Any advice on Aspergers Syndrome??

Question

My son is now 13, has made it through the first 7 years of school.....he has done really well with is Aspergers Syndrome. Each year seems to have gotton better. Lately he has started to become social....I'm very happy for him, however I'm concerned he'll need some help with the whole hanging out, dating...that sort of thing. I'm wondering if anyone has any tips on teenagers with Aspergers

Answer 1

Watch out for sexual exploration and misguided actions with crushes and stuff as he gets older, but I think you probably have a very bright and caring child. Many people with Asperger's actually LOVE to socialize, just they don't always get how to do it sometimes. So depending how much they want to and how curious they are to try new things, they will want to take different approaches. He can date in groups, for example, and start out by going to group things with friends who share common interests. He's just like any other kids, really, just a little more sensitive and unknowing about some things.

Answer 2

3 golds I think you have done a splendid job to get your son to 13 and commend you. I have some understanding of Aspergers and autism and dread the day my daughter gets to be a teenager. Good luck but I think having you as a support is what he will need.

Answer 3

I wouldn't worry about it. I found that most of my students with Aspergers were fine. However, don't be quick to judge that peers of your son that don't want to hang around him are biased because of his disability. Kids make friends based on many different reasons, and I never found that a disability was ever a reason.

Answer 4

The disorder is named after Hans Asperger, a Viennese pediatrician who, in 1940, first described a set of behavior patterns apparent in some of his patients, mostly males. Asperger noticed that although these boys had normal intelligence and language development, they had severely impaired social skills, were unable to communicate effectively with others, and had poor coordination.
Asperger syndrome is characterized by poor social interactions, obsessions, odd speech patterns, and other peculiar mannerisms. Children with AS often have few facial expressions and have difficulty reading the body language of others; they may engage in obsessive routines and may display an unusual sensitivity to sensory stimuli (for example, they may be bothered by a light that no one else notices; they may cover their ears to block out sounds in the environment; or they might prefer to wear clothing made only of a certain material). Overall, people with AS are quite capable of functioning in everyday life, but they tend to be somewhat socially immature and may be seen by others as odd or eccentric.

Other characteristics of AS include motor delays, clumsiness, limited interests, and peculiar preoccupations. Adults with AS have trouble demonstrating empathy for others, and social interactions continue to be difficult. Experts say that AS follows a continuous course and usually lasts a lifetime. However, symptoms can wax and wane over the course of time, and early intervention services can be helpful.
Treatment of Asperger Syndrome
Because AS can present patterns of behaviors and problems that differ widely from child to child, there isn't a "typical" or prescribed treatment regimen. However, your child may benefit from the following forms of treatment:

parent education and training
specialized educational interventions for the child
social skills training
language therapy
sensory integration training for younger children, usually performed by an occupational therapist, in which a child is desensitized to stimuli to which he is overly sensitive
psychotherapy or behavioral/cognitive therapy for older children
medications
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Answer 5

those indicators would desire to be present day in a toddler with AS: -irrelevant or minimum social interactions -conversations only approximately continuously revolving around self somewhat than others -"scripted," "robotic," or repetitive speech -loss of "effortless experience" -problems with analyzing, math, or writing skills -obsession with complicated subjects alongside with types or song -regularly occurring to diminish than-regularly occurring nonverbal cognitive awareness, nevertheless verbal -cognitive awareness are regularly regularly occurring to above-regularly occurring -awkward strikes -ordinary behaviors or mannerisms