Do you know somebody with autism or Asperger's Syndrome?

Nope! I've known OF people who have autism but,I don't know them personally.Like Sylvester Stalones son is autistic.

I've had two different customers who've brought their autistic sons into our store with them. They're the only ones I know, but I don't really know them.

only HareKrishna

One of my neighbours, when I was a kid, has autism. One of my friends used to be shacked up with this guy who had an autistic son. There is this guy on SC...

i know a few patients that have come into the hospital with autism, no one i have ever seen has had the diagnosis of asperger's syndrome.

My sister-in-law has a sister who's autistic.

I don't think so.

I know a cute little autistic kid

My brother has Asperger's Syndrome

Can you explain it to me? HareKrishna said he has it also and he gave me a link to a website that explains it but I looked at it and know nothing more than I did originally.

People with Aspergers tend to be very poor socially. They often find it impossible to tell whether people are happy or upset, teasing or being mean. This often leads to a lack of confidence in social situations. They are more likely to have few or no friends than other people and I believe they are more likely to commit suicide. A lot of emotions seem to pass them by - frustration is common though.

There are ten questions which if you answer yes to, you probably have it. I'm trying to remeber what they are. Hang on a sec........

Is it hard for your brother to communicate with you and your family?

Yes. It's worse for him communicating with other people though. We've known him with his weirdnesses forever, but other people think he's just standoffish. Don't get me wrong though, Aspergers isn't *anything* like as bad as full-blown autism, my brother is very much present in the same world as the rest of us! (*sigh*)

He communicates - rants about politics and stuff constantly, he's very intelligent. Just sometimes I wish I could tease him like I would anyone else, or that he could tell when I'm upset or angry or hurt. Of my brothers, my little one has always been the one to comfort me - he can hug me and I can hug him. I feel safe and normal touching him - he's my brother! But my older brother and I never touch. I doubt I've hugged him ever in my entire life (no exaggeration) - he's going to university in September and we'll say goodbye and that will be that. I'm going to miss him so much

I going to go and cry for a bit now......I'll be back with those questions in a bit.

Oh don't cry.......now I feel bad. Did I make you discuss things that make you sad? I am sorry.

(((Huge HUGS)))

Yes, Hare Krishna does.

Thankyou. It doesn't normally make me upset but he's going away so soon and we just don't know how he's going to cope. We're really worried he's going to end up sat in his room on his own and not make any friends. I want him to be happy at university, I want him to be able to socialise, have friends, get out a bit! I don't want him to be that "sad, standoffish, weird one."

*sigh*

I'm feeling low today anyway, it wasn't you that made me cry

If he is that odd and stuff will he even care that he has no social life?

I'm not sure....He says not, but it's impossible for me to get inside his head. He may just be saying that.

Here's a good site:

http://www.oneworld.org/autism_uk/asd/aspleaf.html#Introduction

I bet I know some people with autism or A.S. I just don't know they have it.

thanks for the link

I have an autistic cousin. She's my age and makes a crapload off of her paintings. She's a wonderful artist.

Hey, in your link it says...

Simon's employers used to send him out on errands, delivering urgent letters to City firms. Simon enjoyed these duties and performed them punctually but he got extremely upset if delays on the bus or Underground interfered with his schedule.

Guess what the autistic kid I know is named... Simon! Ha. That's something a little weird.

So do I.

I have had neighbors in the past whose children were autistic. I have also worked as a volunteer at the ARC of Lane County where I have come in contact with autistic persons of all different ages.

Really? I didn't know that-- I think Autism/Asperger's is really interesting. Did you happen to read that article on it in Scientific American a few months back? The authors proposed that A/AS is sort of a severe case of being male. A very high percentage of the cases are in males, and basically, all the traits that are associated with A/AS are much more pronounced in their more mild forms in males than in females, and some derive from the neurological/physiological differences between men and women. It was a really interesting proposal they were making.

*sends you a ((hug))*

*That* was where I saw the list of questions I was telling ASB about! New Scientist! Thanks for the reminder

I think it was Scientific American, not New Scientist - unless you're talking about a different article. We get SA here, and not NS, so I'm less likely to have seen it in NS. I think it was back like February, or something.

Either one! I get both - it gets pretty confusing!

Really? I didn't know that-- I think Autism/Asperger's is really interesting. Did you happen to read that article on it in Scientific American a few months back?

No.

The authors proposed that A/AS is sort of a severe case of being male. A very high percentage of the cases are in males, and basically, all the traits that are associated with A/AS are much more pronounced in their more mild forms in males than in females, and some derive from the neurological/physiological differences between men and women. It was a really interesting proposal they were making.

OIC. Hare Krishna!

Thank you! (kiss)

My brother has Asperger's Syndrome

Is he a member of Survey Central?

Does he chant:

HARE KRISHNA
HARE KRISHNA
KRISHNA KRISHNA
HARE HARE

HARE RAMA
HARE RAMA
RAMA RAMA
HARE HARE ?

He used to use SC - he introduced me to it. He never got very involved though. He says his name was CJ286. He doesn't use it now (I hope! - I've made some comments that I wouldn't like him to read!)

I've never heard him chant anything, but you can never know........

Why don't you invite him back? Hare Krishna!

lol - I wouldn't like him to read everything I've said here!

OIC. Hare Krishna!

no

When I was a kid, I hardly ever talked. It says in my medical records something like "Very quiet, almost like autism" I wasn't diagnosed anything, I just reminded the doctor of an autistic kid. I kind of was in my own world almost, had some of the same characteristics, but I don't have autism or aspergers syndrome. Weird, eh?

Yes. Hare Krishna!

I know someone with autism, but they aren't a friend, or a relative or a neighbour, or someone i work with.

My sister has slight autism.

I lived with an autistic guy for about 6 months. He was no trouble at all, other than drinking about 6 pots of coffee a day.

I don't know what the neither of those are.