I am the mother of a forteen year old who has Asperger Syndrome, he functions at a high level. He is bilingual and he can play the clarinet. Every time I read New Era and Ensign, everybody seems to be 'normal' but I am sure many LDS parents are living some of the same experiences my husband and I are living with our son. We also have a daughter who is serving a mission in Argentina. I would love to have an LDS support group to talk about our concerns, etc. I just talked to a friend of mine and her sister has a son who has Asperger Syndrome. Her nephew is 19 years old and he is serving a mission. They first sent him to a three month mission in a near by mission, and they realized the transfers were hard on him and it would be hard to serve a regular mission. He insisted he wanted to serve a mission, since this is what his parents taught him from the time he was little kid. Right now he is serving a mission doing genealogy for two years. I also wonder if my son will be able to serve a mission, we are preparing him to also serve a regular mission. Our daughter is been very successful on her mission, she has taught many people who have decided to get baptized, but she is also growing from this experience. I know a regular mission would help my son grow socially and prepare him for life- get married, get and keep a job, this is what he really needs, the future is uncertain for everyone but more yet for children like my son. Please if you have a child that has Asperger Syndrome, write me a note. I would love to hear from you.
