Thanks for your vote of confidence csds- I appreciate it!
Just to clarify, my son has Williams Syndrome- not Aspergers but my point earlier, which I still stand by is that many with syndromes- no matter what it is feel left out and just want to be one of the gang, you know?
It honestly breaks my heart when my son (he is 13) calls a "buddy" to come over but they are "too busy"- which I don't blame them for, as they don't understand and shouldn't be expected to either, at this age- but nevertheless, it breaks my heart when his heart is broken... when I pray, I actually pray for a close friend for Drew... it would mean more than a million dollars in the bank to he and us, truly, but seems as far off the mark as winning the lottery is. The hardest part is that his sister who is ten, is perfectly functioning and has oodles of friends, birthday parties, figure skates five times a week etc... and is always on the go and he gets upset wondering why he isn't too.... bottom line is, it is very hard on the social scene for him, as was for this girl and many others who have "differences"... taking care of him physically and for the future is a worry, yes but that can be handled on our end... making him "fit" into society and be accepted by others, equally and finding him a "best friend", unfortunately is out of our control...and that is where my sadness and fear comes in.
Thanks for all your input...and please don't think we are "down in the dumps" or anything like that- life is good, truly- life just has a few more worries and ups and downs than some others, when you have a special guy like mine, but hey, there are perks too- but that is another thread in itself!
Thanks for sharing!