chewie

I know it's horrible but at least you are okay-people can be such idiots at times can't they?!?!?! I have M.E and always wear shades when I'm outside, even when it's dark I will wear them to go in a shop because of the lights. They're not big dark ones or anything, but I often see people giving me funny looks like maybe I think I'm a rockstar or something lol, but you just have to rise above it-they don't know you so s*d them!! Glad they help you so much.

I am from the Isle Of Wight. An awful place for education......

Hi there everyone! I discovered this site accidentally through the Big Brother forum over at channel4! They have a big thread going about their thoughts on Eugene having Aspergers, and somewhere along the line this site got linked, so here I am! I am Leila (26), I have a 9 year old son Ben. He was vaguely diagnosed with Autism, and "Severe developmental/language delays" when he was 4-5 years old. He attended a special school for a couple of years and then got a placement in a mainstream school. He is statemented. I get very angry and upset because I have still never been given a firm diagnosis-people tell me he can't be autistic or have Aspergers because he "Makes eye contact" and because he cries and loves to cuddle-aaaagh what do they know..... I also get very confused because I feel like a fraud that's trying to convince everyone her sons something he is not-even some of his teachers at school try to make out that he's "Just a normal kid, all kids can be hectic". Then he comes home with his trousers back to front and books missing because his so-called one-to-one helper treats him as though he is "Normal". I am so happy to have found this place, I feel stupid but I never realised there would be forums about Aspergers on the internet. At last perhaps I can feel a little reassurred that neither I nor my son are crazy!! Sorry to moan, I don't know anyone else with Aspergers or similar, so have not been able to share experiences with anyone so far.....We live in a small backwards place where people can be quite ignorant and narrow-minded, which doesn't help either. I have a partner, Simon, and we have two labradors-Busta (black), and his daughter Chewie(yellow). Ben latest obsessions as of August 5th 2005 (things can change fast-LOL) are: BUGS/INSECTS VOLCANOS EXTREME WEATHER (TORNADOS/HURRICANES/TSUNAMIS ETC.) MAPS One great thing is, I feel like I've learned more from Ben than I ever did at school, and at least life is never boring! So happy to have found this forum, and hello to you all! Leila.