Living
with a child with autism is not easy. My son Matthew is nine years old
and diagnosed with pervasive developmental disorder -- essentially
"atypical" Asperger's Syndrome. He doesn't think like other kids, and
doesn't always understand social norms even though he craves friendship,
companionship and social interaction. He learns to interact with
others in the same way that typical children learn math or science:
through learning instead of instinct.
Those
are his challenges. But he has other qualities that make him special
and amazing. He has an extremely high IQ, which allowed him to talk in
full sentences by the time he was eighteen months old; to read simple
books by the time he was three; to assemble a 1200+ piece Lego set alone
when he was five; and to excel at math, science and engineering. He is
curious about the world, loving with his family, and a true and
staunchly loyal friend.
This
blog is not about autism exactly. It's about autism and life, and the
things that we learn as we make the journey together. Some of the posts
will be about Matthew, his autism, schooling and other things we are
learning along the way; other posts will be about whatever strikes my
fancy, like cooking, writing or my latest passion, jewelry-making. I'll also provide resources that I think are useful.
I
hope you look around and enjoy what you see.
Susan
www.susancalistri.com
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