--- In aspiesdugout@..., "finddavidandlisa"
<finddavidandlisa@...> wrote:
>
> Dear Everyone
>
> Did any of you manage to see the TV programme on Wed night 30 July
on
> BBC2 I think it was. It was about a single mother in Blackpool who
> has 7 children (husband seems to have disappeared), 4 of whom
either
> have autism/aspergers/and dyspraxia disorders. The mother does not
> have an autism disorder.
> The children were very hard to deal with and the household was mess
> and chaos, but the mother was doing the best she could given her
> circumstances. She said that the hardest part is going out in
public.
>
> It was an eye opener for me to see someone else's households daily
> life, however what shocked me was that my household is just the
same
> and in some instances worse. Because I am a mother and I have
> Aspergers and my son has finally been diagnosed with dyspraxia (
but
> it could be more than that - he is aged 6) and my 4 year old son is
> showing early signs of Aspergers too (he cant stand noise, the feel
> of lots of clothes, cant deal with change, is super bright etc) I
> feel that I have to cope with about the same load, if not more,
> because I cant think straight when I have to multi task and when
> sensory perceptions become too much. She had the same dreadful
> experience at the supermarket that I do (but only with her
children,
> not her) but I have it with 2 kids and with myself.
>
> What I'm wanting to have a whinge about is that support is so very
> scarce. I've just been onto as many autism/asperger websites as I
> can find, only to discover that most resources seem to be aimed
> mainly at people who have to deal with autistic spectrum
disorders.
> I went to the Wessex autism website - it seems to cater to everyone
> except us. Does anyone know where I can go to a monthly meeting
> where I can get together with Aspergers people. Or are there any
> annual conferences for us, those Adults with Aspergers. Everything
> seems to be geared towards educating carers and catching symptoms
in
> children early and dealing with children. Are we the forgotten
ones -
> those adults who in many instances have had to battle through life
> for years and years before finding out that they have Aspergers.
>
> I know I'm new but am I missing something. Where are the resources
> that should be there for us. I must be blind because I cant find
> anything.
>
> And its ten times worse when your parents and family just dont
want
> to know about it.
>
> I'm a bit down in the dumps today!
>
> regards
> Lisa
>