Aspergers syndrome. any advice or help pls...?!
Question: Aspergers syndrome. any advice or help pls....?
hi. im a 32 yr old bloke, my twin sister is off to the hospital later for some tests on aspergers/asbergers syndrome, which the doc's think she has. is this a form of autism.?
all her life she's been told she has dyslexia,(was this mis-diagnosed years ago.?) she's told she's stupid, ignored, patronised etc. i dont realy know anything about this, is there any way i can help her if she is diagnosed with this.? what kind of life can she expect.? i find it so hard to communicate with her to any benificial degree and im at my wits end.
Any genuine advice greatly appreciated.
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all her life she's been told she has dyslexia,(was this mis-diagnosed years ago.?) she's told she's stupid, ignored, patronised etc. i dont realy know anything about this, is there any way i can help her if she is diagnosed with this.? what kind of life can she expect.? i find it so hard to communicate with her to any benificial degree and im at my wits end.
Any genuine advice greatly appreciated.
Thanks x.Health Question & Answer
Answers:
the national autistic Society will help you, they have a helpline. now that you have a diagnoses for her( well nearly!) it can only get better,, not worse. as a family you will feel much relieved to finally know whats wrong and you can start learning and gaining a better understanding. its not curable, but neither is it a disease.
things can only get better now! ring the help line, they are lovely and will be able to send you and your sister lots of information.
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things can only get better now! ring the help line, they are lovely and will be able to send you and your sister lots of information.
Einstein had aspergers, and jane austin!Health Question & Answer
hello. i also have aspergers syndrome. i believe that it is quite common for a person with aspergers to be mis-diagnosed as the severity of the symptoms can vary from person to person, however, people with autistic spectrum disorders are known, in some cases, to also have things like dyslexia/dyspraxia e.t.c so i think that may be something to consider. Having aspergers syndrome may limit your career choice (esp. military. there has been quite a bit of confusion over aspergers and the military. I think a person with aspergers only has so many jobs within the military that they can do.) Life for a person with aspergers syndrome will be quite difficult to adjust to. go to .?v=rbgUjmeC-4o" rel="nofollow">http://uk.youtube.com/watch.?v=rbgUjmeC-4... this is someone with aspergers syndrome.Health Question & Answer
Asperger's is a trendy ailment. I think I've go it, whereas up until now I always thought I didn't get on too well with people and enjoyed remembering obscure facts. It's a device for middle class parents to overcome their sense of shame that their kids don't do better at school. Let's face it, every kid I have known who was too dumb and poorly behaved to learn was eventually diagnosed with some bogus syndrome. However, if this does not convince you, go to Wikipedia.Health Question & Answer
my brother has asperger's. what i do is when he does something weird i tell him most people don't like it and he should avoid doing it around people that would think he's weird. but i don't say it mean. you can just help her by pointing out some things she does that are socially inept, but don't nag her or anything. asperger's can make people pretty unhappy but not all of them, my brother's a pretty happy guy.Health Question & Answer
ignore the person above, who are they to judge whether or not a person is ill.?
i have a friend with Aspergers and he's a stand up guy. For more information go to the national Autistuc Society.
Here's a link to their website and in particular to Aspergers Syndrome
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i have a friend with Aspergers and he's a stand up guy. For more information go to the national Autistuc Society.
Here's a link to their website and in particular to Aspergers Syndrome
.?d=212" rel="nofollow">http://www.nas.org.uk/nas/jsp/polopoly.j...
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Aspergers is on the autism scale. Suffers usually find themselves "lost" or have difficulty communicating in social settings. They will also usually be highly interested in one thing, say; computers. They will talk in jargon about this thing and just expect people to know what they are talking about...sometimes people with the "disorder" even notice that other people are not interested in the subject they are "discussing" but carry on any way because they can't help it.
Most people who have it say being diagnosed really helps because they can explain what's wrong to people who don't understand.
There's a lot of good reading matter...some of it written by people with aspergers. I would recommend "Freaks, Geeks and Asperger Syndrome - A User Guide to Adolescence" by Luke Jackson. Even though it is mainly aimed at adolescent people I really do think it is a brilliant book...it was written by a 13 year old sufferer and helps people who have aspergers or who have been diagnosed with it.
Best of luck to both of you! :o)Health Question & Answer
Most people who have it say being diagnosed really helps because they can explain what's wrong to people who don't understand.
There's a lot of good reading matter...some of it written by people with aspergers. I would recommend "Freaks, Geeks and Asperger Syndrome - A User Guide to Adolescence" by Luke Jackson. Even though it is mainly aimed at adolescent people I really do think it is a brilliant book...it was written by a 13 year old sufferer and helps people who have aspergers or who have been diagnosed with it.
Best of luck to both of you! :o)Health Question & Answer