getting the diagnosis 2
February 20, 2009
I read another message from another mom whose son was just diagnosed with aspergers. It was full of the same feelings, experiences:
the evaluation being full of contradictions.. and not-so-thinly veiled criticisms of the parents
allowing herself to mourn.. for the shattered dreams of what his school years would be like
always knowing he was “different” and trying hard to find a progressive environment where that would be accepted, where his strengths would be nurtured, and where he would have safe space for working out his challenges
the no longer believing such a place exists, outside of her own home
the not knowing what to do, stay at the same school and fight, go to a different school and fight
the irony of it all… the mother read everything she could get her hands on about autism, delayed/staggered vaccines out of concerns about the possibility they were a trigger, all organic baby foods, breastfed so he would have all the immune system benefits
the not knowing where to go for help or knowing what help her son even needed
the unknown
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