The second "A" to make an imprint on my life is Asperger's. The other wonderful woman in my life is my daughter and she has Asperger's Syndrome. She was always a very different child. She didn't like to be touched or hugged like most children. She would immediately recoil..she had to be the one to give you permission to approach her. A strange memory for me is that she always cried every single birthday. Cake, parties and presents yet she always cried. I never saw her display joy. I always wondered why. Now of course, I believe it was because of the crowds of guests at her parties...too many people and too many noises.
My daughter is a bright, intelligent and a physically beautiful woman who was a loner from the time she was little. I vividly remember being called in to see her teachers as they were concerned about her socialization skills...the fact is that she had none. She had no close friends or playmates. I knew something was wrong yet I was clueless as to what it might be. My daughter is adopted so I never had a family history to look back upon to give me some clues. I had no one to give me answers. It was a long and hard journey to discovery of the truth.
It was like looking at the many faceted sides of a rhinestone. The smooth surfaces seem to reflect all that was on track in her life...her intelligence, her kindness and goodness as a person. The sharp edges were personified by the way she sank into isolation, the looks of emptiness in her eyes and her inability to show empathy or joy. I just knew that I loved her and felt compelled to search for answers.
Have an AWESOME day on purpose,
Rhinestone Pepper
Subscribe to:
Post Comments (Atom)
No comments:
Post a Comment