Asperger syndrome.

[mollykins]

What are your experiences with people with asperger?

Plus it's to do with genetics so is it only passed on through the family or can it just randomly pop-up in a baby, from a family with no history of it?


thanks.

ps, this isn't for biology homework if you're wondering.

[sandyRoe]

Speaking of homework, don't you have any to do, Molly?

[daffy654]

I have a son with Asperger's Syndrome. There is no history of anyone in either mine or his dad's family being diagnosed with the condition.

[mollykins]

sandy, i've asked about geography in another thread.

Thanks daffy, do you know if people with it are likely to pass it on if they ever have kids?

[mollykins]

When i look at sights from google it isn't very clear as to if there are different levels of it, does anyone know the answer?

[samwin]

it depends, as I am a sufferer

[yogi-bear]

No disrespect here, Molly....but why dont you just google it, and get all the information you need there, so not to maybe open wounds?

Homeworks waiting. :0)

[mollykins]

like i said, pages from google weren't very clear.

[yogi-bear]

BTW....you supposed to be me, so grow up a bit, start eating lots of spam........oh and rhubarb....... and start chasing after crafty's beaver.( she loves it )......then you may succeed. :0)

[boxtops]

This is clear IMO http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Asperger_syndrome

[mollykins]

Pardon . . . !?

[yogi-bear]

As i thought.....whooosh.........LOL

[mollykins]

aaahhh thanks boxtops, I don't normally use wiki, it's suposed to be unreliable and sometimes won't open when I click on it

[daffy654]

We had all sorts of genetic tests when our son was going through assessment and nothing significant was found in any of us. We were told there is no real risk of it being passed on to offspring of our son.

[mollykins]

hhmmmm intresting. . . . . thanks

[yogi-bear]

^ As you are, mollybumkins :0)

[daffy654]

There are many levels of Asperger syndrome Molly. Some children can barely communicate when they have it, others just struggle to do so but can 'learn' how to.
My son went to primary school with another boy with it and the other boy was far, far more affected. He was considered low functioning, my son is high functioning.
My son is actually very bright academically (top sets for all subjects) but really struggles in social situations, he only has 2 friends and much prefers his own company.

[mollykins]

This guy I know, is really clever (is doing 4 hard A level subjects) and I just thought he was a bit social awkward cos he was homeschooled but then I found out he has asperger.

[Mosaic]

Most network managers that I have dealt with are definitely Aspergers (soz, AB Ed - not you) , and I think there is something about the IT environment that suits the mindset ie literal, not emotional, dealing with situations as systems rather than 'reading' them, resisting change.
I am probably being unfair.

[mollykins]

Anyway I thought aspergers didn't understand many jokes, but he's always telling jokes and laughing at other peoples ones.

[cazzz1975]

not a fan of these threads because they tend to go round and around!

here is a link to a useful site that will give you information about aspergers, not all people with aspergers display the same symptoms, its a bit of a myth that all people with aspergers have no sense of humour although most tend to fall in line of the general symptoms list.

http://www.aspergerfoundation.org.uk/