kids are different. Asperger's kids typically have difficulty with fine motor skills. This is one of the considerations that a professional uses when diagnosing. I am not, however, a professional- just a mom. I took him to a neurologist and psychologist for a diagnosis. Both were in agreement. They are the professionals. Since then I have attended conferences, spoken with other parents and read everything that I could about Asperger's. I have been able to help my son dramatically using advice from the Autism Research Institute (. com) and the work of Dr. Bernard Rimland. Please know that you are in my prayers. This is the hardest time. The uncertainty of not knowing how to help your child. I remember worrying that I would hurt my son by labeling him. 7 years has past since I was where you are. I can tell you that it did help Joe to have a diagnosis. He is doing so well now. He is happy, muscular and well adjusted. Again, I am not insinuating that Alex isn't. Good luck and God bless you and Alex. Call on me again if you want to chat.
Kathy Actually, in no way did I feel that you were implying that my son was not able. I just wanted clarification. I just wanted to know if a child can have aspergers and still do what my son can do. Basically all the info that I have received in the past has been full of generalities and jargon. I just wanted some input from the people who I consider to be the real experts. The people who spend more than one hour with these kids. I just want to understand and do what is right for my son. People think that his behaviour is weird and they look at me like they are wondering what the hell I did to him.
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