It took the 2 yrs, that Nate was with us, for him to heal from being locked out of his biological father's house. He said it was as if he had lost everything in a fire. This was because he had to leave everything behind & it took 1-2 mths to get everything he owned, back, for reasons that are unnecessary to talk about here.
It was during those 2 yrs, that I worked hard going to meetings to get Nate the help that he needed, helping to put together the team who works with him now.
During these 2 yrs there were also many times that I & Abigail were afraid of him & his temper. Art & I had to learn how to work through the times of his temper. The temper was learned, from his biological father & born from the fear he felt. I am very thankful for the yrs that I went to a counselor & had the kids do so also, & Art had had some training, so we used a lot of counseling methods to help talk Nate through his problems. Abigail calls this time period, " The two yr nightmare. " We all came out far better than we had entered, learned a lot, drew closer to one another, cried together, got help together, etc, etc, etc.
Midnight was Nate's favorite time to talk, ugggghhhhhhh, lololol. That is when his emotions surfaced.
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It takes a lot of courage, persistence and patience to handle a child or young adult with these issues. I applaud you for all that you've done in his life.
My best to you.
Paulette
Hi Gracia .. I admire you and your family's courage - I expect you've heard of a lovely book (to me that knows nothing about asperger's - I found this extremely enlightening) .. "The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night- Time" by Mark Haddon .. published in the UK ..by Random House (Vintage) 2003 ISBN 0-099-45025-9. I hope this offers you a different view ..if you haven't already read it .. please let me know ...
I didn't know about Asperger's Syndrome,so thanks for sharing it with us. My son grew up diagnoised with ADD, not close to what you had to deal with but the great part about your son is he has someone in his life that loves him in the middle of these tough times. I praise God for you and ask that He will strenthen you and aloud His peace to cover you through it all.
Leftside
Thanks BeHappy, for the book suggestion. Don't know if I have read it or not, as I don't remember most books, just the info I gathered. I will check on it.
Patricia
So glad to have been able to educate you, leftside. That is part of the reason for this blog. The other is to help those who have Asperger's in their family. I have been looking for a way for yrs to use what I have learned to give back & this is a great starting point. Patricia
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