Twins. One not quite right.
First kids: twins! We were tremendously excited. One of them turned out to be severely autistic. "Disappointment" isn't quite the right way to describe my reaction to this - it's a lot more complicated than that - but it could have been better (and worse) in lots of ways.

Mort

Length? 14 years so far. 50+ to go.
(mortdubois lacks imagination, doesn't play well with others, Sun 29 Jun 2008, 3:11, 3 replies)

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Yeah, that cannot be easy for you.
( enoughblueskyforsailorstrousers, Sun 29 Jun 2008, 3:21, closed)

Autism
it must be an absolute headfuck to have a disabled kid in any way. Autism in particular is so random.

However, there are some bloody good books out there about it (try Amazon). It's all about understanding the mindset and how they think. Tourette's(.)(.) could probably point you in a certain direction, as she's worked with autistic kids for years.

Good luck.
( Davros' Granddad a voice of calm reason in a world of spastics., Mon 30 Jun 2008, 0:19, closed)

Thanks
for the encouragement. After 14 years we have built our life around it, and there are actually many positive aspects. I appreciate the support.

Mort
(mortdubois lacks imagination, doesn't play well with others, Mon 30 Jun 2008, 1:52, closed)