MOSEY Report post Posted July 3, 2009 Hi! I'm Mo. I am married and am blessed with two lovely sons, the eldest having AS. He is eleven years old, handsome, sporty, fun loving, pedantic and always right (especially when he's wrong ). He moves up to high school after the hols which is being met with both great excitement and trepidation. Primary school has been an ongoing struggle from day 1, but he has finally settled really well this year and is blossoming - and now it's time for him to move!! My youngest son is full of beans and incredibly funny, however, we are about to have him tested for AS too as the school have expressed a few concerns about his social ability (which we don't share, but we don't want to ignore their concerns). We are also about to start weekend respite fostering for a little boy, which the whole family feels excited about. We meet him in two weeks time! We have had a rollercoaster ride as parents and nothing has gone the way we had planned in our romantic notion when we woke up and said naively 'Lets have kids - it'll be lovely!!', but you know, I wouldn't change my boys for all the money in the world. They are just lovely and very interesting wee characters, despite the constant chaos! I'm so happy to have found this site - I have found the experience of being a parent with a boy with AS very lonely at times. My friends are competitive about their kids grades, hobbies and creating good impressions etc. We, on the otherhand, burst with pride when our son copes well socially, gets a joke quickly, enjoys going somewhere new, sleeps well without a fuss and manages a day without experiencing trauma or frustration. There's no point in discussing this with them - we just get on with it on our own - its easier than trying to explain what's really going on! I also teach in a school with a base for kids with ASD and I am the mainstream pastoral care link for the kids in our base. I love that aspect of my job as I feel I can understand a little of the anxiety their mums and dads are feeling about the specific issues surrounding their kids' education and happiness. It has also enabled me to train whenever courses on ASD come up which helps the kids at school and at my own kids at home. I've really enjoyed reading some of the posts on here immensely and I'm really looking forward to getting to know you all and sharing our experiences!!! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Kathryn Report post Posted July 3, 2009 Welcome to the forum Mosey. I think lots of parents here will identify with the feeling of isolation that you describe. Look forward to getting to know you. K x Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
szxmum Report post Posted July 3, 2009 Hiya Mo I know what you mean about being a lonely parent but I just come on here and rabbit on Welcome to the forum Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
MOSEY Report post Posted July 3, 2009 Thank you, Kathryn and szxsmum! Nice to meet you! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
pearl Report post Posted July 3, 2009 Welcome to the forum Mo <'> Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
MOSEY Report post Posted July 3, 2009 Thank you pearl!! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
beckyjen Report post Posted July 5, 2009 Hi mosey I’m also new to this site what you mentioned about feeling lonely at times and having trouble with friends is exactly how I feel at the moment, I find it so hard to keep my cool with people when they say things like "he's handful " and " it’s a shame " I feel like we are walking round with 2 heads sometimes. Some people can be so ignorant !!! any way nice to meet you Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
