News of Asperger's Syndrome Forum

First some history - I'll try to keep it brief. My son, now 14, is our eldest child. Problems began to emerge when he was 2 - notably with toilet training. He was referred to a psychologist at 3 to deal with encopresis (witholding stools) which persisted until he was 6. A diagnosis of Asperger's was suggested as a possibility at this stage although not pursued

We muddled through the next few years - school ...

i am undertaking advanced clinical psychology training and have been assigned children with diagnoses of asperger's (10 and 12 yr old). They were referred for social skills training.
Can someone with Asperger's please help me to understand what your internal experience of Asperger's is. Do you know that you are not able to read people's tone of voice, facial expressions etc or only after you are told this does it make sense? Do you desire ...

Hi I'm new here and know very little concerning Asperger's. I only recently discovered it while searching for answers on the net.

My 12 year old son needs help and I pray I have found some answers. I'll give as much information as I can without taking too much of your time. Your replies and advice are greatly appreciated.

My son has always been "different". He started talking in groups of 4 or more words ...

Hi - I posted a week or so (well i cant remember) wondering if i had AS and how do i find out (eg, HOW to go see a doctor and what to ask for and so on) and no one replied - however that’s understandable seeing it has a spelling error in the title and i know how off putting that can be.

So I don't know if I have AS - but that ...

Hey , What are the chances for a male/female with this Asperger Syndrome to expereince a seizure or blackout? Please help.

Sorry if i am not in the right place, but would like some opinions please.

I am 23 years old, i have always had problems socialy with making friends. In fact i have only really had 2 friends and that was when i was at school. and they were only friends in school, never had any social life out with school.

I lost contact with these 2 friends when i left for college.
College was ...

While I have AS, it usually doesn't get in the way of my life nearly as much as some of the members. For exampe, I'm not afraid to go out and socialize with other people. It's just that I prefer to do things on my own and not good at maintaing friendships. While I personally got nothing against asperger's, I fail to accept this "being an aspie is a gift" crap. I seriously fail to ...

My husband and I have only just learned anything about Aspergers Syndrome and feel it really could be the thing that our son, now 25, has had since he was small. Please excuse me if I am using language that offends anyone, I don't mean to, but we are new to it and don't know the correct language.

He has always found it hard to make friends; although he does have some now, most of ...

Hi, I'm new to the fourms, I attend the http://www.thinkpages.net/index.php?s=31dc52b20564a5d838411e40945a5f61& Thin Pages, my user name is the same as the one on this bord. If you read some of the topics in Flame Land you'll see that quiet a few of them are about me. ie, annajoy's a jerk, she's full of #######4, she fakes everything, she never says anything right, ect. Man, trying to communicate with people online is just as hard as it ...

Is it possible for a person to have asperger's syndrome if they do not experience any social diffuclties? Such as no problems with reading people emotions, having emotional reciprocity, having eye contact, enjoyment in sharing interest and achievements.

Thanks