Re: I'd also like to point out...
Posted by pepsibeth on .
This is the list of my son's disorders:
Asperger's Syndrome
Obsessive/Compulsive Disorder (outside of the regular o/c that comes with AS)
Advanced Panic/Anxiety Disorder (again outside of the regular panic/anxiety that goes with AS)
Oppositional Defiance Disorder
Bi-Polar Disorder
Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder
And possibly Tourettes, although he hasn't gotten testing for it yet, but his doctor suspects it.
Combined with the fact that we still haven't found the right medication for him, he's pretty much a mess in any situation.
But in my mind, he doesn't need to be changed to be able to be with God in Heaven. If God somehow spoke to me and said "Hey Beth, I'll take your kid into Heaven, but I'm just gonna have to change him a bit before I can do that, he doesn't quite fit as he is now.", I'd be all about the "screw you, if you can't accept him as he is.".
I was born and diagnosed with Asperger Syndrom. Its a form of autism. It makes it very hard to socialize with people. I do things that are odd. I say things that don't make sense to people, I stumble over my words, I get nervous and have jitters, I say random things out loud and since elementary school I have been the butt end of jokes, pranks and many other such things. Of course it wasn't till near my end of High school I was able to take control of my actions to some degree. I still have some of those nervous twitches, once in awhile I still don't make sense and I still stumble over my words here and there. Your son may or may not have it harder than me. I've met a couple of guys who were more socially accepted with their advanced forms of autism than I was.
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| Re: I'd also like to point out... | johnross -- 10/19/2005 7:44 am UTC |
| jk *nt* | johnross -- 10/19/2005 7:45 am UTC |
| p.s. | johnross -- 10/19/2005 7:49 am UTC |