'Asperger's' Syndrome

[Pigeonho]

Will be open from the off. My 11 year old lad is on the Autistic Spectrum with a form if Autism called Asperger's Syndrome. To talk too and look at you would not think anything was 'wrong' with him. The syndrome basically makes certain social skills more difficult, but not impossible as with a severe case of Autism. Having had the diagnosis 3 years ago, me and his mum have read extensively into it and it is alot more common than we thought. Robin Williams has it, Bill Murray and a few other well-known faces too. Does anyone on here know of anyone with this condition? PM me if you don't want to go public on it. The main reason I am asking is because my lad is due to start Senior School in September, and one of the main aspects of the condition is a tendency to worry, and I can tell just by looking at him, and by his behaviour, that he has the weight of the world on his shoulders at present, and we are after any advice or help anyone knows of. He is registered with various bodies who help to an extent, but its almost as if certain authorities like to lessen the severity of it and concentrate more on cases of actual autism, rather than just this condition which barely touches the spectrum.

 

[buzzer1]

Will be open from the off. My 11 year old lad is on the Autistic Spectrum with a form if Autism called Asperger's Syndrome. To talk too and look at you would not think anything was 'wrong' with him. The syndrome basically makes certain social skills more difficult, but not impossible as with a severe case of Autism. Having had the diagnosis 3 years ago, me and his mum have read extensively into it and it is alot more common than we thought. Robin Williams has it, Bill Murray and a few other well-known faces too. Does anyone on here know of anyone with this condition? PM me if you don't want to go public on it. The main reason I am asking is because my lad is due to start Senior School in September, and one of the main aspects of the condition is a tendency to worry, and I can tell just by looking at him, and by his behaviour, that he has the weight of the world on his shoulders at present, and we are after any advice or help anyone knows of. He is registered with various bodies who help to an extent, but its almost as if certain authorities like to lessen the severity of it and concentrate more on cases of actual autism, rather than just this condition which barely touches the spectrum.

Our Sis is a primary school teacher in Cambridge, she has mentioned that one or two kids have this in her class, she finishes at about 4.30 so will bell her and post the results of our chat later on.

 

[greenie]

a mate of mine whwn i was a kid had it and although he struggled in the first few days at senior school, he settled in pretty quickly and made some really good friends. it really helped his confidence after that and he is now in the travel industry doing very well for himself. although it will be difficult at first, i'm sure your lad will do great at senior school and it may even help him in the long run

 

[Pigeonho]

Will be open from the off. My 11 year old lad is on the Autistic Spectrum with a form if Autism called Asperger's Syndrome. To talk too and look at you would not think anything was 'wrong' with him. The syndrome basically makes certain social skills more difficult, but not impossible as with a severe case of Autism. Having had the diagnosis 3 years ago, me and his mum have read extensively into it and it is alot more common than we thought. Robin Williams has it, Bill Murray and a few other well-known faces too. Does anyone on here know of anyone with this condition? PM me if you don't want to go public on it. The main reason I am asking is because my lad is due to start Senior School in September, and one of the main aspects of the condition is a tendency to worry, and I can tell just by looking at him, and by his behaviour, that he has the weight of the world on his shoulders at present, and we are after any advice or help anyone knows of. He is registered with various bodies who help to an extent, but its almost as if certain authorities like to lessen the severity of it and concentrate more on cases of actual autism, rather than just this condition which barely touches the spectrum.

Our Sis is a primary school teacher in Cambridge, she has mentioned that one or two kids have this in her class, she finishes at about 4.30 so will bell her and post the results of our chat later on.

That would be great Buzzer. The primary school he is in have been up and down about it. At first they instantly put him down as being a naughty kid, that was in the first year at the age of 5. Then it became obvious something wasn't right and whilst they've never exactly bent over backwards for us, they have been better with him since he went into Juniors.<br /><br />-- Tue Mar 09, 2010 2:26 pm --<br /><br />

a mate of mine whwn i was a kid had it and although he struggled in the first few days at senior school, he settled in pretty quickly and made some really good friends. it really helped his confidence after that and he is now in the travel industry doing very well for himself. although it will be difficult at first, i'm sure your lad will do great at senior school and it may even help him in the long run

I think this maybe the case too. See whenever we go to a parents evening or a concert at the primary school now, my lad is fawned upon by the girls and the parents. He has trouble mixing well with lads though, no more than 2 at a time anyway. If more than that are in his group he feels uncomfy and intimidated and i'm hoping that in a new school, (and a good one at that, a Sports College which I believe is sponsored by our very own MCFC), with new faces and a different educational criteria, he will realise it is something to enjoy, not fear.

 

[BlueSam]

At the University where I work, A researcher has it, He is by far the brightest in his age group and seems to cope fine, He has a more severe kind than it sounds like your son has though, You can definitely tell on him but he is still cool as hell to get on with.

I know thats not exactly what you wanted but University seems to not be a problem if high school goes well.

 

[stony]

Will be open from the off. My 11 year old lad is on the Autistic Spectrum with a form if Autism called Asperger's Syndrome. To talk too and look at you would not think anything was 'wrong' with him. The syndrome basically makes certain social skills more difficult, but not impossible as with a severe case of Autism. Having had the diagnosis 3 years ago, me and his mum have read extensively into it and it is alot more common than we thought. Robin Williams has it, Bill Murray and a few other well-known faces too. Does anyone on here know of anyone with this condition? PM me if you don't want to go public on it. The main reason I am asking is because my lad is due to start Senior School in September, and one of the main aspects of the condition is a tendency to worry, and I can tell just by looking at him, and by his behaviour, that he has the weight of the world on his shoulders at present, and we are after any advice or help anyone knows of. He is registered with various bodies who help to an extent, but its almost as if certain authorities like to lessen the severity of it and concentrate more on cases of actual autism, rather than just this condition which barely touches the spectrum.

PM mate

 

[Pigeonho]

At the University where I work, A researcher has it, He is by far the brightest in his age group and seems to cope fine, He has a more severe kind than it sounds like your son has though, You can definitely tell on him but he is still cool as hell to get on with.

I know thats not exactly what you wanted but University seems to not be a problem if high school goes well.

No its all good mate. Anything which looks like a promising future is ahead is good to me. I was at a do on Sat night and a member of our table was rumoured to have Autism, but never diagnosed. He is 44 and has his own engineering company so I know the future is there for him.

 

[levets]

Will be open from the off. My 11 year old lad is on the Autistic Spectrum with a form if Autism called Asperger's Syndrome. To talk too and look at you would not think anything was 'wrong' with him. The syndrome basically makes certain social skills more difficult, but not impossible as with a severe case of Autism. Having had the diagnosis 3 years ago, me and his mum have read extensively into it and it is alot more common than we thought. Robin Williams has it, Bill Murray and a few other well-known faces too. Does anyone on here know of anyone with this condition? PM me if you don't want to go public on it. The main reason I am asking is because my lad is due to start Senior School in September, and one of the main aspects of the condition is a tendency to worry, and I can tell just by looking at him, and by his behaviour, that he has the weight of the world on his shoulders at present, and we are after any advice or help anyone knows of. He is registered with various bodies who help to an extent, but its almost as if certain authorities like to lessen the severity of it and concentrate more on cases of actual autism, rather than just this condition which barely touches the spectrum.

My wife is a social worker and deals with autistic women with learning difficulties.. she has done awareness courses on aspergers as well. Some of her 'clients' have aspergers and she says that whilst they do exhibit a certain lack of social skills at times, they are generally very bright or artistic and tend to excell in these fields? I will ask her for a bit more info.

 

[greenie]

Our Sis is a primary school teacher in Cambridge, she has mentioned that one or two kids have this in her class, she finishes at about 4.30 so will bell her and post the results of our chat later on.

That would be great Buzzer. The primary school he is in have been up and down about it. At first they instantly put him down as being a naughty kid, that was in the first year at the age of 5. Then it became obvious something wasn't right and whilst they've never exactly bent over backwards for us, they have been better with him since he went into Juniors.

-- Tue Mar 09, 2010 2:26 pm --

a mate of mine whwn i was a kid had it and although he struggled in the first few days at senior school, he settled in pretty quickly and made some really good friends. it really helped his confidence after that and he is now in the travel industry doing very well for himself. although it will be difficult at first, i'm sure your lad will do great at senior school and it may even help him in the long run

I think this maybe the case too. See whenever we go to a parents evening or a concert at the primary school now, my lad is fawned upon by the girls and the parents. He has trouble mixing well with lads though, no more than 2 at a time anyway. If more than that are in his group he feels uncomfy and intimidated and i'm hoping that in a new school, (and a good one at that, a Sports College which I believe is sponsored by our very own MCFC), with new faces and a different educational criteria, he will realise it is something to enjoy, not fear.

i reckon that will be the case too, muy mate relished a new environment. plus, with most people being in the same boat at a new chool, new surroundings and new people he won't have to go out and make friends, people will come to him, so it should be a good thing

 

[buzzer1]

Our Sis is a primary school teacher in Cambridge, she has mentioned that one or two kids have this in her class, she finishes at about 4.30 so will bell her and post the results of our chat later on.

That would be great Buzzer. The primary school he is in have been up and down about it. At first they instantly put him down as being a naughty kid, that was in the first year at the age of 5. Then it became obvious something wasn't right and whilst they've never exactly bent over backwards for us, they have been better with him since he went into Juniors.

-- Tue Mar 09, 2010 2:26 pm --

a mate of mine whwn i was a kid had it and although he struggled in the first few days at senior school, he settled in pretty quickly and made some really good friends. it really helped his confidence after that and he is now in the travel industry doing very well for himself. although it will be difficult at first, i'm sure your lad will do great at senior school and it may even help him in the long run

I think this maybe the case too. See whenever we go to a parents evening or a concert at the primary school now, my lad is fawned upon by the girls and the parents. He has trouble mixing well with lads though, no more than 2 at a time anyway. If more than that are in his group he feels uncomfy and intimidated and i'm hoping that in a new school, (and a good one at that, a Sports College which I believe is sponsored by our very own MCFC), with new faces and a different educational criteria, he will realise it is something to enjoy, not fear.

Im not just saying this mate because you are a blue, and it may sound like i'm steroetyping but what the hell. I'll keep it short and to the point, in many cases like this you really have to only look at the parents, yes the kid can still be naughty if the parents are decent but in my own Daughters school, the unruly kids have Scratters for Parents and the decent kids have parents that give a fuk(and not in any way rich), so with your little'n's behaviour the Teachers should look at it more in depth as the Parents are clearly not Scratters. I went into school last week as some little cow was bullying my Daughter, they did nothing so the next time something happened (2 days later) i went and picked her up from school and went out my way to see the Dad, turns out he was a Scratter and his arse went, the said little brat now runs out of school and gives my little'n' big hugs and goes out of her way to be nice. The teachers should judge every case individualy and not tar people with the same brush imo. I'll post later mate.