Comments on: Learning to accept my autistic son

By: Jeff Sparkman

Jeff Sparkman — Fri, 01 Apr 2011 21:52:30 +0000

A beautiful and optimistic post. I need to emulate you more.

By: Genevieve Hinson

Genevieve Hinson — Tue, 20 Apr 2010 15:55:48 +0000

Thank you so much for sharing your story and stopping over here to let me know you read the post. Made my day.

By: Daisy

Daisy — Mon, 19 Apr 2010 21:31:16 +0000

I read this post on BlogNosh; very well said. My 18yo is blind and has Asperger’s. He’s made incredible progress, but meltdowns still happen. The future is cloudy and scary, but we can do it.

We already are.

By: Genevieve Hinson

Genevieve Hinson — Mon, 19 Apr 2010 19:30:32 +0000

Thank you for stopping by and sharing your thoughts. I’m always surprised by the support on this particular post. When I wrote it, I almost didn’t hit the ‘send’ button. Worried it wouldn’t be understood. Seems like there’s a higher expectation of parents with special needs kids to be OK with everything and not have their own feelings and emotional rollercoaster that goes with it. Doesn’t mean we love our children any less, just means we might need a bit of extra emotional support from our friends and family from time to time .

By: shabby girl

shabby girl — Sat, 17 Apr 2010 02:39:00 +0000

What an incredibly honest, and poignant, post. That eternal hope that keep us humans trying to make right, or okay, the special circumstances of our loved ones, is part of our inherant nature.

The fact that you speak honestly, and openly, on this subject, increases my respect for you many fold. I feel a little embarrased saying that, only because I don’t really know you. That, and the fact that I am not dealing with this particular issue myself. It doesn’t make my feelings any less true. Many of us deal with circumstances, albeit different, but still a weight.
God bless you and your family!

By: dragngrl

dragngrl — Mon, 13 Apr 2009 03:01:40 +0000

My 14 year old son has Aspergers. All his pediatricians tried to push his symptoms into the ADHD category and even now the diagnosis comes through my efforts at research and finding a psychiatrist willing to make it (even then she just went along with it and never really discussed anything with me–perhaps to hide her own ignorance of autism and Aspergers). Doctors need more training to be able to spot the signs of autism and maybe then parents will recieve help earlier. I understand your pain and frustration becuase I have been down that road. I too hope for my son to be able to function well socially when he reaches adulthood because it is so painful to watch other children reject him because he is different from them now.

By: mrs.notouching

mrs.notouching — Mon, 13 Apr 2009 01:34:26 +0000

Beautiful post.

By: Learning to Accept My Autistic Son - Blog Nosh Magazine

Learning to Accept My Autistic Son - Blog Nosh Magazine — Tue, 16 Sep 2008 20:56:10 +0000

[...] Editor’s Pick by Arianne from To Think Is To Create: Having autistic children myself, reading Genevieve’s post about her autistic son moved me deeply. I knew readers with special needs kids in their own family, or those who have a friend or loved one suffering, would all relate to and be inspired and comforted by this beautiful post. [...]

By: Crosswind » #955 biting back tears and a bit of frustration

Crosswind » #955 biting back tears and a bit of frustration — Thu, 24 Jul 2008 14:06:31 +0000

[...] found this today…….It says so very succinctly what I’ve been trying to explain for years to [...]

By: Lala

Lala — Thu, 24 Jul 2008 13:56:13 +0000

I would cry about this if I only had the energy. I’ve been dwelling on expectations for years, trying to explain things to people that I didn’t understand myself until we got a diagnosis a year and a half ago. People just tell me he’s a teenager, no one understands……..but now I have you.