- Asperger's ?'s - REPLY TO EILEEN

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I work with children with Aspergers and Autism, and they often have

other talents, amazing talents. The children are very calm and

happy when they are on computer. They have to keep their mind busy

on what interests them. We give them lots to do, and it is hard

going to get them to do school work, but with patience, we get

through it. I work in a class of 5 children with varying degrees of

problems, and what we do is to try to prepare them for normal

classes at school, but many do not make it to that level.

Does he like art, or sport?

CV

 

 

 

 

 

 

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>

> I see Becky your son has asperger's - There was a boy in my old

school

> who had this syndrom but his mother found ways to deal with it as

he

> grew up.

>

> My nephew has been given this diagnosis after many years of tests

and

> not really knowing what was wrong. He is 23-all his life he has

> been " different. " He struggled thru school taking 4 adults to

help him

> with his homework - he had lots of problems in elementary school

and in

> hs He did try to attend college with a program for students who

are

> different but he could not handle the work.

>

> My sister is now having to deal with a grown man who lives at

home, can

> not hold a job, gets violent if he does not get his way - I know

he is

> on drugs but do not know what type -

>

> I was just wondering if anyone else has had to deal with this

situation.

> He has basically no social skills- cannot concentrate for any

length of

> time - walks differently - responds to direct quesitons but never

> initiates any conversation- spends alot of time on the computer -

can

> not follow basic directions. It is as if he is a world all his

own -

> kind of a bubble where he blocks out everything around him.

>

> I feel badly for my sister and her husband - and for my nephew -

he

> does not know what has happened to him.

>

> I will gather more info if I can - please if anyone has had any

> experience with this diagnosis I would appreciate some info- feel

free

> to contact me off line if you want -

>

> Thank you

>

>