Asperger's Syndrome-High Functioning Autism Support Group

[Steven]

Do you have trouble making friends? Do you have difficulty looking people in the eyes? Do you have trouble knowing what to say when someone is bullying you? Do you have difficulty expressing yourself?

Asperger's Syndrome and High-Functioning Autism are not "Bad Attitude" problems but neurodevelopmental disabilities that impair the very parts of the brain that allow people to communicate, make friends, and survive in the everyday world. Since the dawn of time, sufferers were dismissed as being merely antisocial, unmotivated, and noncompliant. Fortunately, modern science has recently started to acknowledge the existence of these disabilities.

In the San Francisco Bay Area of California, a support group has been formed to provide not only emotional support but also a positive and constructive environment where sufferers are encouraged to challenge and apply themselves. If interested, please call Steven Kuroiwa at 415-587-5591 or e-mail at aspergers897513@yahoo.com

[Lucas]

Sufferers? Yes, we all suffer from AS now, if you say so- it has nothing to do with society's ignorance.

[abbegates]

Hi, this is my first time ever being on a chat site. I need some advice for my son who is 11 years old with aspergers and is going through a rough time right now.

[Lucas]

Can you be more specific? If it's a problem with self-esteem, look here:

http://www.thegraycenter.org/discovery_of.htm

To accuse Aspergers as a curse or to blame it for life's troubles is to not understand what it is about. This article makes things clearer.

[Nana]

I sure hope I am doing this the correct way. I have a grandchild that is in my custody I took her in for a neuropsych exam. I questioned asperger because of a lot of research on her, and the way she is I was questioning what they had already diagnosed her with. Well her evaluation says that she has all the classic symptoms of Asperger but she has no intense interest so they changed her diagnoses again. Is it possible to be Asperger with out an intense interest? She is going in soon for a neuro exam and if I am still not satisfied I am thinking of maybe taking her to Boston. As a parent you get that feeling in your gut that they are missing something. Any suggestions?
Thanks
Nana Caroline

[Lisa S]

Hi Caroline,
Of course it is possible to have Asperger's syndrome without having an intense interest. Some people with AS have intense interests, others do not.

I don't understand what they are talking about.

Is the other diagnosis they are suggesting PDD-NOS? (Pervasive Development Disorder Not Otherwise Specified) Because that means pretty much the same thing, but not exactly.

If I can find more information, I will tell you.
Lisa

[sabrina dreams]

my daughter has pddnos and does have some mild aperger in using tools she is 4 and avoids writing and finger paints. she lines toys , speaks by repeating what is said at times .her memory is great and has sensory problems. I had the school test her and all children development center test her ,in motor stills, lang, development ,iq, social ,emotion behavior and so on then comparied the works of all together. by the way ped. doc some time won't listen we had that problem and got a secound opion. my gut told me so.we then read every thing I could get my hands on and wrote notes on behavior,action and daily route and upsets. askied why and when study the environment or body lang of the child .at first I never could see it but now she in therpy in and out of school for ot pt and st on a weekly basic. this help with stress of family and our daughter as well. pddnos is very interesting to learn and tends to change with the environment and grow .with our daughter weather changes affects her diff with new behavior that come and go.but the sensory part is the hards since she avoids everything. if you need info email me at jen1997@netscape.com i'm on almost every night reading and learning to help us for the next years to come. I also have cards a center for autism and relatied disables coming next week to our home for tests and training for family members who still can't deal with it. my parents and my husband. do to I'm an 25 year old mom doing every thing I can since I was adopted and medical history can't help. and potty trianing is an night mare we need help we did every thing an ideas. nicole

[sabrina dreams]

hi, my daughter has pddnos and does have some beginning of as.in tool like writing painting so on she avoids this because it's to hard. if you need help on info I go to a center for pinalles school in tampa bay area and do crafts to teach her and some times I meet teacher and doctor who come help the new parent dealing with it. I can get info there and great games so on. check the local s ed program for infants and toddles or handcappied classes in collages or school where they do the iep or school board there teacher get books on dealing with spiecal needs child . they have info centers and train for teacher and parent local collage some time have classes teaching sign lang. those teacher can help you check all children development center or a hospital that deal with only children

try these for toys and info..
www.specialkidszone.com, wwwlaureatelearning.com, no child left behind act booklet for laws,books help,Cards in flordia,sensory inegation,www.nichy.org or email at nichy@aed.org,autismtoilettraining.com,

get the book the out of syn child it the best book out there understanding the behavior part and your child will jump out at you and make you think, but you have to read the whole book do not summ though it. barns and nobles is the best place for books on autism ,but ask for help they are in many diff places but near the books on depression and bio bolar. also look at speech and lang disorder . my daughter has pddnos,sensory i.d. and severe recptive and expression lang disorder. it affects her in everything she does but has eye contact only with a person she knows and will test new people and studies them. or email me at jen1997@netscape.com