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School started back today and I’m enjoying the peace and quiet.  Although, I must admit I kind of miss them when they aren’t here.

The first week of school holidays was great, Coreys behavior for that first week was so good, but by the second week it all started going down hill.  I don’t know if it was because after that first week they started to get bored, or whether it was because he had a few late nights and was just over tired.  Whatever the reason, the behavior wasn’t good and I was really looking forward to school going back in today. Read the rest of this entry »

Sometimes I just feel like a really bad Mother and others times I just think that he’s a really bad kid – perhaps it’s a bit of both.  It’s school holidays here at the moment (back to school next week thank goodness) and it’s really bad.  The first week of holidays were great, all the boys were really well behaved, but this week – AAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHH!

I’ve been trying to work out if it is because it is the second week and they are getting bored, or if it’s something Corey has eaten, or if it’s because he is just tired.  They have had a few late nights and I do know Corey does tend to get worse when he’s tired. Read the rest of this entry »

By Mark Huttenlocker

Asperger syndrome (AS), also referred to as Asperger’s, is a developmental disorder characterized by deficiencies in social and communication skills. The exact cause of Asperger’s is unknown and the prevalence is not firmly established, due partly to the use of differing sets of diagnostic criteria.

Asperger’s is often not identified in early childhood, and many individuals do not receive diagnosis until after puberty or when they are adults.

Teens with Asperger’s are usually aware of their differences and recognize when they need support from family. There are instances where teens do not know they have Asperger’s personalities until they are having difficulties with relationships in adult life. Read the rest of this entry »

I’m just feeling so down at the moment as I’m starting to feel like everyone hates us.  I think all my friends and their kids have just about had enough of Corey’s behavior.  I want to make excuses for him and tell them that it’s not his fault and he can’t help the way he behaves, but then I try to think about how I’d feel in their position, I probably wouldn’t like his behavior either.

I have one friend who has 3 kids the same age as my 3 and they are all quite good friends.  Her oldest is having a birthday in a couple of weeks and she keeps going on about how her son doesn’t really want to invite Ben because Ben doesn’t get on well with Corey.  That really annoyed me, they are supposed to be friends and she is supposed to be my friend and yet she thinks it’s quite funny that her son doesn’t want to invite Ben.  The fact that Ben doesn’t get on well with Corey has got nothing to do with their friendship or his birthday party. Read the rest of this entry »

It’s headache Wednesday!

I have no idea why but there is starting to get a bit of a pattern.  It is often a Wednesday when Corey is ’sick’.  Today it is a headache.  I spoke with his teacher this morning and there isn’t really anything that we can think of that happens at school on a Wednesday that he might be scared off.

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Poor Corey!  You know he and I are very much alike and that can be a real problem when we get into an argument as it doesn’t matter how stupid or petty the argument is, we both just want the last word.

Last night he was being really awful.  He wanted to play pool when it was time for bed and I was telling him that its time for bed and to go and brush his teeth.  Then he just told me ‘no, I’m going to have another game of pool’.  Of course that just rubbed me up the wrong way completely – I mean, I’m his mother and I’m telling him to go and brush his teeth.  I’m not asking him if he wants to go and brush his teeth, I am telling him to go and do it. Read the rest of this entry »

A couple of weeks ago Corey saw a jacket at the shop that he decided he ‘had’ to have.  Finances are a bit tight so we said no we can’t really afford it right now.  He wasn’t happy at all and days later was still going on and on and on about this jacket.  It got even worse when his older brother Ben started the soccer season and we had to buy new soccer boots and socks, shin pads etc for him.

“Why does he get everything”

“He gets everything and I get nothing”

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I haven’t updated this blog for a long time even though I keep meaning to. I decided to give it a whole new look so I hope you like the new look. After having a couple of comments left on the blog it inspired me to come in and post again. If I can help other parents just by letting them read our story and letting them know that they are not alone, then it is worth coming in and updating regularly.

So here is our update……..

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