Asperger's Syndrome Community

This is a patient forum for Asperger's Syndrome. Discussions include symptoms, diagnosis and therapies, and support.

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Is selfishness a commen problem with AS people?

katie624

My brother is in his 50s and very very self centered is that commen in this type of illness? And is it common to not know the value of mo...

21 answers | 3 comments

Shutdown Mode

LearningGF

My boyfriend has Asperger's Sydrome. If he gets too confused, uncomfortable or hurt. He experieces what we call shut down mode, meaning h...

18 answers | 5 comments

Disappearing AS boyfriend

jennygarnet

Hi..this is my first post here. I apologize in advance for the length of this post. There are just so many details to my story. I met a m...

13 answers | 1 comment

Help for Daughter with Asperger's

awesomesadiesue

Help! I have a fifteen year old daughter who is developing quite a bit and refuses to wear a bra. She has massive sensory integration p...

9 answers | 1 comment

Asperger Syndrome

awesomeJ

I have a 9 year old son with Asperger Syndrome. He is as typical as he can be for a 9 year old boy; eventhough he was diagnosed w/ ha...

2 answers

My 7 year old son wants to see other kid's pee pee's

knightofavalon7

My 7 year old son has been diagnosed with Asperger's. We homeschool him. We just moved into a new home 2 months ago and now he is startin...

8 answers

Turn my Aspergers Vocal Volume Down

AspieMom21

It seems all too often that my aspergers gets in the way of conversing with my fiancee. I interrupt him a lot. I change topics even if he...

autistic teen refuses to swallow foods and even his own spit

Peach0327

My 16 year old moderately autistic son stopped swallowing all and any kinds of foods as well as his own saliva. After a double round of ...

I & my 14-yr old daughter have mild Aspergers, but she's driving me nuts

AspieDad68

My 14-year old daughter has Aspergers and she talks incessantly, interrupts conversations, stims at times, and generally wants to run eve...

4 answers

why am i feeling so alone

pickdyl

hi i am a 19 year old with aspergers i have never felt this way since this year i really just thinking people are trying to avoid me i do...

Hand flapping and crossing eyes

Chetters

Hi, I have a 2.4 year old son. He has been flapping his hands when he is excited since he was about 20 months of age. He flaps from...

1 answer | 1 comment

Aspergers and derealisation and depersonalisation symptome

mrc51

Hi, I was told that I had mild Aspergers syndrome when I was 7 years old, and I does explain a few of my personality traits. However I ha...

2 answers

Meds for anxiety

Deb1996

My son is 14 and we recently found out he has aspergers, he is seeing a counselor at this point. He gets a lot of anxiety over a lot of t...

5 answers | 1 comment

Hi 34 year old aspie w ptsd here. What a combo!

MannyJo1982

Has anyone ever noticed any help with autism specifically Asperger's symptoms by using Aderral? (Sp) I know it sounds odd. Not labeled fo...

AS boyfriend shuts down

sabbathcat12

I am in a 4 month relationship, he's extremely smart, I love him dearly, but I don't know how to cope with him being so brutally honest a...

1 answer

Confused and Scared

bigdbarnhurst

Hi (sorry in advance for the long post), I am a twenty year old male in Las Vegas and have been struggling with mental health problems fo...

2 answers | 1 comment

I am 99% sure I have aspergers

Crazychris916

i am a self diagnosed Aspie. I am becoming a psycologist because my interest is schizophrenia, I can't make eye contact, I have terrible ...

Boyfriend with Asperger's never texts

Bunnyhunny888

I started dating a guy who has Asperger's. On the first date he told me that and also told me he loves me. On a second and third he said ...

2 answers

I'm very late coming to the realization that I have Asperger's Syndrome.

maxthecat43

I'm nearly 48, married, female. I've struggled my whole life knowing I was different. Constantly wondering if I was doing (whatever so...

I have AD and my stepson has Aspergers

Unknown322

Hello, I married the most beautiful woman in the world. During our 8 years of marriage we discovered I have Alzheimers and she and he...

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