I Live In The Future

Today I rediscovered that I attempted to start a blog in 2008 to cope with the ongoing stresses of raising a child who may or may not have Aspergers.  It was to be the outlet I needed for collecting information and inspecting probable misinformation, and maybe experience a bit of comic relief.

Over the past four years many things have changed, but as we all know, much has stayed the same.  For instance, I now know better than to alternate link colors with red and blue and I also know that I am only supposed to space once at the end of a sentence.  The former I am somewhat horrified that I didn't already know better and the latter I am somewhat stubborn about adopting.

Aside from acknowledging that I neither am nor ever was a hardcore blogger with mad communication and design skills, lots of other things have evolved in my life since I last hammered the keyboard with my confusion and angst.  My son does have an official diagnosis of Asperger's Syndrome, as well as ADHD but I have started hearing things like "personality disorder" and "sociopathic tendencies."  My family has moved five times and experienced divorce, but also great personal growth and the surprise of new relationships.  Wonderfully functional relationships!  I have returned to school and am nearly finished with a Bachelor's degree in Interdisciplinary Studies (the preferred major for nomads the world over) with plans to enter a Master's program in Library Science.  Yay me!  

I think I will continue to refer to my son as "Troy" but since I never got around to saying much about his sister, we will go with "Tillie" for her.  It sounds like a great fictional name for such a girl.  In 2008 the main concern was to keep her safe from Troy, in 2012 she is as much a part of the story as the rest of us.

Looking back on one particular post, I can say that Troy is still "angry/resistant boy."  I don't know what happened to my copy of the book the description came from, but wow, finding a copy is on my list of things to do today!  Parenting Your Asperger Child: Individualized Solutions For Teaching Your Child Practical Skills.  How could I have ever put that book down?  Shame on you, past me.

Another interesting thing that has happened over the past, well, since the last summer Olympics, is the number of people whose lives have intersected with mine who needed to talk, learn, teach or just watch what is going with our lives.  It is a lonely life, but it isn't.  It is easy to spot those who want to share and beautiful when it affects us all.