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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]As the mother of a child with Aspergers, I'm trying not to be offended.  You may be right, maybe our kids are the pariahs who can never be accepted.  But how can I not react to this accepting, jokey reference to the fact that the schools must make sure they aren't accidentally letting in one of them.  Them being my son (who is not only very intelligent, but also well-behaved and does have an awfully full life).  Its no wonder I see so many parents of kids with Aspergers treat it like a shameful secret.[/quote]

THANK YOU!!!  My son has Asperger's and he is the most amazingly involved child on the planet.  He is so focused on his extracurriculars -- maybe just because of his personality, but I think also because of the AS -- he will be amazing at several different things by the time he is in 8th grade.  He's only in 2nd grade and he already is well on his way to this kind of greatness.  He's also quite smart and obsessed with things that other people don't really want to hear about, but people do have to understand that AS is a social disability, but doesn't preclude a kid from being extremely well-rounded.  Yes, his friends are better able to navigate the social world and we work hard on that, but I am very proud of what he overcomes and how much he accomplishes at such a young age.  You would be proud to have him as your son as well.  Asperger's is a disability not a badge of dishonor.  Shame on the other poster.[/quote]

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