Autism Blogger

I have just (in the last two weeks) realized what has mentally tortured my adult son all these years!!! ... When my daughter called & said mom, they have a specific diag. for Caden(who is 7) ... He has High Functioning Severe Autism Spectrum, I immediately began to recall the UNDIAGNOSED symptoms of my son(who is now 28). 

I feel so BLESSED to at least now (even at this stage in my son's life) have the opportunity to recognize the immense burden he lives with & apologize to him before my life here is over!   Because of the advancement in medical fields, my son-in-law & daughter will have a precious opportunity before them to make a positive difference in Caden's life! - Because they will UNDERSTAND how to help him!

Today  I  am  56 & yearn so desperately to go back when my only son was around 4 years old ... MY  HEART  HURTS  for  all  of  the  times I sensed SOMETHING  WAS  JUST  NOT  RIGHT ...  I trusted doctors, coaches, teachers ...  but DENIED how I felt  inside...(which was - there is something specific wrong because my little boy would NOT subject himself to certain behaviors on purpose without a reason!)     I even questioned my pediatrician (was best of the best in Hixson) about his continued shaking of certain little toys...The team assured me that their daughter was doing exactlly the same thing & they felt it was nothing to focus on or worry about!  I have wondererd a handful of times if that behavior meant anything for their daughter like it did for my son. :(

Anyways, they all gave generic diagnosis, adhd, dyslexia, visual-perceptual displasa, STILL,  I  did  as  I  was  encouraged  to  do -

I pressured him  ---  I pushed him  ---  I made the charts ---  I was involved at every level of his public schooling ---  then came 6th grade!!!   read more »