Hi I am a mother of 3 boys 17,14 and 12 the older 2 finally have a diagnosis of Aspergers.
It is not a shock, more a relief, to finally get a piece of paper after years of struggling and believing myself to be a bad parent with badly behaved children.
I started taking my 14 year old to the doctors when he was 6 soon after starting school and was told 6 months later they didnt even know he could read and write because he sat under the table most of the time. It wasn't until last year someone mentioned Autism and I looked it up and thought some of it fits but not all. Later a teacher said his behaviour was similar to another child who had Aspergers, so off I went and researched it then sat there flooded with emotion - I think I cried for 2 hours - it was like someone had lifted a huge ton of rock off my shoulders when I sat there checking all the points that matched his behaviour, but for that chance remark would I still be depressed and thinking myself the worst parent in the world?
I wonder how many other parents are out there thinking their childs behaviour is their fault?