How can you know if you have asperger's syndrome? Is there a test you can take?
If the asperger's is mild, is there some sort of counseling or treatment to help?
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Yes to all. Find a therapist and get tested. (
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How many of you Parents actually know what Asperger's Syndrome is?
How many of you Parents actually know what Asperger's Syndrome is?
what do you know about it.
What do you think about it ?
ps could you please star this so as many people can see this question as possible
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My fiance has Asperger's, as did his grand father, so there's a good possibility our up coming son will have it as well.
Based on personal experience as long as the individual becomes aware they have the disorder everything is fine. However, I have noticed it causes social interaction issues, and difficulty forming meaningful relationships. Prior to me my fiance kept gfs because it was "normal" and not because he had experienced any real emotion for the women.
I think if our child ends up with it I'll be careful to teach him that normal is a relative term, and that he should simply be himself. Forcing someone with Asperger's to be like everyone else is ridiculous, and often only makes them more withdrawn.
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Reading the other reactions to this question makes me sad. Asperger's is not a form of retardation, nor a handicap. It simply has to do with the way they process emotion. Jesus people look it up. See link in source. (
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How do I get an Adult diagnosis of Asperger's syndrome?
I believe from various books and articles I have read that I have Asperger's. How do I get an dianosis as an adult?
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Why are you fishing for a diagnoses? (
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Can you be diagnosed with Asperger's Syndrome later in life?
I have a brother that is 23 and has never been diagnosed with anything, but is obviously different. He has many of the symptoms associated with AS, but has been to the doctor and told that he wasn't autistic. I have just recently learned of this syndrome and would like some first hand info from anyone who could help.
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Yes, Asperger’s syndrome can be diagnosed later in life and it’s actually quite common. Some people who have a mild version of Asperger’s syndrome are not diagnosed until adulthood and some are even never diagnosed. Some people are also misdiagnosed with something else first. And since it’s not that long since Asperger’s syndrome was recognized and started becoming more widely known, many people who are adults today were not diagnosed in childhood, because people simply didn’t recognize what it was.
If you strongly suspect that your brother has Asperger’s syndrome, you could suggest to him to seek a second opinion. I would recommend seeing a psychiatrist that specializes in autism spectrum disorder. (
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Who can I talk to and what can I do about an adult relation I think may have Asperger's syndrome?
He seems to have no way of showing emotion, only talks about one or two subjects and is totally obsessed with computers etc. He has always been like this, but Asperger's would not have been recognised when he was a child and for some reason it has only just occurred to me what it could be. I desperately need to talk to someone who knows about this as I am feeling very alone. Can anyone help please?
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contact your local county mental health agency for an assessment for your relative. there may also be a support group in your area they can put you in touch with. it could also be pervasive develpmental disorder, or something else under the autism spectrum disorders. best of luck to you.
http://www.aspergers.com/
http://www.aspennj.org/guide.html
http://www.nas.org.uk/nas/jsp/polopoly.jsp?d=212
http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/aspergers-syndrome/DS00551/DSECTION=5 (
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Can Asperger Syndrome be a medical malpractice?
My son was diagnosed with AS in January. I have been receiving emails from different asperger information online and one of the causes is lack of air at birth or at least according to one of these emails I have received. Please if you have more information about this please let me know. I am trying to understand this but its a little hard for me to even see my son as having AS. He is very smart and loving but I am doing my best to understand him. So please if you can help me understand let me know!!! Thank you!
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As far as I know, neither doctors nor researchers have found a clear cut explaination for Asperger's Syndrome. It seems to have a strong genetic component, but there are also brain structure changes which suggest something in the early brain development has gone awry. I don't think I've seen anything that links oxygen deprivation at birth with it- though we already know the link between that and cerebral palsy. One site that may offer some help to you at the moment is
http://www.aspergersyndrome.org/
That should get you into a bunch of resources available to help you work through this and figure out how to best help your son. Above all, remember your son is more than a label- humans are a lot more complex than that. Your love is still the most important treatment available. Good luck to you both. (
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What is the difference between Asperger Syndrome and Avoidant Personality Disorder?
The two seem to have all the same red flags. It seems like two people with each of these conditions would have a very similar experience and profile, at least superficially (depressed, shy, introverted, low self-esteem, hypersensitive, late bloomer sexually.) How do you distinguish between the two since they seem to have similar outcomes?
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People with aspergers are not withdrawn around others like in other forms of autism. They do approach others. They just lack the ability to interpret social ques of physical expressions. They may go into a one sided long winded conversation with someone else freely. They just do not get the ques others try to give about how they are interacting. "active but odd"
Avoidant people are withdrawn. They are highly unlikely to strike up any kind of conversation with someone they are not familiar with and will feel highly uncomfortable short in response and quiet when others try to talk to them. They are beyond just aware of others social ques when they are interacting with others. They are hypervigillant. In fact they spend so much time anylizing both their own language and body language and that of others trying to figure out how they are being percieved that they may loose track of the actual conversation or become randomly silent.
the aspergers person may appear aloof flat or indifferent in expression
the avoidant nervous shy fearful but expressive
People with aspergers are not so much introverted as prefering their narrow range of interests and subjects and having difficulty relating to others socially.
People with avoidant personality are beyond introverted. They wish and long for relationships with others and have a normal range of interests in things and in people they are just terribly afraid of being rejected or demeaned by them.
As far as the late bloomer sexually... I dont know much about this on either disorder.
I dont have aspergers and only a vague general knowledge of it
But I do have AVPD and I was no late bloomer sexually.
I think it would be rather easy to distinguish between the two.
If someone shows little understanding of social ques and a narrow range of interests, and will freely approach others, they are more likely to be aspergers than avoidant
If someone shows excessive awareness of social ques, has a no restriction in expressing social ques average interests in things and others, and is beyond hesitant to approach anyone that they do not know well they are more likely avoidant (
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I Want to Get to Know This Girl But I May Have Asperger Syndrome, and She Might Think I Am Weird?
I wanna get to know this girl, but every time I try and talk to her she does not answer. Shy is shy if you could not already tell. But I may have aspergers syndrome, and also I heard she may think I am weird.
Huh, that may or may not work, holy crap Im getting really upset now.
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Sometimes you just have to take a chance. Try to bring it up in a conversation when you feel like you have the confidence. (
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I think I have Asperger's syndrome. How could I go about getting a diagnosis?
After researching Asperger's syndrome I believe I have it. And no, I'm not a suggestible person who believes she has every disorder she learns about. I want to get a diagnosis (I'm 16, by the way) because I desperately need help. Who should I go to? My doctor? A psychologist? A specialist?
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You will need a referral from your primary doctor that will allow you to be tested by a specialist in the mental health department for Asperger syndrome. The testing is spread out over a period of time which makes it long and is mostly all paper work and questions they'll ask you. They'll also give your parents and a close teacher or two a questionnaire about your behavior and everyday actions (how social you are and your behavior in classes that you like/ are you intensely focused on the subject so much that make it abnormal). I think it would not hurt you to get tested and at least if it is true then you, your parents, and teachers will know what the problem is and how to help you.
The test aren't to bad. It was more like taking the ISTEP or GQE boring but important. Also to let you know, I do have Asperger's Syndrome and it is manageable to deal with most of the time.
Well I Hope This Helped!
Best of Luck!
Just a friendly note to Sarahwdw, I am pretty much a non-social person when talking even to my parents do to Asperger's syndrome but if I can type or write it I can communicate just fine like a normal person. That is why I love the internet! (
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How do you know if you have Asperger's Syndrome?
Is it true that if you think you have Asperger's Syndrome, you probably do? That's what I've heard, but I want to know for sure. And I would love to know if that's truly what I have.
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Just because you believe in something doesn't make it so.
A person with Asperger's is usually more intelligent, solitary, you are more clumsy with your movements, you are also less empathetic, meaning you don't know if you're being mean or not. Usually you are more socially inept, meaning you're more likely to be quite and when you do talk, you're more direct and maybe even rude. You are also less humorous. (
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