Comments on: Tommy Accepted to Lincoln Memorial University!

By: Joey

Joey — Thu, 24 Jul 2008 02:59:35 +0000

I got to your new blog via searching for “Aspergers teenagers who smell”. This is great how far Tommy has come! How did it get to this level, after all of your posts about your frustration? I thought you were going to lose it back then. I am so happy for you, but I really need to know what happened. Because I am feeling like you were at the old blog.

By: Donna in Mid MIchigan

Donna in Mid MIchigan — Sun, 02 Mar 2008 14:51:49 +0000

Thank you SO much for sharing and being vulnerable about your son. CONGRATS TO TOMMY!! WHOO HOOO. It gives me HOPE for the future for my 14 yr old 8th grader!!!

By: Michele

Michele — Mon, 11 Feb 2008 01:18:30 +0000

This is wonderful! Our 17 year old son will graduate in June, but he (and we) have decided that he will stay at High School for another year. Outside of Asperger’s, he’s just too young to go off and live alone. He spent this last term in a co-op placement, and it was a wonderful experience for him - just a whole new world outside of family and friends.

Congratulations, Tommy! Best of luck!

By: Jennifer

Jennifer — Wed, 06 Feb 2008 23:12:48 +0000

I am so excited for you and it is very encouraging to know! Thank you so much for sharing, I have been following along for at least three years and gives me great comfort to know that I am not alone and that there are better things ahead to keep fighting for.

By: babs

babs — Sat, 02 Feb 2008 23:46:39 +0000

How inspiring! We’re looking at sending our son to junior hi next year with great trepidation. He’ll lose the support he’s had in elementary school, and his Aspie tendencies will likely drive his classmates mad. *sigh* But it’s nice to hear that there are happy endings!

By: djuggler

djuggler — Tue, 29 Jan 2008 11:57:01 +0000

I think middle school is rough for children without special needs and his nightmarish for our Aspies. The prospect of college has my wife and I a nervous wreck. Will he get himself to class? Will he ask for help when he needs it? Will he actually study and do his work or spent days on end playing World of Warcraft?

The years of people telling us that our son needs to be locked away, that he’ll never function in society, had us prepared to do anything. We’ve explored having him in high school for 6 years and doing job training Sunshine Industries although we thought him more capable (he surprised everyone with his completion of high school in 4 years with a regular diploma — knock on wood this semester continues to go well!).

I have sat through a presentation by an adult with Asperger’s who has made a career out of taking about it. That was inspiring. I have met very functional adult Aspies would have come to our support group meeting. Some drove themselves while others use the bus or came with family. On the other side of the coin, I have met Aspies who have had trouble keeping jobs, or never left home relying on the support of their family. Everyone’s story is unique but I feel with a good support system of family, friends, educators, and professionals that each of our children can succeed!

By: Janet

Janet — Mon, 28 Jan 2008 04:19:24 +0000

I want to thank you for posting your encouraging information regarding your son. Our son is 14 and in the 8th grade. Middle school has been prett rough for him socially. My husband and I worry often about how he will do as he grows into adulthood. Our school system here does very well with him, but has much to learn about teaching children with Asperger’s. Your posts give me hope for his future. Thank you again.