Asperger Mom

It’s times like these when us Asperger Mommies want to shout from the mountains: I’m so happy!

Over Thanksgiving while visiting my 90-year-old grandparents my son actually pulled me aside to ask me why Great-grampie sometimes sounded funny when he spoke. I got the opportunity to explain that he had a stroke and his speech was sometimes hard to understand.

On yet a second occasion he went outside with me to walk the pup and said to me (instead of saying it out loud to his Great-grandparents) “Why don’t they turn the heat down, I said I was really HOT?” Again, he gave me the opportunity to explain that they don’t have good circulation anymore and get REALLY cold. I also told him that dad and I and sissy were also very hot, but we just came outside with the dog when it was too much for us.

I was so proud of him for learning better communication!

Later, when I spoke to my mother she said that my grandma had called and told her that my son was very nice and they really enjoyed visiting with him!

Hoooray! We hadn’t been down there in awhile because the children’s noise and activity could often wear out my poor grandparents.

How about you, have any of you had to limit visits to relatives because they are overwhelmed?

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