Posted by Sara T on June 18, 2000, at 23:02:26
In reply to Re: More on Little Professor Syndrome ..., posted by dj on June 18, 2000, at 21:07:46
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> > You must feel a bit relieved to have a better >idea of yourself dj,
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> Janice,
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> I wouldn't go so far to say I have Asperger's Syndrome,particularly after reading the NY Times article and Sara's very eloquent, insightful and informative discussion of it and her son's condition. However, I do recognize in myself some of the sensitivities that both outline, just to a much lesser degree.
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dj -
Did you think you might be AS? Actually I was surprised to see a post about that article.Have you ever read a book called SHADOW SYNDROMES? Their is a great discussion in that book in a chapter called "Shy Gorillas" which talks about people who don't have the full blown syndrome of autism or AS, but who would be considered eccentric. They are the people on the edges, but also often quite productive and creative.
Given the chance to hold forth on his interests, my son can be quite social actually. Other kids seems to like him and they come to him because of his extraordinary store of knowledge. Outside of that though, he doesn't seem to care much about whether or not he's with people. Proximity to others actually makes him rather irritable and overloaded and he starts to "stim". That is to spin, or flap, or make some other repetitive movements. I've heard adult AS persons say they still do that, although many have learned to control it.
Sara T.
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