Guest guest Posted June 1, 2007 Report Share Posted June 1, 2007 Aspergers diagnosis is a tricky business. When does one cross over the line and get a label? Our two sons are brilliant but socially inept - classic nerds as it were. The older one was so poor at social skills that when we had birthday parties for him we had to send him to his room, because he couldn't get along with the kids at his party. We know this son has Lyme disease, and he is the one who was the most difficult socially growing up. However, at this time he has several lifelong friends and is very loyal to them, and they him. He also runs his own company and just came home from a month in China. Perhaps a touch of Aspergers can be a good thing. The other son is being destroyed by a borderline woman, but he has a PhD and a great job in research. I tend to think that many of our " mental illnesses " are physical. I don't know what is going on with this son. It is heartbreaking. a Carnes > > Anyone here know anyone dx'd with Aspergers Syndrome? It's a mild form of autism with some very specific personality traits. It's purported that Bill Gates may have a very mild form of it. > > penny > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 2, 2007 Report Share Posted June 2, 2007 Dear Penny A diagnosis of Aspergers is as rare as exhibiting Aspie traits is common. Find a checklist or two for both Aspergers and ADHD and see how many you can tick. Doesn't mean you either have a diagnosis or deserve one. If you have the time, read Ratey and stone "Shadow Syndromes". Regards R [infections] Aspergers Syndrome? Anyone here know anyone dx'd with Aspergers Syndrome? It's a mild form of autism with some very specific personality traits. It's purported that Bill Gates may have a very mild form of it. penny Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 2, 2007 Report Share Posted June 2, 2007 In a message dated 6/1/2007 10:29:26 AM Eastern Daylight Time, pennyhoule@... writes: Anyone here know anyone dx'd with Aspergers Syndrome? It's a mild form of autism with some very specific personality traits. It's purported that Bill Gates may have a very mild form of it. penny I have Asperger's. I'm highly functioning. E-mail me if you want to talk more about it. KLS ThunderLungsABA@... See what's free at AOL.com. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 2, 2007 Report Share Posted June 2, 2007 Penny, you wrote she was " completely fixated on things. " There is a fine line between genius and insanity. My son is a good example of this. He weeded an entire row of tomato plants NO WEEDS left at age three. (No, he didn't flap his hands endlessly, just pulled weeds.) He never would play at piano recitals because he didn't have the piece perfected. When he started trading stocks he memorized the abbreviation for every stock in the market and expected those who worked for him to do the same. Was he high functioning Asbergers? THANK GOD he was born in 1972 - just a bit before all this insane labeling started or he might have been damaged for life. As it is he has a LIFE. Is he normal? Heck no. I bet he got a tick bite in that tomato patch. a > > Dear Penny > You and I have apparently very different concepts of Aspergers. However we have common ground, go look at Goldberg and . > Regards > R > Re: [infections] Re: Aspergers Syndrome? > > > > I've known at least one person with classic Aspergers. She was very bright but was completely fixated on certain things. One was that she wanted to be a " singing star " and two, that she was a victim. No amount of reasoning could ever change her mind on these two things. > > I now realize that probably some of the people who are made fun of on American Idol type shows could likely have some form of Aspergers. They sincerely believe they are meant to do these things and are good at them despite all the evidence and critiques to the contrary. > > Since this condition was identified only recently, there could be far more of it around than we realize. Certainly seems there are people on these forums who become completely fixated on certain ideas (more than our average preferences and beliefs). > > If autism has some kind of microbial or immune system basis, then so could Aspergers since they're related. All kinds of so called " mental " illnesses could for all we know. Maybe even addictions. I hope society starts cracking the infection code soon. With all the instant communication and interaction going on these days, all kinds of people could be impacted pretty seriously in all kinds of ways. > > penny > > > > pjeanneus <pj7@...> wrote: > Aspergers diagnosis is a tricky business. When does one cross over > the line and get a label? Our two sons are brilliant but socially > inept - classic nerds as it were. The older one was so poor at social > skills that when we had birthday parties for him we had to send him > to his room, because he couldn't get along with the kids at his > party. We know this son has Lyme disease, and he is the one who was > the most difficult socially growing up. However, at this time he has > several lifelong friends and is very loyal to them, and they him. He > also runs his own company and just came home from a month in China. > Perhaps a touch of Aspergers can be a good thing. The other son is > being destroyed by a borderline woman, but he has a PhD and a great > job in research. I tend to think that many of our " mental illnesses " > are physical. I don't know what is going on with this son. It is > heartbreaking. > > a Carnes > > > > > Anyone here know anyone dx'd with Aspergers Syndrome? It's a mild > form of autism with some very specific personality traits. It's > purported that Bill Gates may have a very mild form of it. > > > > penny > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 2, 2007 Report Share Posted June 2, 2007 Geez Penny A lot of what we suffer is halfway into the brain. I have no doubt that a sore throat is way beyond what anyone can imagine- so all thses complexeties start kicking in- which parts of the brain cause what, is what needs looking into. > Aspergers diagnosis is a tricky business. When does one cross over > the line and get a label? Our two sons are brilliant but socially > inept - classic nerds as it were. The older one was so poor at social > skills that when we had birthday parties for him we had to send him > to his room, because he couldn't get along with the kids at his > party. We know this son has Lyme disease, and he is the one who was > the most difficult socially growing up. However, at this time he has > several lifelong friends and is very loyal to them, and they him. He > also runs his own company and just came home from a month in China. > Perhaps a touch of Aspergers can be a good thing. The other son is > being destroyed by a borderline woman, but he has a PhD and a great > job in research. I tend to think that many of our " mental illnesses " > are physical. I don't know what is going on with this son. It is > heartbreaking. > > a Carnes > > > > > Anyone here know anyone dx'd with Aspergers Syndrome? It's a mild > form of autism with some very specific personality traits. It's > purported that Bill Gates may have a very mild form of it. > > > > penny > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 2, 2007 Report Share Posted June 2, 2007 - I thought we were both oin the same side as we are both aussies. > > Aspergers diagnosis is a tricky business. When does one > cross over > > the line and get a label? Our two sons are brilliant but socially > > inept - classic nerds as it were. The older one was so poor at > social > > skills that when we had birthday parties for him we had to send him > > to his room, because he couldn't get along with the kids at his > > party. We know this son has Lyme disease, and he is the one who was > > the most difficult socially growing up. However, at this time he > has > > several lifelong friends and is very loyal to them, and they him. > He > > also runs his own company and just came home from a month in China. > > Perhaps a touch of Aspergers can be a good thing. The other son is > > being destroyed by a borderline woman, but he has a PhD and a great > > job in research. I tend to think that many of our " mental > illnesses " > > are physical. I don't know what is going on with this son. It is > > heartbreaking. > > > > a Carnes > > > > > > > > Anyone here know anyone dx'd with Aspergers Syndrome? It's a mild > > form of autism with some very specific personality traits. It's > > purported that Bill Gates may have a very mild form of it. > > > > > > penny > > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 2, 2007 Report Share Posted June 2, 2007 I need to share this with you- > > We all know those cute little computer symbols called " emoticons, " >where: > means a smile and > > is a frown. > >Sometimes these are represented by >:-) > >:-( > >Well, how about some " ASSICONS? " >Here goes: > >(_!_) a regular ass > >(__!__) a fat ass > >(!) a tight ass > >(_*_) a sore ass > >{_!_} a swishy ass > >(_o_) an ass that's been around > > > > >(_x_) kiss my ass > >(_X_) leave my ass alone > >(_zzz_) a tired ass > >(_E=mc2_) a smart ass > >(_$_) Money coming out of his ass > >(_?_) Dumb Ass > >You have just been e-mooned! > >><<<tony > > > > > > > > > > > > Aspergers diagnosis is a tricky business. When does one > cross over > > the line and get a label? Our two sons are brilliant but socially > > inept - classic nerds as it were. The older one was so poor at > social > > skills that when we had birthday parties for him we had to send him > > to his room, because he couldn't get along with the kids at his > > party. We know this son has Lyme disease, and he is the one who was > > the most difficult socially growing up. However, at this time he > has > > several lifelong friends and is very loyal to them, and they him. > He > > also runs his own company and just came home from a month in China. > > Perhaps a touch of Aspergers can be a good thing. The other son is > > being destroyed by a borderline woman, but he has a PhD and a great > > job in research. I tend to think that many of our " mental > illnesses " > > are physical. I don't know what is going on with this son. It is > > heartbreaking. > > > > a Carnes > > > > > > > > Anyone here know anyone dx'd with Aspergers Syndrome? It's a mild > > form of autism with some very specific personality traits. It's > > purported that Bill Gates may have a very mild form of it. > > > > > > penny > > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 2, 2007 Report Share Posted June 2, 2007 I'd love it if you'd share your story with us on the forum. What you know about the causes, what you've done to deal with it, anything, etc. I'm really happy you're doing so well. penny ThunderLungsABA@... wrote: In a message dated 6/1/2007 10:29:26 AM Eastern Daylight Time, pennyhoule writes: Anyone here know anyone dx'd with Aspergers Syndrome? It's a mild form of autism with some very specific personality traits. It's purported that Bill Gates may have a very mild form of it. penny I have Asperger's. I'm highly functioning. E-mail me if you want to talk more about it. KLS ThunderLungsABAaol See what's free at AOL.com. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 2, 2007 Report Share Posted June 2, 2007 :-) good one Penny, you (_E=mc2_) Roy > > Aspergers diagnosis is a tricky business. When does one cross > over > > the line and get a label? Our two sons are brilliant but > socially > > inept - classic nerds as it were. The older one was so poor at > social > > skills that when we had birthday parties for him we had to send > him > > to his room, because he couldn't get along with the kids at his > > party. We know this son has Lyme disease, and he is the one who > was > > the most difficult socially growing up. However, at this time > he has > > several lifelong friends and is very loyal to them, and they > him. He > > also runs his own company and just came home from a month in > China. > > Perhaps a touch of Aspergers can be a good thing. The other son > is > > being destroyed by a borderline woman, but he has a PhD and a > great > > job in research. I tend to think that many of our " mental > illnesses " > > are physical. I don't know what is going on with this son. It > is > > heartbreaking. > > > > a Carnes > > > > > > > > Anyone here know anyone dx'd with Aspergers Syndrome? It's a > mild > > form of autism with some very specific personality traits. It's > > purported that Bill Gates may have a very mild form of it. > > > > > > penny > > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 3, 2007 Report Share Posted June 3, 2007 Not fixated on ticks and son is nothing like me. I follow a principle of life which says nothing is worth doing perfectly - just get it done - and if you don't have time for fun, life is not worth living. Did he get Lyme from me - most likely, yes, but not his personality. a > > I don't like the word " insanity " . I've met schizophrenics who I think at times are far more perceptive than the average joe. > > I'm just interested in the " syndrome " and conditions like it and how far reaching they could perhaps be. > > For example, could someone extremely fixated on ticks have a mild form of aspergers? ;-) And can a mother pass it to her son? :-) > > penny > > > > pjeanneus <pj7@...> wrote: > Penny, you wrote she was " completely fixated on things. " There is a > fine line between genius and insanity. My son is a good example of > this. He weeded an entire row of tomato plants NO WEEDS left at age > three. (No, he didn't flap his hands endlessly, just pulled weeds.) > He never would play at piano recitals because he didn't have the > piece perfected. When he started trading stocks he memorized the > abbreviation for every stock in the market and expected those who > worked for him to do the same. Was he high functioning Asbergers? > THANK GOD he was born in 1972 - just a bit before all this insane > labeling started or he might have been damaged for life. As it is he > has a LIFE. Is he normal? Heck no. I bet he got a tick bite in that > tomato patch. > > a > > > > > Dear Penny > > You and I have apparently very different concepts of Aspergers. > However we have common ground, go look at Goldberg and . > > Regards > > R > > Re: [infections] Re: Aspergers Syndrome? > > > > > > > > I've known at least one person with classic Aspergers. She was > very bright but was completely fixated on certain things. One was > that she wanted to be a " singing star " and two, that she was a > victim. No amount of reasoning could ever change her mind on these > two things. > > > > I now realize that probably some of the people who are made fun > of on American Idol type shows could likely have some form of > Aspergers. They sincerely believe they are meant to do these things > and are good at them despite all the evidence and critiques to the > contrary. > > > > Since this condition was identified only recently, there could be > far more of it around than we realize. Certainly seems there are > people on these forums who become completely fixated on certain ideas > (more than our average preferences and beliefs). > > > > If autism has some kind of microbial or immune system basis, then > so could Aspergers since they're related. All kinds of so > called " mental " illnesses could for all we know. Maybe even > addictions. I hope society starts cracking the infection code soon. > With all the instant communication and interaction going on these > days, all kinds of people could be impacted pretty seriously in all > kinds of ways. > > > > penny > > > > > > > > pjeanneus <pj7@> wrote: > > Aspergers diagnosis is a tricky business. When does one cross > over > > the line and get a label? Our two sons are brilliant but > socially > > inept - classic nerds as it were. The older one was so poor at > social > > skills that when we had birthday parties for him we had to send > him > > to his room, because he couldn't get along with the kids at his > > party. We know this son has Lyme disease, and he is the one who > was > > the most difficult socially growing up. However, at this time > he has > > several lifelong friends and is very loyal to them, and they > him. He > > also runs his own company and just came home from a month in > China. > > Perhaps a touch of Aspergers can be a good thing. The other son > is > > being destroyed by a borderline woman, but he has a PhD and a > great > > job in research. I tend to think that many of our " mental > illnesses " > > are physical. I don't know what is going on with this son. It > is > > heartbreaking. > > > > a Carnes > > > > > > > > Anyone here know anyone dx'd with Aspergers Syndrome? It's a > mild > > form of autism with some very specific personality traits. It's > > purported that Bill Gates may have a very mild form of it. > > > > > > penny > > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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