Adult Aspergers: Strength, Success, and Solutions
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Bridging the Gulf of Autistic Adulthood | Psychology Today
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How to Love Someone With Aspergers / Autism- Part 1: Acceptance | eHow.com
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How to Love Someone With Aspergers / Autism- Part 3: Communication | eHow.com
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Adults with Aspergers Syndrome
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Life with Aspergers: The Human Side of the Aspergers Diagnosis: Part 2 How Aspies Feel about the Label
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Should an Aspie consider getting coaching our counseling to learn NT mannerisms/language/culture?
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sborg says:
I want to add a note to this: I was up until midnight reading a book by Donna Williams, a young woman who came to terms with her autism/aspergers diagnosis. A large part of the success of her coming to grips with who she is and how to live with her diagnosis was the result of a successful relationship with a sensitive and talented therapist.
Posted December 29, 2009
sborg says:
Yes, if it will help you feel more comfortable. I feel that NT's need just as much coaching/counseling to understand Aspies as well. It's like learning a new language and new culture: it helps greatly with communicating no matter which country you are going to!
Posted April 24, 2009
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1. FOCUS Your ability to focus on one objective over long periods of time without becoming distracted allows you to accomplish large and challenging tasks.
2. UNIQUE GLOBAL INSIGHTS Your ability to find novel connections among multi-disciplinary facts and ideas allows you to create new, coherent, and meaningful insight that others would not have reached without you.
3. INDEPENDENT THINKING Your willingness to consider unpopular or unusual possibilities generates new options and opportunities and can pave the way for others.
4. INTERNAL MOTIVATION Rather than being swayed by social convention, others' opinions, social pressure or fears, you can hold firm to your own purpose. Your unique ideas can thrive, despite naysayers.
5. ATTENTION TO DETAIL Your ability to remember and process minute details without getting lost or overwhelmed gives you a distinct advantage when solving complex problems.
6. 3-DIMENTIONAL THINKING Your ability to utilize 3-dimentional visioning gives you a unique perspective when designing and creating solutions.
7. CUTTING THROUGH THE SMOKE SCREEN Your ability to recognize and speak the truth that is being "conveniently" ignored by others can be vital to the success of a project or endeavor.
8. LOGICAL DECISION MAKING Your ability to make logical and rational decisions and stick to your course of action without being swayed by impulse or emotional reactions allows you to navigate successfully through difficult situations without being pulled off-course. THESE TRAITS ARE INVALUABLE LEADERSHIP AND ENTREPRENEURIAL SKILLS.
Step2
Do your research. Utilize google and other search engines to search for resources for adults with aspergers. There are many great sites out there. Tony Attwood, @ http://www.tonyattwood.com.au/, is a leading authority on Aspergers syndrome, and there are many helpful links at his site.
Step3
Get a coach. In particular, I recently came across this great site by therapist and coach Patricia Robinson. Check her out for some great articles, as well as her coaching services. http://blog.patriciarobinsonmft.com/
Step4
Join a support group. Utilize your strengths to research online and offline communities for adults with Aspergers to decrease that feeling of isolation. Peers can have insights into helping you that many others do not.
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Blogs Regarding Adult Aspergers
- A Panoptic Life: Wild Bill Suda's Birthday Party 3/12- Freebies ...
- This includes other adults, as well as kids with autism, by helping their parents. Since my son's diagnosis at the end of 2000, I have been actively involved in helping other parents learn what worked for me. I didn't know at the time that my unique ability to understand autism, ... Ten Reasons I'm Glad I Have Aspergers. 10. I can see solutions that other people can't see. 9. I think very quickly. 8. I can relate to my son better than anyone else in the world ever could. ...
- 41 reasons to save Asperger's, not mild, DSM-V - Autism Politics ...
- Asperger Syndrome and Adolescence: Practical Solutions for School Success by Brenda Smith Myles, Diane Adreon Hitchhiking Through Asperger Syndrome by Lise Pyles Reweaving the Autistic Tapestry : Autism, Asperger's Syndrome, and Adhd ... This book is a wonderful collection of articles which delve into all aspects of Asperger Syndrome. While I HIGHLY recommend the book, particularly for seasoned parents and adults who have already spent some time doing research, ...
- Parenting Partner: Subtypes of Asperger's
- Many of the Asperger children fall into one of the emotion types. Their emotions control their behaviors. If you do not recognize and deal with their emotions, your success is diminished. This group has many more tantrums, is less available , ... Marshall can not be allowed to play outside now without complete adult supervision, even in our fenced in backyard. He disappears and we find him at the neighbor's house asking if the kids can play, when they are at school, ...
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- sborg sborg Apr 24, 2009 @ 12:05 am | in reply to alteredkat
- Thank you for your kind input. I truly appreciate it!
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- alteredkat alteredkat Apr 22, 2009 @ 8:43 pm
- Well done lens. Very informative. 5*
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- sborg sborg Apr 19, 2009 @ 9:10 am | in reply to MsSnow4a
- Thanks for sharing your remarks. Your son does sound like a wonderful person...he must take after his mother :)
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- MsSnow4a MsSnow4a Apr 12, 2009 @ 3:03 am
- Hi, Thanks for the wonderful Lens. My youngest son was diagnosed with aspergers as a child. He is doing great. I had to work with him alot. But he now understands some of the things he was doing. Like he would think it was funny when someone got hurt. he didnt understand that people had feelings. it took a lot of time and time and work but he now understands. He has turned out to be a wonderful man an i am very proud of him.
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Adult Aspergers
Asperger syndrome is an autism spectrum disorder, and people with it therefore show significant difficulties in social interaction, along with restricted and repetitive patterns of behavior and interests. It differs from other autism spectrum disorders by its relative preservation of linguistic and cognitive development. Although not required for diagnosis, physical clumsiness and atypical use of language are frequently reported.
Asperger syndrome is named after the Austrian pediatrician Hans Asperger who, in 1944, described children in his practice who lacked nonverbal communication skills, demonstrated limited empathy with their peers, and were physically clumsy. Fifty years later, it was standardized as a diagnosis, but many questions remain about aspects of the disorder. For example, there is doubt about whether it is distinct from high-functioning autism (HFA); partly because of this, its prevalence is not firmly established. The diagnosis of Asperger's has been proposed to be eliminated, replaced by a diagnosis of autism spectrum disorder on a severity scale.
The exact cause is unknown, although research supports the likelihood of a genetic basis; brain imaging techniques have not identified a clear common pathology. There is no single treatment, and the effectiveness of particular interventions is supported by only limited data. Intervention is aimed at improving symptoms and function. The mainstay of management is behavioral therapy, focusing on specific deficits to address poor communication skills, obsessive or repetitive routines, and physical clumsiness. Most individuals improve over time, but difficulties with communication, social adjustment and independent living continue into adulthood. Some researchers and people with Asperger's have advocated a shift in attitudes toward the view that it is a difference, rather than a disability that must be treated or cured.
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