[Cybele]

Originally posted by watchinittoomuch

Erm, as a parent of someone with AS I can categorically say I am NOT talking out of my arse and that he indeed does display many of the symptoms. You sure have a s**** way with words eh.

Yes, I do have a way with words. That comes from being educated. Though I do empathize with your child having AS, I can assure you that Freddie does not have it.

Here are the symptoms. I will bold the ones that Freddie MIGHT have:

• Lack of managing appropriate social conduct

• High intelligence

• Anger management problems

• Controlling feelings such as depression, fear or anxiety

• Lack of empathy

• Inability to listen to others

• Inflexible thinking

• Repetitive routines provides feelings of security

• Stress when their routine suddenly changes

• Inability to think in abstract ways

• Specialised fields of interest

• Visual thinking

So... Freddie is smart so therefore he has Aspergers? Sorry. Doesn't compute. He is probably one of the MOST empathetic people I have seen on TV. He is very flexible in his thinking. He doesn't have rituals or repetitive routines. He is able to think in very abstract ways. In fact, his ability to do so sometimes goes right over the heads of the others because they aren't very smart. He is not a visual thinker. He doesn't obsess over a specific subject. He is extremely peaceful so there are no anger management problems.

So, sorry, but you are wrong.