There are tons of great people out there on the spectrum. Daryl Hanna, Dan Akroid, Tim Burton, Mozart, and many many others.
Everyone has obstacles to over come in life. They each have their own gifts. I have always liked the people that were a little off the beaten path any way. They are more interesting in my opinion. And I relate better to them.
I am happy to finally have an answer, and I'm not surprised. My son is high functioning so it didn't get diagnised right away. (I took him to a very experience developmental pediatrician when he was 2 who just believed he was at risk for Adhd and oppositional disorder)
But now that I know, I have to come up with a plan.
1. Battle for school services (you'd be surprised how hard this one is and the battle I have already had with his school district...which is excellent.) A. Collect evaluations from top professionals. That proove need for service B. Find a parent advocate 2. Learn as much as I can about ADHD and autism 3. Try to come up with structured plans and implement sensory diet 4. Food Diet. This will be hard, cause it means I have to convince my parents to change their habits as well.
Hardest part will be incorporating structure into my life which has always been a laid back, fly by the seat of your pants type of life.
Ok. I know this doesn't have much to do with divorce surviving. These forums are my own little interactive journal though.
