tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6507179904851064031.post8954810347060131011..comments2023-03-31T01:39:47.868-07:00Comments on Meet Chaz: Is a Good Life Too Much To Ask For?Virginia Revoirhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12426979985073932937noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6507179904851064031.post-86957359960751201192012-05-01T13:31:53.846-07:002012-05-01T13:31:53.846-07:00I started a support group on Facebook if you are i...I started a support group on Facebook if you are interested. It's surprising how many signed up. I have my personal page, a group page, and then a fan page. People will talk on all 3 of them. I can't get on there often because I'm soooo busy but I think you'll really love it. Here are the links. <br /><br />1.(fan page) http://www.facebook.com/Aspergermoms<br /><br />2.(personal page) http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100000641744031&sk=wall<br /><br />3. (group) http://www.facebook.com/groups/244321327583/Virginia Revoirhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12426979985073932937noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6507179904851064031.post-61278962457975536362012-05-01T05:36:51.597-07:002012-05-01T05:36:51.597-07:00until a little bit ago, I really didn't know m...until a little bit ago, I really didn't know much about AS. But my five year old son seems to have it. We haven't had him diagnosed yet. But he pretty much has all the behaviors and issues that are listed on most AS sites. It breaks my heart. I've cried a lot the last week, realizing what it is we are dealing with. I feel so lost and yeah... just sad about what his future might be. I WANT to help him, but I don't know where to start... I subscribed to your blog... but I'm wondering... do you have some sort of support group. in real life or in blog land... how do you stay strong and help you son?BekLovesJeremyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03391077072995862419noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6507179904851064031.post-14806879291607697452011-12-10T21:08:20.226-08:002011-12-10T21:08:20.226-08:00It's not too much to ask at all. Keep hoping....It's not too much to ask at all. Keep hoping. My son will always have significant struggles, but when I think of where we started and where we are now, I have hope. I've also heard from many parents with older kids that things tend to level out a bit after adolescence. Hang in there!Accidental Experthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12076925529372019604noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6507179904851064031.post-32395421574209318492011-12-08T16:07:15.201-08:002011-12-08T16:07:15.201-08:00I know how you feel, but chances are that his stre...I know how you feel, but chances are that his strengths as an Aspie will compensate for his weaknesses. I also have a son with AS who is now in 9th grade. Now that he is in high school, he can finally realize that his great memory is an asset in life. He is getting straight A's and his peers are starting to see that he is a smart kid... maybe a little odd, but smart. Twenty years ago, kids with AS were not diagnosed as having it... often they were smart kids who where not understood and were often labeled as deliquents because of their behavior. At least today we can recognize what causes that antisocial behavior and can work around it and find ways to encourage them and not discourage them. My husband very likely has AS, but back in the 70's he was just a troubled child. He used to often skip school so that he could read at the library... he loved to read and didn't much like his peers and his parents didn't understand why he was so different from their other kids. He used to get into a lot of trouble. He ended up succeeding in life, despite the troubled upbringing, mainly because he just understood computers at a time when not very many people did. He is the most loyal husband EVER, and we have been together for 23 years. Yes, at times we have disagreements and it is frustrating when he only looks at a situation from a rational perspective, when I am purely emotional, but for the most part we complement each other and keep each other in check.<br />Don't worry and just try to encourage!jmissnerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00948686283780012818noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6507179904851064031.post-7560418022023431092011-12-08T11:21:26.557-08:002011-12-08T11:21:26.557-08:00With a 4-year-old undiagnosed with anything but ob...With a 4-year-old undiagnosed with anything but obviously having issues...what I want to know is, will he understand someday that his brain works differently and will he be able to accept it and work with it. Will he be able to self-modify in order to be the great person he is when he is "in-sync"....Karenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09176581451996916841noreply@blogger.com