A is for Autism. It is now said that 1 out of 150 children will be diagnosed with autism. I often wonder how broad they are defining autism in this case. I am not making light of having autism. I only wonder because I don't know if more people are actually getting autism. I have a feeling that doctors are just better at diagnosing both autism and Asperger's. Some people have Asperger's and are extremely high functioning. Just like Asperger's is a high functioning form of autism (over what they even call high functioning autism), there's a scale for Asperger's. Some people have everything together other than the social interaction.
However, I live with two people diagnosed with Asperger's. My mom and my sister. My sister was diagnosed when my Daddy was still alive. We pushed to get her diagnosed before the age of 22 because if she wasn't, she wouldn't have been eligible for SSI (which is now "Survivor's Benefits" - all I can figure is that it changed names once my Daddy passed away).
My mom is sometimes capable of functioning at a higher level. However, in general, the two of them are no more mature than 15 and sometimes they only act mature as 2. My mom does the whole, "because I'm the mom" thing at times, but really, I'm "the adult" in the house.
It's stressful, but I love my mom and my sister.
If you want to find out more about autism and Asperger's, here are few articles to read:
Movie Predictions: Martian Child: Child Who May Have Autism or Aspgerger's
Jenny McCarthy, Holly Robinson Peete and My Experience with Asperger's Syndrome
Interview with Derek Bartholomaus, Creater of Jenny McCarthy Body Count
A Mind like a ViewMaster: Understanding How People with Asperger's Think
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