A-S warrior Report post Posted June 25, 2012 I haven't read all the posts on this thread, but I do see my son's autism (and my older sons Asperger's-yness) as our privilege. I don't mean to patronise anyone who is really struggling in life on account of ASD (either individuals or their families), but my own feeling is that as a family we are privileged with autism. I hope that doesn't sound ridiculous or twee to anyone. not at all, it was like music to my ears. some pepole are so blinded by the negative things that they ignore all the positives that a-s or asd brings in. even blind pepole have advantages, there sight may go but hearing becomes acute and there sence of taste, touch and awarness heightens to a supreme level. compared to alot of diabilitys out there a-s children have it pretty sweet, to a point that i dont see it as a disability. i think more parents, (and pepole on this forum are guilty of it) should take a step back and realise what a gifted child they have instead of bombarding constant complaints and wingeing about how misbehaved there child is in school. i was as bad if not worse than alot of the children on here, why am i where i am today? i had a never say quit familly. i still have a few bumps in the road and creases to iron out, but what human doesnt? im glad mannify that you have said what you have said, you sound proud of your son and you should be, as should all parents. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Mannify Report post Posted June 25, 2012 Thanks, A-S Warrior. my children are proud of each other. I recall an occasion two years ago when my eldest started staring at boy with repetitive behaviours. I could see his mum looking annoyed, but then my son asked, 'how old is he?'. The mum replied that he was 5 and still looked rather annoyed and probably wondered why he hadn't been taught not to stare. My son then asked, 'is he austistic?'. When the mum, rather surprised, replied that he was, my son smiled proudly and said, 'my brother's five and he's autistic'. my middle son does not really interact with his peers, but he and his brother have a close bond which brings them both comfort. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
LancsLad Report post Posted June 25, 2012 Kids always have the best answers, well thats my experience anyway, brilliant story! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
A-S warrior Report post Posted July 11, 2012 from speaking to alot of you both publically and personally im even more sure than i was before that a-s is a gift, or at least an advantage. for pepole that are ment to be socially 'deficient' we certainly do well socialising on here and getting to the bottom of pepoles problems, albeit through a computer screen but socialisng none the less. its really only one step from doing this in person. and each and every member brings something special and unique to this place, even if you the indivdual doesnt see it yourself. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
darkshine Report post Posted July 11, 2012 I think so too about the socialising - I think we have to start somewhere and we are building up skills on here -and I think it is a good way to start to learn. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Aeolienne Report post Posted February 10, 2013 Do a google search of al the celebrities that have Asperger's. You'll see that I'm not an exception and that the most famous successful people, Albert Einstein, Michael Jackson, Patrick Moore, Bill Gates, Al Gore, Robin Williams, Jim Henson, George Washington, Heather Kuzmich, Vincent van Gogh, Bob Dylan all have Asperger's. This list of celebrities is all pure speculation. I'm neither famous nor successful - does that make my diagnosis invalid? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
