It's a Family Matter

Dr. Klindt told us that A.S. is rarely an individual condition. Rather, it is in the family line. I see it in different ways in our family. One man is very stiff in all his pictures, like he is uncomfortable with his body and doesn't quite know what to do with it. One child appears to have absolutely no understanding of how her behavior affects others. A consequence of this is that blame is always placed on the other person. Another girl took a whole week to forgive herself, because she couldn't let go of something everyone had forgiven her for (and her original action was not intended to do harm). Aspies are often prone to addictions, because of their hyper focus. Oddities in speech are common. Long monologues that do not take into consideration that the other person was 'not available' or not listening.

All of these can be explained by other things...selfishness, childishness, not paying attention, sin nature...

It shows up in different ways, and is often not recognized as a 'symptom' until you have one child who is OBVIOUSLY A.S. Then behaviors in the others make a little more sense. My Becca had trouble with splitting her words in half. With coaching, she has overcome it, but occasionally it reappears.

That said, have any of you noticed anything odd about me...???? I can't help but wonder if my own perception is colored by A.S., since it is, after all, in my family line. So if it is, how would I know...?

Hm.