Hope For The Hopeless - A Fine Frenzy

This song always reminds me a little of Trin:

Stitch in your knitted brow
and you don't know how
you're gonna get it out
crushed under heavy chest
trying to catch your breath
but it always beats you by a step, all right now

making the best of it
playing the hand you get
you're not alone in this

there's hope for the hopeless
there's hope for the hopeless
there's hope

cold in a summer breeze
yeah, you're shivering
on your bended knee
still, when you're heart is sore
and the heavens pour
like a willow bending with the storm, you'll make it

running against the wind
playing the cards you get
something is bound to give

there's hope for the hopeless
there's hope for the hopeless
there's hope
there's hope
there's hope

there's hope

Book Review: The Asperger Parent by Jeffrey Cohen

This was a fantastic book.

Excerpt here.

It was written for the parent who has a good idea of what they're dealing with so you aren't having to read again all the diagnostic criteria and history of AS... and it's just such a supportive book to read.

When my daughter was diagnosed, everyone thought I was nuts. They thought that I was over-reacting and that her behavior wasn't really as bad as I had made it out to be. They heard the same word that I initially heard: Autism. And they thought the same thing I initially though: no way! But instead of getting on board with me, instead of having to do all of the follow up research, they got to just walk away with their initial "no way" thoughts and I had to hang out with the reality of it all.

Like it wasn't hard enough to receive that news without having everyone tell you that what you didn't want to hear couldn't possibly be true.

Yeah, because that helps.

The book was written in such a "been there, done that, you're doing the right things" kind of way. And from someone who has actually been there and done that before you. And not by someone in the medical field, but from a parent who went through everything the same way you did.

It's a wonderful book and I highly, highly recommend that you get it and read it and then pass it on to someone else who you might know could use it. It helps you exhale some of the breath you've been holding since you first found out that your child has AS.

Introductions

Hi everyone!
My name is Heather. I am a twenty seven year old mother of three wonderful daughters. My oldest daughter is almost eleven, middle daughter is nine and a half and my youngest daughter is five and a half.
About a year ago, my youngest daughter was diagnosed with Asperger's Syndrome.
Since having received that news, I have found myself feeling very alone with all of this. I do have two friends with sons that have AS but their sons are older and I just feel like my daughter and I are in a different place.
I've looked around locally and found that there aren't that many places here in San Antonio, Texas that have support groups or idea groups where parents can get together and talk, compare or learn about all of this.
But mostly, I wanted a place to post my story and a place where other people could come and post theirs. So, for now, I am going to keep this short. I am looking forward to blogging here and looking forward to meeting all of you.