[Magic]

We are doing about it in English ang/lit atm, and its quite interesting.

Just wondered, does anyone have it? And how do you cope with it in the outiside world?

Basically, people with Autism/Aspergers (Sp) are generally
+ Sensitive to sense
+ Obsesive
+ Like Routine
+ Often find it hard to socialise

++ Will get my notes later. Maybe.

[Tom]

Did it in Psychology and got to watch Rain man, love that film

[Sam!]

I dont't really know much about it really. Just heard of it

[hannah.]

read the curious incedent of the dog in the night time.

[SiaSiaSia]

I know about 10/15 people with Aspergers...

That's what you get when your boyfriend knows alot of people that like trains. *

A few people in my family have it ; I have traits of it but not majorly.

My best friends brother has it and he has the iq of 150ish, etc.

*Not an insult to train lovers, by the way. Just that quite alot of people i know have it.

[SiaSiaSia]

Coping with the outside world can be different:

Two of my family members has it, they are quite obsessive over cleanlieness / find it hard to trust people / explode randomly.

As for other people, I know my best friends brother has improved alot, but he still lacks in common sense, even though he got AMAZING results and is going to cambridge, etc.

If you want to know much more about it, Magic, I can talk about it with you?

[Sticks]

I was diagnosed with Asperger Syndrome in 2005

I now look after the website for North East Neuro Diverse Adults (Due to become Neuro Diversity North East and the group page on Facebook.

For more information There is the National Autism website

I would not say we love routines, just that they seem to dominate our lives. My day is highly ordered by routines, which must be adheared to.

[Sticks]

BTW I am also a member of the National Autistic Society

As for coping, one of the things we experience is a variation in the way our brain processes information from our senses. It can manifest in accute smell or hearing. I have problems with my hearing when there is ambient noise due to an impaired ability to filter out background sound.

There is also the sense of isolation, especially at parties, as we are impared on the ability to socially interact, which leads to a more solitary existence, although we do try and seek out company.

Then of course there are the panic attacks - least said about that as am not sure if that is part of it, but some research indicates it could be.

The other thing to note, is this is just one of a number of what we call Neurodiversity, which also includes dyslexia, dispraxia tourettes (Pete BB7) and Obsessive Compulsive Disorder to name but a few. Sometimes a person may get more than one neurodiverse condition being manifest.

[Sticks]

This is also an intersting listen

[NettoSuperstar!]

I work with a couple of people who have aspergers (among others). I find the main characteristic is not being able to read other peoples emotions or be able to see things from others perspective and they dont realise how their behaviour affects others. They dont have the social skills we have because they cant read others basically. You wouldnt neccesarily know from first meeting them though whereas someone with Autism it would be quite obvious they have difficulties relating to people

[~Kizwiz~]

My brother is autistic but not to a great extent.

He must lead a routinely systematic life otherwise he cant cope. If he gets too hot them he will have a panic attack

If you met him the the street you would know that there is something different about him but you wouldnt be able to put your finger on it

[pete_bennet]

I am a person with aspergers so feel free to ask me any questions

[Kate..]

My cousin who's 10 has quite severe autism. She deals with it really well and is one of the sweetest girls i've ever met. Her parents cope with it amazingly in my opinion considering she cannot deal with changing the routine and she can't socialise too well. So it's hard for them to go away anywhere especially to other people's houses.

They've found that by not giving her anything with glucose in it helps with autism amazingly. And she's just got into an autism secondary school which is spectacular because it would have been extremely hard for her to go to a proper secondary school.

[NettoSuperstar!]

And they tend to get obsessed with maps, trains, number plates and stuff, I think its how they make sense of the world as they have difficulty making sense of the world socially. I think they like order for similar reasons, the outside world is unfamiliar and chaotic to them so they have to make their own order/sense

[netgearbbfan]

I have it mine is bad it got me out of school i got a brick and ran around and put it on the wall and ran and all the paint came off then a TA came and i did try to hit her round the head

[Lauren]

I have studied people with Aspergers as part of my Psychology course, and also did my PSYC101 exam on Autism in spectrum.

[Nicola]

I've got Asperger's Syndrome, I was diagnosed during childhood and have a lot of problems with communication and social skills, prefer a set routine and dislike change. I've also got additional co-ordination problems and will generally abstain from any activities that involve this particular skill. My partner's cousin (who also happens to be one of my best friends) also has Asperger's - he found out only a couple of years ago after I made him aware of it and explained about it, he has some social difficulties like me, but also struggles to "take in" a lot of information when people are talking to him and will at times ask you to repeat what you have said - I found this an issue at first but am now learning to accept it as a part of his Asperger's. We both have quite high levels of anxiety and it can be hard for one of us to reassure the other, particularly in a situation that has affected us both. Both himself and his father claim that a few people in their family (my partner included) have Asperger's or some of the characteristics of it.

My young daughter (almost 4) has some traits similar to what I had during childhood, but she hasn't actually been diagnosed as being on the autistic spectrum, and is thought to have Global Developmental Delays. We are awaiting news of a Statutory Assessment for her as she will require a Statement of Special Educational Needs when she starts full-time school next year.

[AlexBigBrother]

my brothers got severe autism
he cant speak, doesnt feel emotions like embarrassment, guilt or anything like that
but can express emotions like anger and happiness
hope that helps you
x

[netgearbbfan]

i once had a tv team round my house for a week and they had a look in my life it was in 1998 i don't know what it was called but i know it was on channel 4

[30stone]

I dont reckon i have that got ocd though

[Tom]

Originally posted by 30stone
I dont reckon i have that got ocd though

To be honest I don't think most people who claim to have OCD actually have it. Theres a difference between wanting something to be perfect and OCD, some people think "omg everything has a place if its out of its place it annoys me, i have an ocd" and that really annoys me when people do that

[30stone]

Originally posted by Tom

To be honest I don't think most people who claim to have OCD actually have it. Theres a difference between wanting something to be perfect and OCD, some people think "omg everything has a place if its out of its place it annoys me, i have an ocd" and that really annoys me when people do that

i get myself into having to do certain things before i go to bed.
when i touch anything and want to play my ps3 wahsing my hands mostly.

its like i have to. doesnt mean i do or dont have it people just tell me i have it so u kno..

[Xander]

I know someone with Autism, he is a really nice guy though, he has done strange things and I thinks sometimes he really struggles with it. But hes amazing at remembering things.

[Nicky.]

My second cousin has it, he's like 20 ish I think, and he likes routine, keeps himself to himself and will only talk to poeple and go places he wants to, and is familiar with x He has it really bad from what I understand x

[Tom]

Originally posted by 30stone

i get myself into having to do certain things before i go to bed.
when i touch anything and want to play my ps3 wahsing my hands mostly.

its like i have to. doesnt mean i do or dont have it people just tell me i have it so u kno..

Doesn't mean its an OCD though. OCD completely takes over your life because its all you can think about and makes you act strangely.