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Asperger’s Syndrome is mostly a ‘hidden disability’. This means that you can’t tell that someone has the condition from their outward appearance. However, with the right support and encouragement, people with Asperger’s can lead full and independent lives.
What is Aspie short for?
| Asperger syndrome | |
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| Other names | Asperger’s syndrome, Asperger disorder (AD), Asperger’s, Sukhareva’s syndrome, schizoid disorder of childhood, autistic psychopathy, high-functioning autism, level 1 autism spectrum disorder |
Are people with Aspergers loving?
Despite the problems in relationship skills experienced by many people with Asperger’s syndrome, some adults can progress along the relationship continuum and are able to experience romantic and subsequently intimate personal relationships, even becoming a lifelong partner.
Can a blind child have autism?
The first report of autism in blind children appeared in more than 60 years ago 5. In that study, the researcher identified autism in 5 of 60 infants who became blind because of retinopathy of prematurity, a condition in which the retina does not fully develop. (The rest of the children also had mild autism traits.)
What is it like to live with a father with ASD?
Regarding the critical judgment you always felt: If your father has ASD, one of the most important guiding principles in his life is likely to be his sense of justice and fairness.
Is there a link between autism and vision impairment?
Although the study was small, it indicated that autism is more than 30 times as common in blind people as in sighted people 2. Other work from my team suggests this relationship is specific to vision: Hearing impairment is not strongly connected to autism 3.
Does Autism explain the challenges you have always had with your parents?
Or you have read enough about autism that it suddenly dawned on you that ASD might explain the challenges you have always had with a parent—challenges that have, up until now, baffled you. For the sake of this article, let’s say it is your father you are concerned about. It can be sobering to think these thoughts after all these years.