tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31881364.post3107784176505834272..comments2023-06-10T15:07:38.294+01:00Comments on One Dog, A Rooster and a Dragon: Denial or Acceptance?Ms.Roosterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15264266921268722663noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31881364.post-21203063400478226282007-12-07T09:25:00.000+00:002007-12-07T09:25:00.000+00:00Andrea,Yes I can see that too, about the lack of a...Andrea,<BR/>Yes I can see that too, about the lack of awareness. My son's behaviour is getting slightly more eccentric but even though his great uncle has aspergers no one in the family even suggested this for our son, even now, they seemed surprised that he might have ADHD..Ms.Roosterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15264266921268722663noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31881364.post-21875879808946412252007-12-06T17:54:00.000+00:002007-12-06T17:54:00.000+00:00It took years to really see the aspie qualities of...It took years to really see the aspie qualities of my kid, partly from unfamiliarity, and partly because in a geeky family like ours ... most of those qualities are "normal". Not until the teen years did the social issues, the APD issues, and ADHD-related educational issues really become unavoidable. The tics went away after several years, as happens sometimes. But I think there was less "denial" as unawareness and a sense of internal normalcy: "this is just the way we are".andreahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03995820582751368709noreply@blogger.com