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remember my son david he has aspergers, he left home 18 months ago, and has been managing well, and now lives with his girlfriend at manchester uni, well he has got a job at the manchester wheel, his aspergers and understanding of it has really improved over the last couple of years xx

Hello Puss....l often wonder how he is!! You must be so proud of him, thats brilliant. Alot of his doing good must also have come from you and Specky persevering with him:o))

jude :o) xx

So glad your son is managing to cope; my daughter has AS too and life can be really difficult for them can't it?

We're on the edge of a big breakthrough where I live. The National Autistic society is involved with Social Services and the PCT etc. and they are all beginning to listen to what we have to say about the struggle these folks and their families go through.

Congrats to your son - and to you, sounds like you've done a great job!

Cx.

Lorraine, that is great, I am so pleased for him and for you, you must feel very proud of him.

Great news, Puss, and well done to David. BC XX

hello thanks jude carol, ann BC and cynthia xx

cynthia really pleased something is happening your way, i brought david up faced with complete ignorance from medics social services and even his physiciatrist, often feeling i had reached rock bottom, it was only getting the internet that helped us so much, the main one was so simple and it was a case of every time i spoke to my son i would ask him if he understood what i had just said, i was so shocked to find out that nearly everthing he heard from people he didnt understand, he suffered terrible depression and often tried to end his own life.
He seems so grown up now, he still has fear offf crowds and needs to shut himself away, his girlfriend is training to be a physcoligist so im happy they both benefit, he has been helping her with her with her course work, im hoping to find somewhere he could go to learn a proffession, although he only spent 2 yeras in school, he got 3 gcse, thanks again i will pass this on he loves being praised.
thanks again xx

Puss, that is wonderful news.
I am so very happy for him... and of course for you and his dad.
It was a bumpy ride love, wasn't it?
Good luck to you all.
Deanna X

That is fantastic gppd news - well done David - and a pat on your back too Puss.
Love Mary xx

hello deanna, mary im glad you as well as others who have lisended to me over the years about david, had loads of support, especially for the rough days where i could pop on here for a chat, he pops and sees his dad in london and they have a good time too, poor david still appologises for his behaviour bless him, here for anyone who is at the place where i was a cople of years ago xxx

Well done David. I didnt post at the time as I was new to the boards, but congratulations on a job well done.

So pleased to hear about David.I remember how worried you were .
I know quite a bit about Aspergers as my friends son has it and she has had a terrible time fighting the school system,but now at 18 her son is doing very well and is a prefect at a very good school.I also have a grandson in Oz who was diagnosed with this only last year at the age of 9.
They are normally very intelligent in the areas that they like,but can lack in social skills.I think it is being recognised more now and understood.
We never heard of a lot of these conditions years ago,so how many were brushed off as uneducable or eccentric?
Brenda x

Fantastic news Puss :))
Wishing David every sucess in the future.
xx

thanks jean brenda a clairjo xx

brenda glad to hear that your friend son is doing good , im hopefull it improves with age i never thought life would improve for david especially the depression infact when he rings to borrow money he is like your every day kid lol
jean thankyou i understand i watched for weeks befor i dared postxx