Comments on: NY Times: Your Child’s Disorder May Be Yours, Too http://aspiefamily.org/dad/ny-times-your-child%e2%80%99s-disorder-may-be-yours-too/ All three of us have been identified with High Functioning Autism/Asperger's. Our son is 6. This is about us. Mon, 8 Sep 2008 03:26:26 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 By: Mike http://aspiefamily.org/dad/ny-times-your-child%e2%80%99s-disorder-may-be-yours-too/#comment-2169 Mike Wed, 12 Dec 2007 14:24:22 +0000 http://aspiefamily.org/dad/2007/12/11/ny-times-your-child%e2%80%99s-disorder-may-be-yours-too/#comment-2169 But the mercury.... While watching our son for the last few years since we found out he had autism, I'm kind of amazed at the similarities (and differences) I see in myself. The similarities really intrigue me since we used an IVF sperm donor. It kind of makes me wonder if they would treat me differently in early grade school these days compared to when I went through school back in the early 80s. One of the biggest places I see the similarities is in a crowded space. I can watch my son get overwhelmed by the same things that start to overwhelm me. I have trouble focusing on one conversation and end up getting drowned when there are two or more conversations going on. It makes it easy for me to figure out why he's starting to get crabby. But the mercury….

While watching our son for the last few years since we found out he had autism, I’m kind of amazed at the similarities (and differences) I see in myself. The similarities really intrigue me since we used an IVF sperm donor. It kind of makes me wonder if they would treat me differently in early grade school these days compared to when I went through school back in the early 80s.

One of the biggest places I see the similarities is in a crowded space. I can watch my son get overwhelmed by the same things that start to overwhelm me. I have trouble focusing on one conversation and end up getting drowned when there are two or more conversations going on. It makes it easy for me to figure out why he’s starting to get crabby.

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