"They'd be aware of the emotional distance the child faces. Inevitably, the AS parent would not."
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"Many offspring of Aspies are dogged throughout their lives with depression and low self-worth. In their early lives their thoughts and feelings weren't acknowledged so the ability to develop healthy relationships later in life was stunted."
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I can't believe what I am reading!! I have been recently diagnosed with AS. I certainly did not feel loved or valued by my family growing up, and I made great efforts to show my now grown children lots of love and caring throughout their lives. I was not perfect, but my children & I are close and they seem very happy. (Although perhaps one would then say: "An Asperger's parent might say everything is fine. They're not aware of any problem for their child. However, there's that Catch 22.") We just cannot win, can we?
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The comments in this article may be true for some parents, both AS and NT alike. But these things are most definitely not true for all, or even most AS parents.
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People with AS face enough condemnation throughout their lives from both family members and from society at large. They do not need extra guilt and anxiety piled on by "experts"- telling them what bad parents they must be, simply by virtue of having AS. Thank you.
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"They'd be aware of the emotional distance the child faces. Inevitably, the AS parent would not."
October 22, 2009 - 2:27pm....
"Many offspring of Aspies are dogged throughout their lives with depression and low self-worth. In their early lives their thoughts and feelings weren't acknowledged so the ability to develop healthy relationships later in life was stunted."
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I can't believe what I am reading!! I have been recently diagnosed with AS. I certainly did not feel loved or valued by my family growing up, and I made great efforts to show my now grown children lots of love and caring throughout their lives. I was not perfect, but my children & I are close and they seem very happy. (Although perhaps one would then say: "An Asperger's parent might say everything is fine. They're not aware of any problem for their child. However, there's that Catch 22.") We just cannot win, can we?
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The comments in this article may be true for some parents, both AS and NT alike. But these things are most definitely not true for all, or even most AS parents.
....
People with AS face enough condemnation throughout their lives from both family members and from society at large. They do not need extra guilt and anxiety piled on by "experts"- telling them what bad parents they must be, simply by virtue of having AS. Thank you.
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