Asperger's Syndrome

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Some people consider it as “gift” or a child with Asperger’s Syndrome as “gifted”.

What are your thoughts?

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Re: Asperger’s Syndrome

isn’t it a form of autism?

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Asperger’s Syndrome

Yeah they do.. I worked with a child with aspergers.. He had a fixation on dinasaurs- knew every inkling of information about them-he truly amazed me! … So yeah gifted indeed, but lack of emotions makes it tough for the child to become social and gain friends :/.

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Re: Asperger’s Syndrome

I don’t know what type of “people” that would be. Maybe someone who is not aware of how hard life is for a aspie.

As a parent of an autistic child, it’s not a “gift” by any means that your child is amazingly smart but has difficulty with connection to people. A trait that is needed in all aspect of life. It’s heart breaking and gut wrenching at every turn of life. I can’t speak for other parents, but for me I would give anything to have that normalcy in my child’s life rather than a “gifted child”.

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Re: Asperger’s Syndrome

I’ve heard, kids with AS are just not interested in making friends and also that they can get along well with adults but not with kids of their own age.

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Asperger’s Syndrome

It’s not that they are not interested. They have great difficulty understanding and conveying complex emotions which is needed for friendships. Like autistic kids, aspies are literal human beings. They understand a rouge perspective to the world that’s why things that are absolute come easier to them.

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Re: Asperger’s Syndrome

Me and my friends (who both have autistic child) have started a Facebook book page called Desi Families for Autism. We always felt there is lack of a platform where desi families can get together and share experiences. Please like the page and join in the conversation

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Re: Asperger’s Syndrome

Not all people who have Autism have a special gift. In fact, most don’t. There is only a small percentage of people with Autism who are savants - and even savants still experience the difficulty of communicating with people, showing empathy and understanding social interactions.