sullyandmike

Thanx for that Cat........I think there is a bit of dx frustration in the mix with J which may well be a contributing factor. He has a pertty hefty underlying (but unconnected) medical condition too (has had it since birth), so he has quite a weight on his little shoulders at the mo. We do talk with him about it, and are working our way through a childrens AS book as and when he is willing and interested........we'll get there in the end Thanx again for replying.....Sully

Thank you all for your kind welcome and insightful answers.........it REALLY helps to know you are not on your own in this scary new AS world. Pete and I were just talking last night about how hard it is going to be working out what is standard "little boy" behaviour and what is AS............I guess I'm just going to have to get better at making judgement calls. Luckily J is one of those children who is so TOTALLY transparent when it comes to trying it on that it is almost laughable. Within 10 seconds of a flase statement or reaction, he has to get the truth out there and put it right, or it just doesn't sit right in his head. I remember seeing the head teacher over one of the many instances of bullying *sighs heavily*, and he said that he could always rely on J for a full, un abridged and completely honest account of events (even down to colours and smells!!!!!). I guess we are all going to have to learn as we go along....... Thanx again for your replies............Sully

Evening all......... I've just joined the site, which looks full of useful info BTW, after getting an AS diagnosis for my 9 yr old son 2 wks ago. Now I'm sure there will be a million and one questions to ask, but the one most prominent at the moment is this. ..... Has anyone else witnessed a worsening of their child's symptoms once their diagnosis was explained to them?..... The reason I ask is that J is having a lot of "out pourings" all of a sudden and we were wondering if this could be down to the fact that we have explained (in simple terms) that it is ok to feel the things he feels/do the things he HAS to do etc. I feel that after a good few years of pent up confusions etc the pressure is finally off for him, and he can "release" without fear of ridicule, therefore a lot of stuff is coming out at once. I hope this isn't too much of a question for a first post, but I have always been a "dive straight in" kind of girl. I look forward to your replies, getting to know my way around, and hopefully contributing some useful stuff at some point. Cheers!!!!! Sully