Posts by dona1950

Wow...does that bring back memories!   I have a 35 year old son with Asperger's.  He was diagnosed at age 18 months back in 1974.  Very few people were aware of autism then.  I had the same thing happen once in a restaurant when he was 5 years old. .  What I find strange is now my son talks about those meltdowns.  He even can laugh a little now remembering them.  His fetish was using string for self stimulation.  We were once in a museum and he darn near unraveled an ancient Persian rug just to get the string, (luckily that went unnoticed....lol).  Kinda weird, but this is one of his fondest memories and could explain his obsession with ancient civilizations. Keep up the positive attitude.  My heart is with you and all the other parents of autistic children.  They are a challenging blessing and will make you stronger thatn you can ever imagine.

Peace

Dona

Sounds like my kind of group here!  I am 58 and need to lose at least 30 pounds.  Most of my life I worked as a firefighter/paramedic and had trouble maintaining my weight.  Due to age and fibromyalgia, I had a late life career change and now do social work.  Great career move but bad for my body.  I've only been here a couple of weeks, faithfully logging my (under 1200) daily caloric intake, activities and weight.   So far I have gained 3 pounds and am getting very discouraged. I feel like I was doing better eating at junk Applebee's and Chili's every day.  I would love the support from others who have had this problem.