My name is Elaine Powell, or calla on Trusera.  This is my son, Maxfield, who is eight years old and has Asperger’s Syndrome.  It took five years to get his diagnosis.  I am pretty sure my 14-year-old daughter, Jade, has it too – she’s being tested now.I have no job, and no insurance, a…[more]

Crossposted to PonderEthereal A La AspieAs if the word 'dating' isn't enough to strike fear into the heart of any sane, relationship-seeking individual, add to the mix not being able to read or decipher this person at all and feeling horribly uncomfortable meeting new people.  Considering the prospect is much like reliving one of those…[more]

My little boy has just turned 3 years old.  My paediatrician has labelled him with mild autism.  I was already taking him for speech therapy evaluations myself because of his very limited speech. Prior to going to the paediatrican, I didn't really even fully understand what Autism was. Cale certainly isn't Rainman! So…[more]

Unruly. Undisciplined. Untameable. Unstoppable. Unbelievable. We all have our un- word to describe our aspie at their worst moments. AS parents also know very well that we can often do little but make the situation worse by trying to actually be a parent in those times. If parenting skills are useless, what do we have left…[more]

This question goes through my mind often as I watch my son go from functioning well to falling completely apart in minutes, incapable of dealing with the slightest detour from his idea of the way things should be. While I do accept who he is and how he is, I can't help but notice that he is not always comfortable in his skin. If…[more]