Is There Anybody Else Here With Aspberger's Syndrome?

[J.Pryce]

My 18 year old Son, Craig has it. He is an awesome kid. He graduated High School last year, was a member of the Band, & now has picked up playing the banjo in only a year.

 

[justbugged]

I can so relate to waiting for people to tell me that I am doing it wrong way. I have never understood what they meant by that or why they even cared, as long as I got the job done. I also frequently have my joking attitude misinterpreted as meaning something way more than I meant to to be. It is rather a relief to find that there are other people like me. I have felt like such a freak. I also concluded that at 50 plus years old that things are not going to change for me very much. But just knowing how I am different may allow me to find ways of making things better. I don't feel so alone anymore, nor that it is all my fault that I am like this. It seems that for most of my life I have been told that I was either not trying hard enough or I wasn't special, and I should stop trying to be. Oh, and then there the she just the crazy one of the family comments.

My most favorite comment of all time was a person in the medical profession that told me that I couldn't have something wrong with me because it was rare. This was said in the same year, that my daughter died of a disease process, that has one in less than billion chance of occurring to a person. I am not surprised that so many can not be diagnosed with Asperger's.

 

[annaraven]

I just went thru this thread and "add[ed] to buddy list" everyone who self-identified as an Aspie. So if you see that, that's why I added you. I think it's great to have other chicken people who are Aspies to keep in contact with. I've been studying this stuff for a few years now, so if you ever have a question that you don't want public (or you want me to notice), please feel free to PM me.

 

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Here's a link I found last year about Aspies and jobs. Too bad more employers weren't more open like this one.


http://www.circleofmoms.com/autisma...Co-only-hires-people-w-Autism-Asperger-316722

 

[cmjust0]

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AWESOME x1000.

I want to go to there.

 

[geebs]

Okay Aspyland.. I have posted a fun thread to celebrate our differences... post to your heart content!!!

 

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Great idea. Will be interesting to see how wonderfully different we all are

 

[annaraven]

A great novel on working and autists is: The Speed of Dark by Elizabeth Moon.

 

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Animals in Translation: Using the Mysteries of Autism to Decode Animal Behavior by Temple Grandin is another interesting read.

 

[jaimslee4u]

My son has Asberger's! I am quite releived to have a diagnosis for him as I am sure you will probably hear a lot of. For many years we knew something wasn't quite rite but couldn't put our finger on it. He was a little slow to develope nothing to out of the ordinary, smart as a whip, but just a bit socially awkward. Everyone of course with any disease or diagnosis along the autism spectrum is a bit different and will require a different plan to help. The statistics state that the majority of children that grow up with Asberger's grow up fully functional and learn to adapt a bit to thier challenges. My Husband which I am fully convinced has Asberger's also faces some challenges and hurdles with his anger and sometimes his shyness but he is a fully capable adult. I have the same high hopes for my son! The best thing to do is get the child all the support and help that you can, fight, fight, & fight if you have too, to get him the benefits he deserves. Educate yourself as much as you can! & enjoy, the way they look at the world can be such a wonderful eye opening experience!