I became a proud mom at 21yrs of age. I read the books what to expect etc..I really became conflicted by little things like my son not sitting up or crawling in the appropiate range of time. I spoke to Dr.after Dr. with continuing concerns, and I received all types of nonsensical answers to my concerns. I knew it was something that was serious in my heart. I was just baffled by the different thoughts of Doctors saying it is nothing to be concerned about. When my son was two I thought maybe he has a hearing problem, but he had no problem identifying a plane flying over. That theory was out. My next concern I addressed with friends that had young children I had them watch my 2yr old walk off into a big courtyard that lead to a street. My son never looked back after 30 yards or so and continued walking toward the street. He was not concerned about me being close. My friends agreed that was not normal. I finally found the answer from his speech therapist that recomended I see a specialty pediatric Dr.(My Angel) He observed my son for a little while and said to me you are dealing with a problem that is a lot tuffer than you are thinking it is. My angel had me research different words one of which was Asperger's it was amazing when I read about it. It just described him to a tee. This was actually a relief to me because from that point forward I knew what I was dealing with. My point is the concern and stress of not knowing what it was or how to help was very troubling for me. I felt helpless until my angel Dr. Baldwin showed me the light.
Proud parent of a child with Asperger'sCabot, AR