Aspergers Syndrome?

Question

I'm trying to find out what Aspergers Syndrome is and how it affects people's lives. I'm fairly clued up already, so no academic info please. I just wanna know how 'sufferers' experience it. Only answer if you are or are related to, or work with someone with Aspergers.

Answer 1

I am the mother of a child with Aspergers Syndrome, am more than happy to help you with anything I can. You can email me on [e-mail]

Answer 2

Asperger's Syndrome: A Guide for Parents and Professionals, A Parent's Guide to Asperger Syndrome and High-Functioning Autism: How to Meet the Challenges and Help Your Child Thrive, The Complete Guide to Asperger's Syndrome,Can I Tell You About Asperger Syndrome?: A Guide for Friends and Family, Parenting a Child With Asperger Syndrome: 200 Tips and Strategies, The Asperger Parent: How to Raise a Child with Asperger Syndrome and Maintain Your Sense of Humor School Success for Kids With Asperger's Syndrome: A Practical Guide for Parents and Teachers,

Answer 3

Aspergers Syndrome is midway on the autisim scale classification. The individual has a heightend intellegence but has difficulty with social cues and clues, they also have difficulty with abstract thought. The individual often focusses on their knowledge of topics and will speak often on the topic as a bridge towards developing a conversation in hopes of developing friendships. Unfortunatly the other participant often changes the subject makingit rather difficult for the aspergers patient to actually keep up unless it is a topic they are well versed in. They have difficulties with anxiety and social pressures and at times will regress when the world is not working to their advantage. Often develop close dependencies on teachers, doctors, family and the small group of friends that they do have (although often friendships are those made up of individuals who will use the good nature of the indivdiual to their advantage.) When someone leaves their support network they often have an adverse reaction and will regress as a coping mechanisim. They understand they have emotions but do not understand how deal with all the nuances of the emotional reaction they are feeling internally and at times can not communicate how they are feeling as the emotion is not easily described. These are only some aspects, I have worked with individuals with Autisim and Aspergers syndrome for well over fifteen years and I am continually learning and expanding the human mindset. I hope this helps.

Answer 4

My child has Asperger's Syndrome. It is genetic I believe... The first 4-5 years were the worst, however, now that my child is 9, is getting specialized help at school and is in the grade level required for that age.

Answer 5

You can either 'suffer' with it as you say, or learn about it and embrace it. People who have Asperger's syndrome are not cookie cut outs of each other like those who experience life with Down's Syndrome or Alzheimer's Syndrome. There is a grand gray scale, which makes it even more difficult to know exactly how to act/react to those with this syndrome.

I find that the greatest hurdle for my son is that he craves love and tenderness, but can not understand how to socially show it or be comfortable receiving it. He is 9 and is very outwardly angry and mean when he is misunderstood or doesn't get others to see it HIS way and agree with him. He is learning how to be more aware socially that this behaviour repels people's understanding, rather than them asking for a deeper understanding.

Aspy's (as they are commonly referred to in the medical field) are best suited for independent jobs, or jobs of enormous power. Logical and seemingly genius like in their field, some famous Aspy's (according to their biographies and memoirs have have suspected to have Asperger's syndrome) are Benjamin Franklin and Bill Gates.

Answer 6

I have known a boy with Aspergers for 15 years. He has to take medication cause he can get hyperactive. He has a lack of concentrartion, but he is at a mainstream school and doing really well. He got all his standard grades - at credit or general and now is embarking on his highers. I admire him cause so many people have written him off and come through shinning - it hasn't held him back in life. He has already had his first girlfreind and leads the life of a normal teenager.

Like some with Aspergers he has trouble communicating with people, finding it difficult to read their faces. But for some reason he managed to sustain a conversation with me when he was younger, he didn't do that with many people and thats why his parents liked me to spend time with him.

It is hard for the parents at first trying to come to terms with what their child has, and how to deal with it. Plus you have many in the medical proffession who just write 'these children' off and don't treat them as individuals.

But the person I know has overcome all this 'discrimation' and is leading a normal life as possible

Answer 7

I'm not totally sure. I do a health & social course in college. I've come across it.

I know that they find it hard to organise themselves

but I think you're better off talking to a more experienced person i.e. a mother of a child with aspergers.

Answer 8

if you want to know pretty much first hand then read the book " the curious incident of the dog in the night time " by mark haddon. it's written in the first person who is someone who has aspergers and it is v good

Answer 9

I have it, and my son has it. E-mail me with any specific questions you may have.

Answer 10

its a repetative dissorder they hae to keep to time limits ie having dinner at 1oclock no sooner no later or they start to get angry hope this helps my girlfriend works with them so i know a little bit