Comments on Practical Theology for Women: Discipling an Aspie

The description of the character traits for Asperg...

2012-01-23T18:12:53.779-08:00

The description of the character traits for Aspergers sounds very much like the description of the character traits for an engineer. We have many engineers and scientists in our family. Maybe that is why we are resistant to peer pressure!

Good stuff. I agree with your viewpoint. But I'...

2012-01-23T12:35:57.798-08:00

Good stuff. I agree with your viewpoint. But I'm wondering how you might explain this to a hardcore fundamentalist who believes all psychology is useless and even unbiblical. For them the DSM is just an excuse to excuse someone's sin. (I personally don't agree and have been helped greatly by "secular" cognitive behavioral therapy.)

Lindsey, it's a question I think about a lot. ...

2012-01-22T21:45:23.737-08:00

Lindsey, it's a question I think about a lot. Pastors I respect check with their family members before sharing a story or issue, and I think that's a good rule of thumb. Also, I try not to use their or my name, so if someone googles their name, no stories from the blog are associated with a search. It's not fool proof, but I think those are both good practices.

Wendy, I appreciate your post (as I appreciate man...

2012-01-22T21:20:48.367-08:00

Wendy, I appreciate your post (as I appreciate many, many others), and I suspect parents who have kids with development delays appreciate it more than I do. I do have a question, though, and it's one I'm sorting out myself as my own kids are getting older (well, my oldest is five): when does discussing your child's strengths and weaknesses online, or just discussing your child at all, cross the line? On my blog, I still post pictures of my son, recount some of his funny comments, and post his artwork. I wonder how he will feel about that later and I wonder when I should stop.

I'm curious what your thought have been on that topic. It's a common enough phenomenon online these days. I don't really think you've crossed that line here, but just curious. I suppose it's related to the off-line question of how to respond to comments that imply: "Your family has it so together!" I don't ever want to be a fake or give people impossible standards to live up to, but I also don't want to speak disrespectfully of my kids sins or weaknesses (and again, I don't think you did here).

Just musing.

Wow... I really needed to read this. I'm at m...

2012-01-22T19:22:37.321-08:00

Wow... I really needed to read this. I'm at my wits end with my 14 year old who is bipolar and has several learning disabilities that are very similar to fetal alcohol syndrome (we adopted him when he was 5 months old). I've never had my patience tested so much. Thank you for the reminder that different is not bad.

Oops -- I meant last three, not six! :)

2012-01-22T19:22:22.232-08:00

Oops -- I meant last three, not six! :)

I taught in a private school for six years and for...

2012-01-22T19:21:29.560-08:00

I taught in a private school for six years and for four of them (my first and then last six) one of my students was a darling young man with Asperger's. He and my son became good friends and so I saw him (and his folks) both in and out of school quite frequently. I had to laugh when I read the list as well, because they certainly described him perfectly. He taught me a lot about patience and grace and seeing things differently. I both loved and liked him. He and my son are still good friends and I always enjoy an opportunity to chat and catch up with him. James 1:2-4 is my theme verse! :)