Laughing at the Rainman comment. Did you get the "does he excel at math?", "can he play the piano, by ear?" HUH?

Your info and support here is fantastic! APPLAUSE. I did get a thick skin. I became more amused at people. I am a southern girl so I whipped out my Steel Magnolia A LOT! It helped. Nothing like a "Bless your heart, you are too kind" to derail a "concerned" party.

He is by golly! A wonder!

Sorry but NOPE. You are not failing. Cancel that STAT. You are doing fine. You'll see.

I put my two cents in and scrolled down to see that you had already nailed it. Great advice!

Good luck to you and your child. Find a support group, sounds trite, but works. www.childrensdisabilities.info/autism/groups-autism-asperger.html (Of course depending on his diagnosis) Find one that suits you. It may take a few. I picked a local group that was full of straight talking, funny women. Also, know it…

DAMMIT. Why is this a thing? We have this issue too.

Lovely! Sounds exactly like my son.

Private care is what I do/did, on a break now. I got sick on a 12 hour caring for my MS client. I rarely get sick. My client, her husband ( a 45 year old, capable man, who was at home that day) and my boss wanted me to stay the shift. By sick, I mean sweating, high fever and reeling with dizziness. I accompanied…

I needed the core release, so thanks? I think? Yeah, thanks!!! Someone just posted a funny book thing. Going over there to get some ideas so I can get over Duquon and Michael. Salut!

The plane ticket was an actual requirement. The heating system was heavily suggested. We were adopting two children at one time. That was a new thing and "special" circumstance. There was a lot of talk about legalities and hoping things went smoothly for us. "There may be a problem. It would be so much easier to…

Works for me.

Hmmm...my happy places are usually my naughty bits. All of which are bathing suit areas.

I, for one, am relieved. Striving for exceptionalism was getting hard for me to sustain. Good to know Russian citizens are going for it as well.

You don't need to know how. It just is. Look for the nuances. Not at the consulate level from this direction, but possibly on your return. Not sure if you will experience this now. I was in Moldova 18 years ago adopting our children. Essentially, we had to bribe our way out of there. Also Budapest (for visas). …

Maximilian for me. I said my name too fast. I was Max for 4 years of college. Not a bad nickname.

Well...DAMMIT GLUCOSE. That must be incredibly difficult to manage. :/

HAHAHAHA...fantastic.

#beautifultallwoman

Love Neil Gaiman.