[rex3]

Has any body encountered someone with Aspergers Syndrome?

what do you think of the condition?

[Sasha]

Originally posted by rex3
Has any body encountered someone with Aspergers Syndrome?

what do you think of the condition?

I have encountered people with it........ i am not sure what u mean about thinking. But its lifes down sides i guess

[J.C.]

There has been a very interesting link posted about this condition by a member on this forum.I will try and find it, and he may also want to post again.

[rex3]

i mean how did they come across to you when you met them, and did you know that they had AS just by meeting them? or did some one tell you.

[Sasha]

Originally posted by rex3
i mean how did they come across to you when you met them, and did you know that they had AS just by meeting them? or did some one tell you.

I am informed when i meet people with AS, sometimes i am not and spot it - austism i mean, the signs are easy to spot if you know what your looking for

[J.C.]

Originally posted by rex3
i mean how did they come across to you when you met them, and did you know that they had AS just by meeting them? or did some one tell you.

Sorry, I see what you mean about meeting someone with
it.I haven`t but I just remembered being very intrigued when I read about it.

[James]

I know someone with it, I think.

[Nicola]

Yeah, as it happens, that is a subject very close to my own heart. I often wonder whether people with AS can come across as "different" or whether you don't know unless you tell them. From what I've heard, read and encountered, they can feel as though they don't fit in and that they see things through different perspectives, that not everybody can understand, and that they can feel that people don't always relate to them.

I know it was a term not commonly used until recent years, I've heard that people with AS can be labelled as "different" or just "odd". I tend to see the person that they are and not the traits that they have (anyone who wants an explanation of my post, in case I'm not clear, just U2U or MSN me)

[Red Moon]

I have come across a few people with it over the years. Most of them have worked hard to overcome their problems and despite them have gone on to achieve educationally the what they are capable of. Like any disabilities it has down side and up side.

[Siouxsie]

Yes i work with kids who have it
There are many different kinds of aspergers syndrome.
Its a special need and they can live a normal life with help

[Nicola]

Yeah, from my personal experiences that's just what I've found, like some have achieved fame and fortune, others personal achievement, whilst others are still finding "their place" in life.

[Siouxsie]

It depends on where you are in the spectrum as to what you can and cannot achieve in life

[Siouxsie]

Individuals with AS can exhibit a variety of characteristics and the disorder can range from mild to severe. Persons with AS show marked deficiencies in social skills, have difficulties with transitions or changes and prefer sameness. They often have obsessive routines and may be preoccupied with a particular subject of interest. They have a great deal of difficulty reading nonverbal cues (body language) and very often the individual with AS has difficulty determining proper body space. Often overly sensitive to sounds, tastes, smells, and sights, the person with AS may prefer soft clothing, certain foods, and be bothered by sounds or lights no one else seems to hear or see. It's important to remember that the person with AS perceives the world very differently. Therefore, many behaviors that seem odd or unusual are due to those neurological differences and not the result of intentional rudeness or bad behavior, and most certainly not the result of "improper parenting".

[Nicola]

Originally posted by Siouxsie
Individuals with AS can exhibit a variety of characteristics and the disorder can range from mild to severe. Persons with AS show marked deficiencies in social skills, have difficulties with transitions or changes and prefer sameness. They often have obsessive routines and may be preoccupied with a particular subject of interest. They have a great deal of difficulty reading nonverbal cues (body language) and very often the individual with AS has difficulty determining proper body space. Often overly sensitive to sounds, tastes, smells, and sights, the person with AS may prefer soft clothing, certain foods, and be bothered by sounds or lights no one else seems to hear or see. It's important to remember that the person with AS perceives the world very differently. Therefore, many behaviors that seem odd or unusual are due to those neurological differences and not the result of intentional rudeness or bad behavior, and most certainly not the result of "improper parenting".

Yeah, some of those explanations certainly ring a bell from my own experiences. I've found that AS people can struggle to mix with others, have set routines and obsessive interests and also misread signals and body language (e.g. finding it hard to take a joke or reading too much into what someone has said). I've also found them to seem aloof and unresponsive, like they're not interested, and that can turn people away from them, even though there's nothing wrong.

[Siouxsie]

hit the nail on the head nicola I work with a kid who is completely in a worl of his own. Poor kid. He has difficulty with communicating and you have to have a set routine for him . If his routine is changed he gets so distressed its so sad

[James]

Another symptom is not enjoying story-writing.

[Sticks]

Actually I was diagnosed with Asperger Syndrome in 2005.

I am now a member of a group called North East Neuro Diverse Adults and I look after the website

We have had a few problems over the last year but are hoping to relaunch this year.

I am also a member of the National Autistic Society

[Sticks]

I forgot to add that when we do meet, at the moment it is at the Old George in Cloth Market, Newcastle upon Tyne.

[rex3]

I have Mild Asperger's Syndrome, but I cant get my self professionally diagnosed, coz my doctors a total bastard, he keeps telling me "its a lack of confidence that you have", when iv diagnosed my self through the internet and a couple of books, I also phoned the National Autestic Society and the receptionist told me i have Aspergers Syndrome.

I really want to do this so i can just show my mum and everybody i have this, and people at work.

[lily.]

Originally posted by Siouxsie
Individuals with AS can exhibit a variety of characteristics and the disorder can range from mild to severe. Persons with AS show marked deficiencies in social skills, have difficulties with transitions or changes and prefer sameness. They often have obsessive routines and may be preoccupied with a particular subject of interest. They have a great deal of difficulty reading nonverbal cues (body language) and very often the individual with AS has difficulty determining proper body space. Often overly sensitive to sounds, tastes, smells, and sights, the person with AS may prefer soft clothing, certain foods, and be bothered by sounds or lights no one else seems to hear or see. It's important to remember that the person with AS perceives the world very differently. Therefore, many behaviors that seem odd or unusual are due to those neurological differences and not the result of intentional rudeness or bad behavior, and most certainly not the result of "improper parenting".

Source

Thanks for that Sue. I wasn't really aware of what the condition was before to be honest.

[Nicola]

I'd like to speak out and tell you I was diagnosed with Asperger's at the age of 6, I've kept quiet about it on the Internet until now but thought as there's people out there like me I may as well say something, and hope that people will understand as I do find it difficult to talk sometimes in case people think less of me.

I found school difficult because of all the bullying I endured over people not understanding or accepting me for who I am, they saw that I was "different" but didn't always see the good in me. I've also helped a friend through a bad time in finding a diagnosis, I feel that through my experiences I encouraged him in a way to get diagnosed - he only found out recently that he had it and also endured some bad times like me.

I hope that you will all understand how I feel sometimes and accept me for what I am, as you can imagine it has been difficult for me to write this post.

[MarkWaldorf]

Aw Nicola, that was a great post. No one on here would treat you differently even if you hadn't been diagnosed with it.

[Sticks]

Our treasurer for our area at the link previously given has advised people on getting diagnosed if you are in the north east of England and want to follow the links through

[Nicola]

Yeah, as I said I was diagnosed quite young, and I can always show my friend the links if he wants to see them - he comes round quite a bit and often looks at what sites I'm on.

[Siouxsie]

Originally posted by Stropz

Source

Thanks for that Sue. I wasn't really aware of what the condition was before to be honest.

I done it as part of my Degree course stropz On Special educational Needs .Its a topic i find really interesting