I'm only new to the idea of parenting a super kid. But personally, I don't care how its termed, autistic, child with autism... etc etc... Matilda might care as she gets older, some do (when reading the Autism forums), but personally I don't care.
I choose to use the term "on the autistic spectrum" with Matilda. If someone asks me what is going on, I say "Matilda has Asperger's which is on the Autistic Spectrum" so people can understand a few different things. One that it is a spectrum not a definate thing, one child with autism is completely different from another, they just have similar traits. Two, that Matilda isn't Autistic. It is not who she is, its what she has ....
Matilda was an induced labour, but I'm not entirely sure if that was the cause. Asperger's runs in my husbands side of the family (as we've discovered in the past few years). There are an awful lot of genetic markers. Its a neurobiological disease, so its not something you can prevent, whereas you can prevent an induction.... kwim?
Just moving this to special needs
Last edited by christy; July 27th, 2009 at 08:54 AM.
not a definate thing, one child with autism is completely different from another, they just have similar traits. Two, that Matilda isn't Autistic. It is not who she is, its what she has
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