Single, jobless, and parenting a son with Aspergers

http://www.trusera.com/health/collections/asperger-s
This is Elaine Powell and her 8-year-old son, Maxfield. Max has Aspergers Syndrome.
Elaine, whose nickname is calla on Trusera.com, shares her story for the first time on video. Shes a single mom to two kids her older daughter might have Aspergers, too and was laid off from her job at a printing company earlier this year. Hear Elaine talk about her insights - which disciplinary approaches work for her child (and which dont!), and the hope she has for the future, and her struggles - not having health insurance, how long it took Max to get diagnosed (years, not months!) and her loneliness. Presented by Trusera.com, the online network where you can find and share real-world experiences with others who have been there. Come. Listen. Share.

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[nuvalord222]

And how is having a kid with Asberger Syndrome BAD?!?

[ischlopischlo]

I wish the actual autistic person was in focus more often with videos like this, I wonder how your son would talk about his diagnose himself, his perspective might be very different from your own.

But nice video anyway I suppose.

[Dokurochan85]

Hey, don't say you are worried he'll stay home all his life and never have a girlfriend. He's sitting right there. O_o Be careful of that. I hope things are going well for you guys now. I see this was posted in 2008.

-Another Aspie

[Vgirlification]

@nuvalord222 we have to watch our kids suffer terribly from being unable to make friends, being bullied or having the sh*t beat out of them in public schools etc..... that's the ONLY bad part. other than that, my son is the most wonderful thing that ever happened to me, and my oldest daughter who thinks she has it as well, as she had no friends for the first 16 yrs of her life.... he worshiped the ground she walked on, healed her heart it did.....

[AtreidesHeir]

Kids are normally two or three before they start talking? I guess I didn't know that...I started talking at 6 months...my poor parents!

[EconomicTerror]

Where the hell is the father?

[Tarquinbeaniebaby]

I wanna claim loads of disability once I get diagnosed!! Beats going to work cos I'll get paid for being weird!!

[TMBLyrics]

why exactly does she not worry about his future career and only him having a girlfriend/family? wouldn't a job be the main focus in order to SUPPORT his family?

[GreenGirl444]

wait, what does she have?

[faith9105]

It sounds like your doing a great job and your doing the best you can. I just don't think you should be talking about your fears, worries in front of him because he can hear you. I am also a single mom of a ASD son which he just turned 5 last week and was dx 3 months before he turned 3. It was been rocky but I am so blessed to be his mom and I would not change it for the world. God Bless!

[BigD4348]

You might want to check out my videos about my experiences being a person with Aspergers myself. Go to BigD4348 and you'll learn quite a bit about my condition and how I cope with anger and how I am overly sensitive to loud noises, especially bells. Aspies have special talents and those talents can actually be put to productive use.  For instance, I am a wonderful writer and I have used this talent to write for my church's newspaper and write articles. Take care now.

[Locke1217]

lets be honest. you all want him to die because of his behavior. u don't really love him because he is alive. and no girl would love a diseased man like this. isn't the world so great!? i wish more autistic people would go on killing sprees.