Is Aspergers a learning difficulty or disability?

People with Asperger’s syndrome see, hear and feel the world differently to other people. People with Asperger’s syndrome will not usually have a learning disability, however they may experience challenges such as specific learning difficulties, anxiety or other conditions.

Can an adult with Asperger’s get disability?

Children or adults with Asperger’s syndrome may qualify for Social Security disability benefits. Children are limited to SSI (Supplemental Security Income).

Can adults with Aspergers get disability?

Can I get a disability check for Aspergers?

Children or adults with Asperger’s syndrome may qualify for Social Security disability benefits. Children are limited to SSI (Supplemental Security Income). To qualify for benefits, the parent’s must meet strict income guidelines and it must be shown that the child has significant impairment in: learning.

What are some lesser known facts about Asperger’s?

But here are some things about Asperger’s that are less well known. Asperger’s syndrome, sometimes known as an autistic spectrum disorder, is a lifelong disability which affects people in many different ways.

What do people with Asperger’s syndrome call people who don’t have autism?

In recognition of the fact that their brains are wired differently, people with autism and Asperger’s say that they are “neuro-untypical”. They call people who don’t have either disability “neurotypicals”, or NTs. And that’s just for starters. Here are some more lesser-known or misunderstood aspects of Asperger’s syndrome from those who know.

Why are people with Aspergers less empathetic than others?

Trouble picking up how others are thinking or feeling via tone of voice or body language can make people with Asperger’s appear less than empathetic when they don’t mean to be. The autism community talks about the double bind empathy problem.

Do all people with Asperger’s have savant syndrome?

The amazing abilities that some people like Raymond from the film Rain Man have with maths and dates are because of savant syndrome – a separate condition from Asperger’s. Some people on the spectrum may have it, but not all. It is not unusual for someone on the autism spectrum to have a co-occurring condition.