tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18979271.post142462364452644376..comments2024-01-09T02:10:05.477-05:00Comments on Sewing, Creative Design and Beyond...: Autismmimi jacksonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09046101113822427313noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18979271.post-43253608665908912412009-09-05T12:58:29.044-04:002009-09-05T12:58:29.044-04:00I don't know anything about your son's dia...I don't know anything about your son's diagnosis, but our son seemed special, socially a little disconnected, fascinated by wheels, cars, etc and when a New York private school diagnosed him as ADD and suggested ritalin, we got a second diagnosis and kept him off drugs. He gradually became more socialized, especially when we put him into a Swiss public school and now I can say that his early social problems seemed to have worked themselves out with love and patience. He's a second year history scholar at Cambridge University in the UK, trilingual, has done his military service without any problems, has a nice girlfriend and we're happy to didn't take the first diagnosis as gospel. Boys are often misdiagnosed. (I take the liberty of sending this because a pyschiatrist in New York examined A. who when asked how to boil water, described an entire steam engine. Perhaps this sounds familiar to you.<br />XX<br />D.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18979271.post-10366168171347350912009-08-31T16:02:20.663-04:002009-08-31T16:02:20.663-04:00Wow! What an accomplishment for all you. You hav...Wow! What an accomplishment for all you. You have every right to be happy and grateful.Summersethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00364235843222794829noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18979271.post-4242595211250773062007-05-04T15:33:00.000-04:002007-05-04T15:33:00.000-04:00Could his eyes possibly be any bigger??? I'm melt...Could his eyes possibly be any bigger??? I'm melting here.dawnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05106577421276201593noreply@blogger.com