Mom reports: I don’t want to stomp on our good fortune, but Tommy has been in a MUCH better mood lately. Very few tantrums. Just some short outbursts of anger and demands for control that you would expect from a teenage boy. We are getting better at anticpating his rules but mostly it is Tommy choosing to be less grouchy.
Asperger's Disorder is a milder variant of Autistic Disorder.
... In Asperger's Disorder, individuals are characterized by social isolation and eccentric behavior in childhood.
...Clumsiness is prominent both in their articulation and gross motor behavior.
... leaves no space for age appropriate, common interests. ...
We will document our trials, tribulations, good times and efforts to give our son a normal life and perhaps help other Asperger parents in the process.