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Very proud dad thread

Seeing my lad receive his 2:1 degree after putting himself through difficult and very messy 16-19 late teen yrs - and now just very simply proud of the dedication and effort my daughter is putting into her university studies to do the very best she possibly can.
 
This thread is quite sad for me.

We have two sons, one with Asperger's Syndrome and the other with mild Autism.

But please don't misunderstand me, I'm pleased for you all but a little bit saddened that I won't really experience similar emotions, with perhaps one exception.

My son with mild Autism use to play football at colts level and he once won man of the match for scoring 2 goals in a winning cup tie. I was on cloud nine for a week.
 
My son Jonathan is 22 and I'm extremely proud of him, he was born at 28 weeks weighing 1lb 10 Ounces and just 11 inches long, he has all sorts of developmental issues, but went through main stream education, 2 years at Uni and has passed his Driving Test, nothing phases him and he has a heart of gold and will do anything for anyone, Love him to bits
 
My little girl is 4 and suffers Turner syndrome and cerebral palsy. This Sunday we just walked howletts zoo. I say we. She walked half and then slept for 5 hours. But as the docs said her life would involve being wheelchair bound. You won't find a bigger smile than the one I had recently :-)
 
I had a few tears in my eye when my daughter won a talent contest singing don't cry for me Argentina.
I have more tears now, she sadly passed away almost 10 years ago age 37.
 
Papas1982 said:
My little girl is 4 and suffers Turner syndrome and cerebral palsy. This Sunday we just walked howletts zoo. I say we. She walked half and then slept for 5 hours. But as the docs said her life would involve being wheelchair bound. You won't find a bigger smile than the one I had recently :-)
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:thup:
 
I think that the thread highlights our pride at our children's achievements and some of the, seamingly, smaller ones are really much bigger in reality :whoo:
 
JohnnyDee said:
This thread is quite sad for me.

We have two sons, one with Asperger's Syndrome and the other with mild Autism.

But please don't misunderstand me, I'm pleased for you all but a little bit saddened that I won't really experience similar emotions, with perhaps one exception.

My son with mild Autism use to play football at colts level and he once won man of the match for scoring 2 goals in a winning cup tie. I was on cloud nine for a week.
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I wouldn't feel sad Johnny

Everyone's children are special in so many ways, with inviidual achievements all relative to personal circumstance. it is very competitive where I live with many children excelling at sport, school or music. My children often get a little down that they are not 'top' in anything, but I couldnt be prouder that they are just confident and happy - to me that's more important than anything.

Some stories on here putting a lump in my thoat, both through happiness and sadness - will give the kids and extra hug when I tuck them in tonight.
 
JohnnyDee said:
This thread is quite sad for me.

We have two sons, one with Asperger's Syndrome and the other with mild Autism.

But please don't misunderstand me, I'm pleased for you all but a little bit saddened that I won't really experience similar emotions, with perhaps one exception.

My son with mild Autism use to play football at colts level and he once won man of the match for scoring 2 goals in a winning cup tie. I was on cloud nine for a week.
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i defo know how you feel bud,my youngest as said was born with bi lateral tailipes(club feet).
in october last year he was diagnosed with being in the asd spectrum with aspergers.HUGE learning curve for us.
he had a total floor meltdown in november which resulted in us removing him from school and home schooling him now.
trying to get him an educational health plan in place and statemented.long long road.

your lad who loves his football,GOOD FOR HIM.:clap:
 
gregers said:
i defo know how you feel bud,my youngest as said was born with bi lateral tailipes(club feet).
in october last year he was diagnosed with being in the asd spectrum with aspergers.HUGE learning curve for us.
he had a total floor meltdown in november which resulted in us removing him from school and home schooling him now.
trying to get him an educational health plan in place and statemented.long long road.

your lad who loves his football,GOOD FOR HIM.:clap:
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Some fantastic stories here

My daughter turns 4 next month - she's still to the day never walked unaided.

Born with bi lateral Hip Dysplasia, she has spent her life in and out of spica's (casts). When out, she has physio and a walking frame to help her.

Not once has she ever let it get to her, she attends dance classes, goes swimming at my work, and literally has a smile on her face 24/7

Shes bright as a button too!

Gregers - your post made me smile as my daughter doesnt have hypo mobility but also suffers with weak muscles, we were at a specialist centre yesterday for more tests, and she just sits there and lets the nurses take blood and everything.

When going to theatre, she even instructs the nurse which hand to put her cannula in and which arm to do her blood pressure on

god i love her!
 
gregers said:
i defo know how you feel bud,my youngest as said was born with bi lateral tailipes(club feet).
in october last year he was diagnosed with being in the asd spectrum with aspergers.HUGE learning curve for us.
he had a total floor meltdown in november which resulted in us removing him from school and home schooling him now.
trying to get him an educational health plan in place and statemented.long long road.

your lad who loves his football,GOOD FOR HIM.:clap:
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Hi Gregers,

Our lads aren't really lads any more to be fair and are 30 & 28 respectively.

When my eldest was diagnosed with Asperger's (1989) virtually no-one but Autistic Spectrum experts had heard of it. Not even our GP!

Thankfully it's more widely recognised now although that's not to say it makes things any easier. My advice is shout loud and shout long to get your lad statemented. We had to fight tooth and nail but eventually got ours in place and along with that came an element of support until he finished school.

The problem we have had is that on turning 18 it's a bit of a postcode lottery in being able to access practical levels of support, and real assistance is very patchy depending on where you live.

Best of luck with you and your family for the future and if I can be of any help then please do feel free to PM me.
 
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gregers said:
i defo know how you feel bud,my youngest as said was born with bi lateral tailipes(club feet).
in october last year he was diagnosed with being in the asd spectrum with aspergers.HUGE learning curve for us.
he had a total floor meltdown in november which resulted in us removing him from school and home schooling him now.
trying to get him an educational health plan in place and statemented.long long road.

your lad who loves his football,GOOD FOR HIM.:clap:
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Good luck with the statementing process, we had a long battle with the Education Authority that nearly broke us in more ways than one but worth it . Feel free to pm me if any questions etc :thup:

Older daughter has ASD, proud every day at how far she's come, reading her school books to me and doing homework with her a pleasure I didn't know I'd ever have.

Younger daughter is incredible with her older sister, we're very lucky
 
NWJocko said:
Good luck with the statementing process, we had a long battle with the Education Authority that nearly broke us in more ways than one but worth it . Feel free to pm me if any questions etc :thup:
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This is so true. It took countless meetings, demands and refusing to accept no for an answer before we got our son statemented. Back then Education Authorities didn't want to spend so much as one single extra penny on 'special needs' cases, and I'm sure very little has changed in 23 years. It's a disgrace!!

Congrats to your daughter too. That's brilliant!!:thup:
 
Daughter #1 Barrister in the Cabinet Office, specialising in European criminal law in the run up to the referendum.
Son #1 Technical Director with a firm specialising in Environmental Sciences.
Son #2 National Operations Manager for a bank.
Daughter #2 ill with lupus and a constant worry... but a great mum to our #1 g'daughter.
Son #3 golf pro - so that's how you're supposed to hit a ball!
Daughter #3 recently retrained as a teacher, and started teaching in Sept.
 
My daughter never ceases to amaze with the small achievements she makes in life, slightly different tale to some of these, because, when she was born she had a stroke that left her with some brain damage, and she has had three strokes since then, each one setting her back in life, but every time she has had set back in school, college or life she picks herself up and gets on with the cards she has been dealt with.

She never will achieve the heights in life we all hope for our children but everyday she gets herself out in the world and tackles a new challenge she makes me the proudest of the proud
 
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