For those of you who don’t know, my 10 year old son is autistic.
This morning he told me he had “a bad dream, and a good dream.” I asked him what the bad dream was and he said, " a cow flew down and picked me up, and took me to a farm." I told him cows don’t fly. And he said,“but that’s why it was bad.”
Then, I asked him about his good dream. He said “I got another one.” “Another what?”, I asked. “Another brain, that works right.”
ouuuchh. Not too many things move me, h.q. , but your post just hit me right in the gut. So sorry to hear he feels that way. here’s hoping for the best for both of you.
Cute/sad
Awww… kids say the most bittersweet things. My only knowledge of autistic children is from a favorite co-worker of mine, he is one of the kindest people I have ever met & his son is his greatest joy.
Hug your son close & tell him that his brain & his heart seem to work better than most.
Your OP pulled my heartstrings.
That’s very sad. It’s hard for any child to be different, and autistic children can be more different than most.
Knowing that you love him unconditionally should help both of you.
Man, I hate to hear that. Sounds like most of the kids on every baseball team I’ve ever coached. A good dose of positive re-inforcement can work wonders. I hope one day he will realize his brain is working right, for him, and that he’s probably better off than a lot of the “normal” kids these days. Hope he’s felling better by now, h.q.
That is the saddest thing I have heard in a long time. My prayers are with both of you.
It is threads like this that make me appreciate my kids are just hellions.
My heart goes out to you and your son. A thousand fold.
hillbilly queen, that’s sad. I hope he’s feeling better by now. Tell him that his brain works just fine for him, and he shouldn’t feel like he’s the odd one among the kids.
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Sounds like your son is pretty high-functioning if he knows he is different. That might sound cold, but I have a 16 year old autistic girl that has never shown that kind of self awareness (at least, none that she has expressed)
As far as I know, that was the first time he’s shown ANY signs that he knows he’s different.
Thanks everybody for the kind words.
He has his problems, but for the most part, he’s a very happy child.
And here I was, pissed that the Red Wings lost. Consider me humbled.
But I agree with BGo. Showing that kind of self-awareness, and even knowing that his condition is medical in nature, seems promsing, though IANAD.
For such a small OP, it’s gonna stick with me for awhile. You’re in my prayers.
Yeah. The worst part isn’t being different. It’s knowing you’re different and not knowing how not to be.
Very sad and moving.
But it sounds like he has some (increasing?) self-awareness and is communicative and intelligent.
Is it possible for autism to lessen/disappear over time? Or become manageable enough so he doesn’t feel “different” (for want of better word)?
First, IANAD or mental health professional. It is possible in some cases at least for autistic people to learn to relate to others at least in a close to normal way. I saw a movie when I was a kid, I think it was this one, that was based on a true story of an autistic boy who did get better.