Bless you ALL! I was typing a reply to shellymos last night when I was interrupted by a phone call. I never did submit my reply. I was going to tell her that ds has all of those quirks except for the finger rubbing. I am so relieved to see all of these other replies because we've been in turmoil recently when others have suggested that maybe our ds 6 (soon to be 7) might have Asperger's. Yet, after reading these posts, he seems very normal. LOL

So, I just want to thank you all so much for calming my frazzled nerves a bit. This place has truly been an oasis for me. When you ladies post about your children, it's like reading about my own child. I so relate to what you are saying most of the time. That is extremely refreshing after five years of not fitting-in anywhere.