School Asperger

We left the doctor’s office in a arrangement of news the day we learned the present our three-and-a-half-year old son had Asperger’s Syndrome, that is an autism spectrum disorder. Fortunately, we took notes which day. Looking back during the notes based on what i read in which day, the psychologist gave us some excellent advice.

1) Keeping a sense of humor will go a long way. School Asperger

I do not recall what we said to her, but I do remember her response. “It is good that you have a sense of humor about this, it will go a long way in helping you raise your son through all the challenges.” I am not by any means trying to down play the seriousness of this diagnosis. It has been very challenging and difficult. Being able to laugh when we really wanted to scream or cry did help. I remember one day my husband came into the bedroom looking like he was about to lose it. Our son had gone twenty straight minutes of repeating the word “Underwear” in various musical styles. I just busted out laughing at the lunacy and the fact that the crazy song will forever be stuck in my head. My husband also started laughing instead of losing his temper.

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