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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]It struck me today how much my DS is like my BIL.  My DS has Asperger's and is obsessed with birds.  My BIL is a biology professor, an ornithologist, and has been obsessed with birds since childhood.  He loves the color red, DS loves the color blue.  Both BIL and DS can talk and talk and talk even more than myself:  OMG....

No, our marriage hasn't been affected.  I adore my DH who we realized probably has Asperger's after DS was diagnosed.  DH is a wonderful man and my DS's diagnosis helped me understand DH better.  DH is quiet unlike DS and BIL.  Thank goodness.  Also, I realize my side made an obvious contribution to DS's diagnosis.  My mother probably had AS.

All in all, I am so happy DS takes after DH and BIL rather than myself.  I was a holy terror, exhausting and difficult, when I was a child even w/o a diagnosis or SNs.

If anything, our son's SNs was helpful to our marriage.  DH is a great dad to DS which makes me appreciate him more.
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That is just awesome.  So happy for you. vBut it just "struck you today"?  Because that whole bird color thing has come up on this board before.  Excuse my cynicism but there's some truth lacking here.  [/quote]

You are right but I had not thought about it in awhile.  Today it came up b/c we are getting eggs to hatch and DS is over the moon about it.   Like dancing around the house...  Over chickens.   He loves chickens...  More than dogs, cats, etc.[/quote]

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