In the past I've always enjoyed just about any type of journaling. I guess that's why I felt that it was time to start a blog. Writing thoughts down has always been the easiest outlet for me.
Ever since I became a mom to my children Trenton and Kaleb (ages 3 and 1 right now) I've known that raising them would be the most important thing I'd ever do in my life. And of course like the majority of parents out there I've always wanted to make sure that they would be given every advantage in the world. Now, we're not the richest family there is but I believe that we've done a pretty good job at making sure that all the needs of our children were met, and that they know that they are loved and also have fun and structure in there lives.
Before becoming a mom I got my fair share of experience with children by babysitting, living with my sister for a year and helping care for her children, and by working as an assistant teacher at a childcare center. When my first child, Trenton, was born and started to grow out of the baby ages I couldn't help but think that he was unlike any child I had ever dealt with before. Up until recently I usually tried to shrug that off to he's the first child that I've ever had to be with 24/7 and be the soul provider of his care. Most of the time I was able to convince myself of that but on our rough days the thought would always be there.
Within the next week we are going to start getting him tested for Asperger's Syndrome. Even writing that and knowing that I'm going to call his doctor first thing tomorrow to see what steps I have to take is a hard pill for me to swallow. There isn't a lot of information as to exactly what causes it but it's mainly attributed to genetics. In my heart I know that he's most likely been like this since he was born...but I can't help but feel like there could've been something more I could've done to prevent it. I know that's silly but as a parent it's one of the thoughts I have.
Asperger's Syndrome is a mild type of autism. It's most commonly referred to as a form of autism for smart children. It can be difficult to see in children even though they can start to exhibit the symptoms as early as age 2, this is because even though this is a neurological disorder the child is still highly functional. My son exhibits almost all of the symptoms that there are. Now that this has been brought to our attention and it's something we're willing to accept all we can do now is move forward and get him all the help that he needs.
