Guest guest Posted July 8, 2004 Report Share Posted July 8, 2004 Thanks for all of your response's it is wonderful to know we all have a place to go for support. I sometimes think my son possibly my daughter has Aspergers. My son is 18 and has always had a hard time with changes for example a new year in school likes the sameness routine. Both have some social problems he has been tutored at home for years and is fine with it does'nt go out much but since he is not going to school all of his friends have basically desserted him. He says he totally accecpts his illnesses. Does anyone know if this sounds like Aspergers he is very smart but both kids have some comprehenshen I at times also do. Thanks again for your support. Donna Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 8, 2004 Report Share Posted July 8, 2004 Donna It sounds like a good possibility. People with Asperger's miss some of the suttle social cues, but they can learn to tune in to them. The desire for sameness is a key symptoms. My personal feeling is that this label is not necessary for dealing which is not true with mito. Even within the classification of Aspergers, there is great variation. I think that dealing with needs and looking at them through their eyes and not ours is the most important thing. My son is married, has a good job and is a sensitive caring person, so change can happen. He still has to deal with change on a cognitive level instead of an emotional level. His wife understands this and doesn't like unexpected change either. laurie > > Reply-To: > Date: Thu, 8 Jul 2004 17:28:11 -0400 > To: >, > > Subject: Re: Aepergers and Mito > > Thanks for all of your response's it is wonderful to know we all have a place > to go for support. I sometimes think my son possibly my daughter has > Aspergers. My son is 18 and has always had a hard time with changes for > example a new year in school likes the sameness routine. Both have some social > problems he has been tutored at home for years and is fine with it does'nt go > out much but since he is not going to school all of his friends have basically > desserted him. He says he totally accecpts his illnesses. Does anyone know if > this sounds like Aspergers he is very smart but both kids have some > comprehenshen I at times also do. Thanks again for your support. > Donna > > > > Medical advice, information, opinions, data and statements contained herein > are not necessarily those of the list moderators. The author of this e mail is > entirely responsible for its content. List members are reminded of their > responsibility to evaluate the content of the postings and consult with their > physicians regarding changes in their own treatment. > > Personal attacks are not permitted on the list and anyone who sends one is > automatically moderated or removed depending on the severity of the attack. > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 8, 2004 Report Share Posted July 8, 2004 Hi Donna. My 1st Cousin has Asperger's. He's not just intelligent, he's gifted. By the time he was 3-4 years old he already knew about engineering and physics. Not just the vocabulary, but actually how they work. He is now 14 and a real handful. No friends really because he's so " difficult " and always has a chip on his shoulder. He doesn't relate well socially because of the Asperger's and it's quite common for him to run away from home. I have mentioned several time to my Aunt that I think there might be a connection with the mito but she tends to ignore the possibility. I feel horrible for my Cousin because I know there is a really good kid inside who's sweet and he's just very misunderstood. The biggest interest of his lately is the computer. Obviously, this requires fewer social skills and he can use his brain power to the full extent if he chooses. The problem is getting him away from it. He's become obsessed and quite literally becomes aggressive if he's told to get off it. I think he'd be more successful if he were in a special program for kids with Autism, but they live in a very rural area of California with very few opportunities for assistance. I hope overall things are going well for you. Do you think you'll be able to attend the conference on saturday at least ? Bug Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 8, 2004 Report Share Posted July 8, 2004 bug I hope your cousin is able to use his intellect to help him deal with not only being different, but in finding ways to fit in as well. He is going through a difficult age period. I have a student who is 13 with Aspergers who is having a terrible time right now. He is in a school in which he is a minority and has never really had a friend. Another student with bi-polar disorder made friends with him, but only to use him. They have both been in trouble (usually together) many times over the past year. I feel so bad for the kid with Aspergers as he is being targeted by staff and students and like you said, he is a neat kid inside. It is really hard because we have to protect them, yet at the same time give them their wings. laurie > > Reply-To: > Date: Fri, 09 Jul 2004 02:13:30 -0000 > To: > Subject: Re: Aepergers and Mito > > Hi Donna. My 1st Cousin has Asperger's. He's not just intelligent, > he's gifted. By the time he was 3-4 years old he already knew about > engineering and physics. Not just the vocabulary, but actually how > they work. He is now 14 and a real handful. No friends really > because he's so " difficult " and always has a chip on his shoulder. > He doesn't relate well socially because of the Asperger's and it's > quite common for him to run away from home. I have mentioned > several time to my Aunt that I think there might be a connection > with the mito but she tends to ignore the possibility. I feel > horrible for my Cousin because I know there is a really good kid > inside who's sweet and he's just very misunderstood. The biggest > interest of his lately is the computer. Obviously, this requires > fewer social skills and he can use his brain power to the full > extent if he chooses. The problem is getting him away from it. > He's become obsessed and quite literally becomes aggressive if he's > told to get off it. I think he'd be more successful if he were in a > special program for kids with Autism, but they live in a very rural > area of California with very few opportunities for assistance. > > I hope overall things are going well for you. Do you think you'll > be able to attend the conference on saturday at least ? > > Bug > > > > Medical advice, information, opinions, data and statements contained herein > are not necessarily those of the list moderators. The author of this e mail is > entirely responsible for its content. List members are reminded of their > responsibility to evaluate the content of the postings and consult with their > physicians regarding changes in their own treatment. > > Personal attacks are not permitted on the list and anyone who sends one is > automatically moderated or removed depending on the severity of the attack. > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 8, 2004 Report Share Posted July 8, 2004 Hi Bug, My son is very good at the computer and strategy games. He also get aggressive if you tell him he needs to get off it. I don't know if it is the melas or his stubborn streak acting up but he is a real challenge at times. Janet Sample Re: Aepergers and Mito > Hi Donna. My 1st Cousin has Asperger's. He's not just intelligent, > he's gifted. By the time he was 3-4 years old he already knew about > engineering and physics. Not just the vocabulary, but actually how > they work. He is now 14 and a real handful. No friends really > because he's so " difficult " and always has a chip on his shoulder. > He doesn't relate well socially because of the Asperger's and it's > quite common for him to run away from home. I have mentioned > several time to my Aunt that I think there might be a connection > with the mito but she tends to ignore the possibility. I feel > horrible for my Cousin because I know there is a really good kid > inside who's sweet and he's just very misunderstood. The biggest > interest of his lately is the computer. Obviously, this requires > fewer social skills and he can use his brain power to the full > extent if he chooses. The problem is getting him away from it. > He's become obsessed and quite literally becomes aggressive if he's > told to get off it. I think he'd be more successful if he were in a > special program for kids with Autism, but they live in a very rural > area of California with very few opportunities for assistance. > > I hope overall things are going well for you. Do you think you'll > be able to attend the conference on saturday at least ? > > Bug > > > > > Medical advice, information, opinions, data and statements contained herein are not necessarily those of the list moderators. The author of this e mail is entirely responsible for its content. List members are reminded of their responsibility to evaluate the content of the postings and consult with their physicians regarding changes in their own treatment. > > Personal attacks are not permitted on the list and anyone who sends one is automatically moderated or removed depending on the severity of the attack. > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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