Guest guest Posted October 7, 2003 Report Share Posted October 7, 2003 <<<<<<Oh, The " aspie " one is my downfall because I think it's much easier and cuter to say " aspie " lol.>. no problem. I have occasional used it here on the list too. but that is amongst us... I never use it when speaking to other people about my son. F Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 17, 2005 Report Share Posted June 17, 2005 Oh Heidi, thank you, thank-you, thank-you. My 11 yr old son is seeing a psychologist in a couple of days, for help with his issues. Asperger's describes him exactly! I have recently been trying to teach him how to have a conversation - not a monologue! No wonder he punched a boy at school who was bantering with him! I don't really like " naming " conditions, but it's nice to know others have the same bundle of " symptoms " . I will mention the possibility of Asperger's to the psych. maybe she can help him, esp. with his interactions with others. Jewel > > >heidi what the heck is an aspie?? > > > >laura > > Short for " Aspergers " ... also called " high functioning autism " . > Basically most of your computer geeks, engineers, and > scientists. Different kind of brain, different kind of > thinking. Whether it's a " good thing " or a " bad thing " I > have no idea: but it's decidedly a " different thing " . > Google on " Aspergers " or go to > > http://www.wired.com/wired/archive/9.12/aspergers_pr.html > > > Nick is building a universe on his computer. He's already mapped out his first planet: an anvil-shaped world called Denthaim that is home to gnomes and gods, along with a three-gendered race known as kiman. As he tells me about his universe, Nick looks up at the ceiling, humming fragments of a melody over and over. " I'm thinking of making magic a form of quantum physics, but I haven't decided yet, actually, " he explains. The music of his speech is pitched high, alternately poetic and pedantic - as if the soul of an Oxford don has been awkwardly reincarnated in the body of a chubby, rosy- cheeked boy from Silicon Valley. Nick is 11 years old. > > Nick's father is a software engineer, and his mother is a computer programmer. They've known that Nick was an unusual child for a long time. He's infatuated with fantasy novels, but he has a hard time reading people. Clearly bright and imaginative, he has no friends his own age. His inability to pick up on hidden agendas makes him easy prey to certain cruelties, as when some kids paid him a few dollars to wear a ridiculous outfit to school. > > > > Heidi Jean Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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