Aspergers? What does this sound like to you?

Question

I know very little about this but want to know before further before this gets picked apart and made into something bigger by the councillors.
Prefers to stay at home
Feels weird to keep a conversation with someone and almost completely doesn't have any conversations in groups instead does other things.
Feels a need to have things in a certain order that may not make any sense to others.
Weird rituals, won't touch cold door handles, Needs to do things in numbers.
Feels strange sometimes, like brain is sending tons of signals all at once and gets headaches and feel dizzy.
I am worried because I'm like this too and he is my son and I am worried that this may be something from my side of the family. My family history has always been full of mental illnesses. I can relate with my son but I have never been diagnosed with anything. The councillor says problem aspergers yet says she barely know what it is, some councillor, I think anyways.

Sorry if this sounds like a topic on here from another question that was just posted. It got me thinking and someone meantion aspergers, got me thinking about my son.

Answer 1

I would talk to a family physician about your own situation as well as your son's. May be looking in wrong direction. Could be Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD)

You definitely need a professional opinion and from what you told us I would get a second opinion before jumping the gun
Too often people are misdiagnosed or not at all

Answer 2

asperger's syndrome is a more refined form of autistic disorder here the patient usually have difficulty with emotional adjustments...rather they are not very adaptable to new surroundings , people, etc. they also have some difficulty in picking up new learning skills but ith assistane from psychiatrists they do well in life , i have been associated for a while with these kind of patients in child n adolescent psychiatry unit. they are very methodical and stictly believes in adhering to routine anything that upsets their normal day to day routine causes great confusion in them and their insight is also limited...however all is not rave they do tend to pisk up new things but at a very slow pace so parents need to be patient in dealing with them

Answer 3

Asperger syndrome — also referred to as Asperger's syndrome, Asperger's, or just AS — is one of five neurobiological pervasive developmental disorders (PDD) that is characterized by deficiencies in social and communication skills. It is differentiated from other PDD's in that a person with AS also has normal to above normal intelligence,[1][2] and standard language development compared with classical autism. The diagnosis of AS is complicated by the lack of a standard diagnostic screen, and the use of several different screening instruments and sets of diagnostic criteria. The exact cause of AS is unknown and the prevalence is not firmly established, due partly to the use of differing sets of diagnostic criteria.

Asperger syndrome was named in honor of Hans Asperger, an Austrian psychiatrist and pediatrician, by researcher Lorna Wing, who first used the eponym in a 1981 paper.[3] In 1994, AS was recognized in the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM) as Asperger's Disorder.[4]

AS is typically diagnosed in childhood, but many may not be diagnosed until much later, as adults. Assistance for core symptoms of AS consists of therapies that address poor communication skills, obsessive or repetitive routines, and physical clumsiness. Most individuals with AS can learn to cope with their differences, but may continue to need support to maintain an independent life.[5]

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I used to work with adolescents and adults with this syndrome. It is varied in its effects. It is part of the Autistic Spectrum, but do not worry about that it is only a "label". Even if both you and your child are Aspergers by definition you are not problematic, and apart from the "obsessions" you know you can lead a relativly normal existance. People with Aspergers refer to the rest of us as "Neuro-Typical Syndrome", If I have the figures right, and I must admit I am open to correction on this, it used to be thought that one person on about ten thousand was "Aspergers", now current theory is that about one male in one hundred and aproximately one female in three hundred has Aspergers.

It can be very frightening, because as your child says, there is just so much "information" coming in at once, neuro-typical people learn to filter this out, unfortunately aspergers people find this extremely difficult. He will probably, although not certainly, be good at mathematics or computer/I.T. related subjects. He will also have what we in the UK call "Clumsy Child Syndrome", (or Dyspraxia), and he will need help with his "Social and Communication" skills. Lastly, he will be incapable of multi-tasking, but most men are incapable of multitasking anyway. ( there is a theory that Aspergers is just an extreme form of what we in the UK would call "blokishness", being extremely male.) Higher Functioning Autistic people show the same traits although they are more likely to be very isolated from society.

There is a wonderful American woman called Temple Grandin, she has written a book, who is Aspergers and is now very successful. Some people in Silicon Valley, in California are Aspergers, do not fear Aspergers, fear ignorance about it.

Answer 4

I am no psych major, but a health care professional. My first thought was of obsessive-compulsive disorder.

Answer 5

You might want to seek the opinion of another counselor.

Answer 6

Asperger's is a form if autism. Asperger syndrome — also referred to as Asperger's syndrome, Asperger's, or just AS — is one of five neurobiological pervasive developmental disorders (PDD) that is characterized by deficiencies in social and communication skills. It is differentiated from other PDD's in that a person with AS also has normal to above normal intelligence, and standard language development compared with classical autism. The diagnosis of AS is complicated by the lack of a standard diagnostic screen, and the use of several different screening instruments and sets of diagnostic criteria. The exact cause of AS is unknown and the prevalence is not firmly established, due partly to the use of differing sets of diagnostic criteria. Asperger syndrome was named in honor of Hans Asperger, an Austrian psychiatrist and pediatrician, by researcher Lorna Wing, who first used the eponym in a 1981 paper. In 1994, AS was recognized in the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM) as Asperger's Disorder. AS is typically diagnosed in childhood, but many may not be diagnosed until much later, as adults. Assistance for core symptoms of AS consists of therapies that address poor communication skills, obsessive or repetitive routines, and physical clumsiness. Most individuals with AS can learn to cope with their differences, but may continue to need support to maintain an independent life.

AS correlates with Asperger's Disorder defined in section 299.80 of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM-IV) by six main criteria. These criteria define AS as a condition in which there is:
Qualitative impairment in social interaction;
The presence of restricted, repetitive and stereotyped behaviors and interests;
Significant impairment in important areas of functioning;
No significant delay in language;
No significant delay in cognitive development, self-help skills, or adaptive behaviors (other than social interaction); and,
The symptoms must not be better accounted for by another specific pervasive developmental disorder or schizophrenia.
AS is an autism spectrum disorder (ASD), one of five neurological conditions characterized by difference in language and communication skills, as well as repetitive or restrictive patterns of thought and behavior. The four related disorders or conditions are autism, Rett syndrome, childhood disintegrative disorder, and PDD-NOS (pervasive developmental disorder not otherwise specified). The diagnosis of AS is complicated by the use of several different screening instruments. The diagnostic criteria of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual are criticized for being vague and subjective. Other sets of diagnostic criteria for AS are the ICD 10 World Health Organization Diagnostic Criteria, Szatmari Diagnostic Criteria, Gillberg Diagnostic Criteria, and Attwood & Gray Discovery Criteria. The ICD-10 definition has similar criteria to the DSM-IV version. In the ICD-10, the phrase Asperger's syndrome is synonymous with Autistic psychopathy and Schizoid disorder of childhood. Some doctors believe that AS is not a separate and distinct disorder, referring to it as high functioning autism (HFA). The diagnoses of AS or HFA are used interchangeably, complicating prevalence estimates: the same child can receive different diagnoses, depending on the screening tool the doctor uses, and some children will be diagnosed with HFA instead of AS, and vice versa. The current classification of the pervasive developmental disorders (PDDs) is unsatisfying to many parents, clinicians, and researchers, and may not reflect the true nature of the conditions. Peter Szatmari, a Canadian researcher of PDD, feels that greater precision is needed to better differentiate between the various PDD diagnoses. The DSM-IV and ICD-10 focus on the idea that discrete biological entities exist within PDD, which leads to a preoccupation with searching for cross-sectional differences between PDD subtypes, a strategy which has not been very useful in classification or in clinical practice.

Answer 7

luks like time for a counsellor change sister!!!