Guest guest Posted January 25, 2012 Report Share Posted January 25, 2012 Sounds about right to me. In my partner's family, its spot the non-spectrum person (there arent any)... High functioning autism? Wouldnt that usually be Asperger, or HFA? My partner's dad is high functioning Asperger, mum OCD, brother is OCD/AS and he is HFA himself, ie. Asperger with a bit of Tourette Syndrome thrown in. The genetic links are there, and we hear that its often the children being diagnosed that lead you back to the older (less supported or diagnosed) generations who then can say 'so that's why.....' Same happens with Tourette Syndrome, the area in which I work, were we find the diagnosis of a child fits the last piece of a puzzle for the whole family - so that explains grandma, etc etc. Just means you are all part of a brilliant, creative family, and that you are probably ALL right, ALL the time.... Judy B, Non Spectrum, living with Asperger and Subject: autism and ADSTo: "aspires-relationships " <aspires-relationships >Date: Wednesday, 25 January, 2012, 14:59 Does anyone know if there is any connection to a grandfather being a high functioning autistic to a grandson with ADS? I am not sure where to look for an answer to that one. Thanks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 25, 2012 Report Share Posted January 25, 2012 .... and to answer your question... the diagnosis is probably the same, the language is different. High Functioning Autism is a clunky way of describing Asperger Syndrome. I was, in the previous post, referring to the connection in the family, but realise you may mean the connection to the two descriptions. Depending on who said it to whom, HFA and Asperger are of the same ilk, and there are some who would argue that the A in HFA is only due to the social awkwardness, and should be reconsidered in light of what genuine autism presents. You have two Aspies on your hands, from the sound of it. Judy B Subject: autism and ADSTo: "aspires-relationships " <aspires-relationships >Date: Wednesday, 25 January, 2012, 14:59 Does anyone know if there is any connection to a grandfather being a high functioning autistic to a grandson with ADS? I am not sure where to look for an answer to that one. Thanks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 26, 2012 Report Share Posted January 26, 2012 Thank you so much Judy, I think that it is all starting to make sense now. Just like you said, 'no wonder grandma was...." I do want to make sure that I wrote the correct diagnosis of my grandson: Attention Deficit Syndrom.. is that what you thought when I wrote ADS.. I am not even sure that is how to really say it, I don't know much about it. But I am going to get educated. To: aspires-relationships Sent: Wednesday, January 25, 2012 10:44 AM Subject: Re: autism and ADS .... and to answer your question... the diagnosis is probably the same, the language is different. High Functioning Autism is a clunky way of describing Asperger Syndrome. I was, in the previous post, referring to the connection in the family, but realise you may mean the connection to the two descriptions. Depending on who said it to whom, HFA and Asperger are of the same ilk, and there are some who would argue that the A in HFA is only due to the social awkwardness, and should be reconsidered in light of what genuine autism presents. You have two Aspies on your hands, from the sound of it. Judy B Subject: autism and ADSTo: "aspires-relationships " <aspires-relationships >Date: Wednesday, 25 January, 2012, 14:59 Does anyone know if there is any connection to a grandfather being a high functioning autistic to a grandson with ADS? I am not sure where to look for an answer to that one. Thanks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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