2007-11-17 22:09:59 · 7 answers · asked by Whitney 1 in Education & Reference ➔ Special Education
I have known some who can and some who cannot.
2007-11-17 23:58:48 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes, they can lie. Since Asperger's is a social disorder, they may lie because they don't understand a particular situation and they are afraid of making a mistake.
Successful lying is also determined by the level of functioning of the Asperger's person. The higher functioning they are, the better they are at lying. Some Asperger's people are highly intelligent and they do know when to lie and can predict the result.
2007-11-18 07:19:48 · answer #2 · answered by MissBehavior 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Because Asperger syndrome people see things as black or white and no shades of grey in between, if they have convinced themselves that something is true they will believe that. You can even prove they are completely wrong but they will not change their opinion. I have a 9 year old with Asperger syndrome and if she gets an idea into her head it is impossible to get her to change her mind. Other children tell her things that are blatantly no true but she always believes them and I am unable to change her mind. I don't think they lie intentionally but they are so inflexible in their thought processes that they are unable to change their minds.
2007-11-18 08:08:09 · answer #3 · answered by happy 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I know of 2 people with Aspergers, one 22 and the other is 14, related to each other and both lie.
2007-11-18 06:21:20 · answer #4 · answered by Penny J 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
No. Quite the contrary. Kids with Asperger's (or kids along the Autism Spectrun, including ADHD) often see the world so narrowly that they will appear to be lying because their perspective is so narrow (and often very different from the perspective of a nondisabled person).
2007-11-18 10:18:22 · answer #5 · answered by servinggodalone 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
My 12 year old daughter is Aspie and used to lie frequently, usually her lies were designed to try to fit in better with others or to avoid getting in trouble. My husband on the other hand (who is also Aspie) is brutally honest, he does not lie and considers exaggerations to be lies.
2007-11-18 09:39:43 · answer #6 · answered by Starshine 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
My ex-husband has Asperger's and he lied a lot.
2007-11-18 06:13:27 · answer #7 · answered by Amy W 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋