04-10-2022, 05:34 PM
Definitely watching "kids wired differently" tonight. I have a son who was constantly in trouble at school, but we knew it was because he was "wired differently". I thought he had Aspergers, though I never had him diagnosed, as I didn't want him to go through the system with that label on him. He did very well with our help, considering, and passed with an A bursary and 2 scholarship subjects. Since then it has been a constant worry, and people don't understand why I'm worried. He's held down a highly paid job in IT and investment banking but now working for himself for a fraction of what he was earning in IT. Someone who had a similar son told me once, "Yes, whatever they do you will worry about them until you die". And I think that's true. He wants to come back to NZ but not sure he'll get a job here, and he had a house in London but sold it to support his business. I want him to succeed as he has tried so hard to create a job that he loves, but not a good time to be doing this.