Understanding Aspergers

[chrisnsares]

Our Daughter has been diagnosed with Aspergers, Tourettes Anxiety and OCD; are the last three common attachments to AS Gareth?
At 15, she has rages that are quite fierce and anything can trigger them,- usually not getting things her way. At the moment we don't see any light at the end of our tunnel yet feel so sorry for her and of course her younger sister who has to put up with her (which at her age must be terrifying).
We have so may questions that we want to ask; we have already visited the site may times already since we found it so we're going to be back. We'll start by saying hello!

[Gareth Roberts]

Hi,

I assume they are, yes. I'm not sure if scientists would agree or not, but I'm pretty sure Tourettes and OCD are similar conditions and can be 'part' of Aspergers or Autisim.

Sure, fire away any questions?!

If you want to contact me personally, please use my e-mail address on the main website.

[wilbert]

Asperger's Syndrome is an "abnormality of personality" that he called autistic psycopathy. It is more common in boys than in girls. It is not usually recognized before the age or three or even later. Children with Asperger's Syndrome generally talk at the age expected of typical children. People with Asperger's Syndrome may have few facial expressions apart from anger or misery. What we need to do with these children is for us to be sensitive in their condition.

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wilbert
Drug Rehab Center

[softy]

At the moment we don't see any light at the end of our tunnel yet feel so sorry for her and of course her younger sister who has to put up with her (which at her age must be terrifying).

Hi

life for you sounds just awful at the moment. Are you receiving any support from CAMHS?

I found with my own son (diagnosed when he was 13) that routine helped to minimise his flare ups. Our home is very visual with signs up on doors about what happens in each room and the way to behave. We even have a chalk board in the kitchen so he can see what for dinner or we get the same question a hundred times. It has helped take some of the anxiety out of his day. School is another issue and problem entirely.

It is not easy coming to terms with a diagnosis even if you have been expecting it. My son did not take his diagnosos well and still 18 months down the line struggles to come to terms with his condition.

I have been where you are and all I can say is that things will slowly improve as you gain more knowledge and understanding.

I know about tourettes but not from a personal piont of view. I can only imagine how much more difficult that makes things.

Thinking of you.

[mmstick]

15 can be a rather terrifying year. I am 15 and I can say that this is definitely the worst year in my life. Especially since late last year, my only friend in the real world (aka locally) instantly became a jerk. This friend is also my cousin. He, and his family hates my guts so much that they have been gearing up to sue me. And for no good apparent reason either. Even if they did it would be highly ineffective but it still hurts to know that your own family wants to sue you. Age 14 was also a terrible year due to school related issues. I get discriminated a lot by the principal, counselor, and teachers. The students never bothered me. Especially my 9th grade English teacher. That was one of the worst things. But I dropped out of school. No point in it anyways. Heading to college now. Besides, I could of went to college back when I was in the 6th grade. I did a lot of my mothers essays and research papers. Her English teacher loved them very much.

I would always say to remain positive. It can be a hard to do but it can be acheived. I would say that grade school seems to cause a lot of troubles for people.

[asobi seksu]

just like Mmstick i defiently agree it was a terrible year for me too...
on top of all the normal teen worries having aspergers or anything else can make the pressure unbearable.what got me through the last few years was the light that was my parents and brother.even though I was an arse at times they stood by me and loved me no matter what.i was causing fights like your daughter cause getting my own way was another routine.I needed things to happen MY way or the world seemed to fall apart.
a few year ago I ended up in a psychiatric ward in london...I came from glasgow so I was a terribly long way from home.I spent time in them due to my depression and when I finally went back to school people never saw me the dame again so I retreated into myself.i've just left school to do my last two years at college as the school environment was so difficult.It seems like a bright horizon is in the not so far distance.all I can suggest is just be there for your daughter no matter what as through all this loving parents are better than any damn psychiatrist,medicine or doctor.

[lia98]

i am a older sister of a brother who has asperges. my mummy and my daddy also say that they can't see a light at the end of their tunnel. it is really hard for me, and i am only 11. what they do, is that they take things away from him that he really likes, he agues and fights for it back, and then he gives up and tries to earn it back. if u can then maybe try this. i am not very knowledgeable about it all, but i tried.