Asperger Syndrome

Asperger's syndrome can have its own personal challenges. One that has recently come up was Halloween. My son loves to do exactly the same things that his brother does, which is go trick-or-treating for Halloween. But the year before last, we had quite a few meltdowns trying to take him trick-or-treating. There's things that come along with these experiences that can affect their sensory input and make it a challenge. So I found that coaching him and walking through the process with him really helped because we actually ended up having a very successful Halloween and it was a much different experience than we had the year before.

My personal experience with Asperger's syndrome is my son, who is eight right now, was diagnosed about a year ago with this. And I also have a brother-in-law who has the same diagnosis, as well as my niece. I think that these people are so unique and so perfect in their own way. They have been nothing but positive in my life, and my son amazes me every day, almost, with the way his mind works compared to the way a neurotypical person's mind works. And it really is an eye-opener for those of us who don't think the way that they think, but it sure is a lot of fun.