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Originally Posted by NewChief
This sounds a lot like my oldest son. He's only eight, and he's definitely cognitively and physically delayed... however... he fits in pretty well (though not to the point that other kids ask him to come over to their house and hang out or anything. Peers like him, but don't want to be close friends with him). He's the sweetest, most thoughtful kid in the world, and we're so thankful that part of his genetic abnormality seems to be that he's not overly self conscious about his difference (though his little brother, extremely social and popular, getting invited to play dates constantly bothers him). It's very likely he'll be somewhat dependent on us for the rest of our lives, but it's good to think that isn't a death sentence for my wife and I and may actually be a very pleasant, positive experience as we age.
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Bravo to guys like you, Mosbonian, fan4ever, and Flopnuts.
I don't mean this in any sort of negative way, whatsoever, but I have to imagine it is pretty rough. You guys don't make it sound so bad.