Guest guest Posted July 26, 2012 Report Share Posted July 26, 2012 Probably someone like me who was not the hand-flapping, sensory-sensitive, sarcasm-oblivious, literal type, but someone who still was very obsessive and had issues with social cues. J In the last couple weeks I have heard people say that " such n such " has " mild aspergers. " What the heck is " Mild Aspergers? " Aspergers is Aspergers to me. Has anyone been told by a Dr their child has " Slight or Mild Aspergers? " What does that mean? Lori -- " A suffering human somehow experiencing a modicum of relief in a strange, unknown, less depraved ‘world’ born of insanity usually incurs society's wrath through involuntary incarceration, chemical intoxication, powerful electrical assaults, and the eventual marginalization reserved for the inutile of this world. " --Dr. Jack Kevorkian Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 26, 2012 Report Share Posted July 26, 2012 - Maybe since you only have 2 of the criteria, you don't have aspergers at all, though. Just some social challenges and OCD? Were you actually given the asperger dx? Just because someone has social challenges doesn't make them Aspergers. I am FAR from being on the autism spectrum, yet, I prefer to be alone, often feel awkward in social situations, hate going to parties, and am on meds for OCD! Lori In the last couple weeks I have heard people say that "such n such" has "mild aspergers." What the heck is "Mild Aspergers?" Aspergers is Aspergers to me. Has anyone been told by a Dr their child has "Slight or Mild Aspergers?" What does that mean? Lori -- "A suffering human somehow experiencing a modicum of relief in a strange, unknown, less depraved ‘world’ born of insanity usually incurs society's wrath through involuntary incarceration, chemical intoxication, powerful electrical assaults, and the eventual marginalization reserved for the inutile of this world." --Dr. Jack Kevorkian Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 26, 2012 Report Share Posted July 26, 2012 Yes, my son and I both have 'mild' Aspergers. It usually means you have enough boxes ticked for the diagnosis, but the symptoms are not severe.  It can also mean that you have found ways of coping with having Aspergers so that, unless put under a lot of pressure, it isn't obvious to most people who don't know you. On 26/07/2012 2:08 PM, Esris wrote:  Probably someone like me who was not the hand-flapping, sensory-sensitive, sarcasm-oblivious, literal type, but someone who still was very obsessive and had issues with social cues. J On 7/26/12 12:04 AM, "Lori Yurtin" wrote:      In the last couple weeks I have heard people say that "such n such" has "mild aspergers."  What the heck is "Mild Aspergers?"  Aspergers is Aspergers to me.  Has anyone been told by a Dr their child has "Slight or Mild Aspergers?"  What does that mean? Lori     -- "A suffering human somehow experiencing a modicum of relief in a strange, unknown, less depraved ‘world’ born of insanity usually incurs society's wrath through involuntary incarceration, chemical intoxication, powerful electrical assaults, and the eventual marginalization reserved for the inutile of this world." --Dr. Jack Kevorkian No virus found in this message. Checked by AVG - www.avg.com Version: 2012.0.2197 / Virus Database: 2437/5155 - Release Date: 07/25/12 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 26, 2012 Report Share Posted July 26, 2012 My 12 yr old grandson has "mild" or "high-functioning aspergers." It means he is able to be in a regular classroom rather than in a special ed class. He received OT and Speech until 6th grade. Now he is receiving no extra help. He definitely has aspergerish ways...he is a bit awkward socially but does have friends because he really cares about people. He is so highly intelligent that he has learned not to do things that a lot of asperger kids do such as be very bossy, very brutally honest when it would be better to not say anything at all, and to be in control of situations at all times. I believe this is what may be meant by "mild." To: autism-aspergers Sent: Thursday, July 26, 2012 12:04 AM Subject: "Mild" Aspergers? In the last couple weeks I have heard people say that "such n such" has "mild aspergers." What the heck is "Mild Aspergers?" Aspergers is Aspergers to me. Has anyone been told by a Dr their child has "Slight or Mild Aspergers?" What does that mean?Lori Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 26, 2012 Report Share Posted July 26, 2012 Our kid sounds much like 's grandson. His dx is straight-up Asperger Syndrome. I wonder if the " mild " qualifier is a regional thing?tt My 12 yr old grandson has " mild " or " high-functioning aspergers. " It means he is able to be in a regular classroom rather than in a special ed class. He received OT and Speech until 6th grade. Now he is receiving no extra help. He definitely has aspergerish ways...he is a bit awkward socially but does have friends because he really cares about people. He is so highly intelligent that he has learned not to do things that a lot of asperger kids do such as be very bossy, very brutally honest when it would be better to not say anything at all, and to be in control of situations at all times. I believe this is what may be meant by " mild. " To: autism-aspergers Sent: Thursday, July 26, 2012 12:04 AM Subject: " Mild " Aspergers? In the last couple weeks I have heard people say that " such n such " has " mild aspergers. " What the heck is " Mild Aspergers? " Aspergers is Aspergers to me. Has anyone been told by a Dr their child has " Slight or Mild Aspergers? " What does that mean?Lori -- Terri D. Eagen-TorkkoFull-time feminist event planner, freelance editor, 24/7 bonus mom Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 26, 2012 Report Share Posted July 26, 2012 My son is 16 and diagnosed with Asperger's. Diagnostically there are no degrees from my understanding. I am told my son is a very high functioning Aspie. His psych said he does much better than other aspies at handing the world around him, but he still exhibits the traits that are part of his diagnosis.Vickyperhaps they say this to try to lessen the blow?? To: autism-aspergers Sent: Thursday, July 26, 2012 7:51 AM Subject: Re: "Mild" Aspergers? Our kid sounds much like 's grandson. His dx is straight-up Asperger Syndrome. I wonder if the "mild" qualifier is a regional thing?tt My 12 yr old grandson has "mild" or "high-functioning aspergers." It means he is able to be in a regular classroom rather than in a special ed class. He received OT and Speech until 6th grade. Now he is receiving no extra help. He definitely has aspergerish ways...he is a bit awkward socially but does have friends because he really cares about people. He is so highly intelligent that he has learned not to do things that a lot of asperger kids do such as be very bossy, very brutally honest when it would be better to not say anything at all, and to be in control of situations at all times. I believe this is what may be meant by "mild." To: autism-aspergers Sent: Thursday, July 26, 2012 12:04 AM Subject: "Mild" Aspergers? In the last couple weeks I have heard people say that "such n such" has "mild aspergers." What the heck is "Mild Aspergers?" Aspergers is Aspergers to me. Has anyone been told by a Dr their child has "Slight or Mild Aspergers?" What does that mean?Lori -- Terri D. Eagen-TorkkoFull-time feminist event planner, freelance editor, 24/7 bonus mom Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 26, 2012 Report Share Posted July 26, 2012 Yes, I have Asperger’s. I was diagnosed but even if I wasn’t there is nothing you could tell me to convince me otherwise. And it wasn’t “some” social challenges. It was a lot. As a kid I had a hard time making friends and any friends I had I almost inevitably lost. I was bullied on a regular basis too. Read Tony Attwood’s article about girls with AS in the most recent issue of Autism-Asperger’s Digest. That article was practically a case study of me (except for the “chameleon” adaptations and lining up toys as a way of play. I did line up toys when I was very little and outgrew it). And it isn’t just 2 criteria. Here are the criteria (from Tony Attwood’s The Complete Guide to Asperger’s Syndrome) that I fit as a kid: Delayed social maturity and social reasoning Immature empathy Difficulty making friends and often teased by other children Difficulty with the communication and control of emotions A fascination with a topic that is unusual in intensity and focus Difficulty maintaining attention in class Clumsiness in terms of gait and coordination I just wasn’t a literal-minded, sarcasm-missing, sensory-sensitive, hand-flapper. - Maybe since you only have 2 of the criteria, you don't have aspergers at all, though. Just some social challenges and OCD? Were you actually given the asperger dx? Just because someone has social challenges doesn't make them Aspergers. I am FAR from being on the autism spectrum, yet, I prefer to be alone, often feel awkward in social situations, hate going to parties, and am on meds for OCD! Lori In the last couple weeks I have heard people say that " such n such " has " mild aspergers. " What the heck is " Mild Aspergers? " Aspergers is Aspergers to me. Has anyone been told by a Dr their child has " Slight or Mild Aspergers? " What does that mean? Lori -- “We forfeit three-quarters of ourselves in order to be like other people.” --Arthur Schopenhauer Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 26, 2012 Report Share Posted July 26, 2012 My son is high-functioning with Asperger syndrome. I have used "mild" before in conversation, just to help convey what he is like. He has never had an IEP, but it does help that I am a speech therapy assistant, about to to graduate as an SLP, so I have done therapy with him all along.The psychiatrist who diagnosed him said that he would likely appear to "outgrow" the diagnosis, because he was so high functioning and learned quickly, but that we would need to continue to be taught the social skills directly. That has in fact been the case. At home we stay on top of things by observing social areas where he has difficulty, then teach directly what is normally expected in the kind of situation.Sent from my iPad Yes, I have Asperger’s. I was diagnosed but even if I wasn’t there is nothing you could tell me to convince me otherwise. And it wasn’t “some†social challenges. It was a lot. As a kid I had a hard time making friends and any friends I had I almost inevitably lost. I was bullied on a regular basis too. Read Tony Attwood’s article about girls with AS in the most recent issue of Autism-Asperger’s Digest. That article was practically a case study of me (except for the “chameleon†adaptations and lining up toys as a way of play. I did line up toys when I was very little and outgrew it). And it isn’t just 2 criteria. Here are the criteria (from Tony Attwood’s The Complete Guide to Asperger’s Syndrome) that I fit as a kid: Delayed social maturity and social reasoning Immature empathy Difficulty making friends and often teased by other children Difficulty with the communication and control of emotions A fascination with a topic that is unusual in intensity and focus Difficulty maintaining attention in class Clumsiness in terms of gait and coordination I just wasn’t a literal-minded, sarcasm-missing, sensory-sensitive, hand-flapper. - Maybe since you only have 2 of the criteria, you don't have aspergers at all, though. Just some social challenges and OCD? Were you actually given the asperger dx? Just because someone has social challenges doesn't make them Aspergers. I am FAR from being on the autism spectrum, yet, I prefer to be alone, often feel awkward in social situations, hate going to parties, and am on meds for OCD! Lori In the last couple weeks I have heard people say that "such n such" has "mild aspergers." What the heck is "Mild Aspergers?" Aspergers is Aspergers to me. Has anyone been told by a Dr their child has "Slight or Mild Aspergers?" What does that mean? Lori -- “We forfeit three-quarters of ourselves in order to be like other people.†--Arthur Schopenhauer Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 26, 2012 Report Share Posted July 26, 2012 Sounds like me. Today people can’t tell that I have it but when I reunite with people I haven’t seen since my teen years, or even my college years, they say, “That explains a lot.” My son is high-functioning with Asperger syndrome. I have used " mild " before in conversation, just to help convey what he is like. He has never had an IEP, but it does help that I am a speech therapy assistant, about to to graduate as an SLP, so I have done therapy with him all along. The psychiatrist who diagnosed him said that he would likely appear to " outgrow " the diagnosis, because he was so high functioning and learned quickly, but that we would need to continue to be taught the social skills directly. That has in fact been the case. At home we stay on top of things by observing social areas where he has difficulty, then teach directly what is normally expected in the kind of situation. Sent from my iPad Yes, I have Asperger’s. I was diagnosed but even if I wasn’t there is nothing you could tell me to convince me otherwise. And it wasn’t “some” social challenges. It was a lot. As a kid I had a hard time making friends and any friends I had I almost inevitably lost. I was bullied on a regular basis too. Read Tony Attwood’s article about girls with AS in the most recent issue of Autism-Asperger’s Digest. That article was practically a case study of me (except for the “chameleon” adaptations and lining up toys as a way of play. I did line up toys when I was very little and outgrew it). And it isn’t just 2 criteria. Here are the criteria (from Tony Attwood’s The Complete Guide to Asperger’s Syndrome) that I fit as a kid: Delayed social maturity and social reasoning Immature empathy Difficulty making friends and often teased by other children Difficulty with the communication and control of emotions A fascination with a topic that is unusual in intensity and focus Difficulty maintaining attention in class Clumsiness in terms of gait and coordination I just wasn’t a literal-minded, sarcasm-missing, sensory-sensitive, hand-flapper. - Maybe since you only have 2 of the criteria, you don't have aspergers at all, though. Just some social challenges and OCD? Were you actually given the asperger dx? Just because someone has social challenges doesn't make them Aspergers. I am FAR from being on the autism spectrum, yet, I prefer to be alone, often feel awkward in social situations, hate going to parties, and am on meds for OCD! Lori In the last couple weeks I have heard people say that " such n such " has " mild aspergers. " What the heck is " Mild Aspergers? " Aspergers is Aspergers to me. Has anyone been told by a Dr their child has " Slight or Mild Aspergers? " What does that mean? Lori -- " I gambled and I lost. I failed in securing my options for this choice for myself, but I succeeded in verifying the Dark Age is still with us. " --Dr. Jack Kevorkian Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 26, 2012 Report Share Posted July 26, 2012 Thanks for explaining more...certainly sounds like Aspergers! ;)Sent from my iPhone Yes, I have Asperger’s. I was diagnosed but even if I wasn’t there is nothing you could tell me to convince me otherwise. And it wasn’t “some†social challenges. It was a lot. As a kid I had a hard time making friends and any friends I had I almost inevitably lost. I was bullied on a regular basis too. Read Tony Attwood’s article about girls with AS in the most recent issue of Autism-Asperger’s Digest. That article was practically a case study of me (except for the “chameleon†adaptations and lining up toys as a way of play. I did line up toys when I was very little and outgrew it). And it isn’t just 2 criteria. Here are the criteria (from Tony Attwood’s The Complete Guide to Asperger’s Syndrome) that I fit as a kid: Delayed social maturity and social reasoning Immature empathy Difficulty making friends and often teased by other children Difficulty with the communication and control of emotions A fascination with a topic that is unusual in intensity and focus Difficulty maintaining attention in class Clumsiness in terms of gait and coordination I just wasn’t a literal-minded, sarcasm-missing, sensory-sensitive, hand-flapper. - Maybe since you only have 2 of the criteria, you don't have aspergers at all, though. Just some social challenges and OCD? Were you actually given the asperger dx? Just because someone has social challenges doesn't make them Aspergers. I am FAR from being on the autism spectrum, yet, I prefer to be alone, often feel awkward in social situations, hate going to parties, and am on meds for OCD! Lori In the last couple weeks I have heard people say that "such n such" has "mild aspergers." What the heck is "Mild Aspergers?" Aspergers is Aspergers to me. Has anyone been told by a Dr their child has "Slight or Mild Aspergers?" What does that mean? Lori -- “We forfeit three-quarters of ourselves in order to be like other people.†--Arthur Schopenhauer = Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 26, 2012 Report Share Posted July 26, 2012 ,That makes sense!Thanks,LoriSent from my iPhone Yes, my son and I both have 'mild' Aspergers. It usually means you have enough boxes ticked for the diagnosis, but the symptoms are not severe. It can also mean that you have found ways of coping with having Aspergers so that, unless put under a lot of pressure, it isn't obvious to most people who don't know you. On 26/07/2012 2:08 PM, Esris wrote: Probably someone like me who was not the hand-flapping, sensory-sensitive, sarcasm-oblivious, literal type, but someone who still was very obsessive and had issues with social cues. J On 7/26/12 12:04 AM, "Lori Yurtin" wrote: In the last couple weeks I have heard people say that "such n such" has "mild aspergers." What the heck is "Mild Aspergers?" Aspergers is Aspergers to me. Has anyone been told by a Dr their child has "Slight or Mild Aspergers?" What does that mean? Lori -- "A suffering human somehow experiencing a modicum of relief in a strange, unknown, less depraved ‘world’ born of insanity usually incurs society's wrath through involuntary incarceration, chemical intoxication, powerful electrical assaults, and the eventual marginalization reserved for the inutile of this world." --Dr. Jack Kevorkian No virus found in this message. Checked by AVG - www.avg.com Version: 2012.0.2197 / Virus Database: 2437/5155 - Release Date: 07/25/12 = Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 26, 2012 Report Share Posted July 26, 2012 My grandson’s doctor told us he has “mild autism†but not mild Aspergers. In fact when we asked her if he had Aspergers at all, she became evasive like she didn’t know what we were talking about. Not much help really. Carolyn From: Riley Sent: Wednesday, July 25, 2012 11:03 PM To: autism-aspergers Subject: Re: "Mild" Aspergers? Yes, my son and I both have 'mild' Aspergers. It usually means you have enough boxes ticked for the diagnosis, but the symptoms are not severe. It can also mean that you have found ways of coping with having Aspergers so that, unless put under a lot of pressure, it isn't obvious to most people who don't know you. Probably someone like me who was not the hand-flapping, sensory-sensitive, sarcasm-oblivious, literal type, but someone who still was very obsessive and had issues with social cues.J In the last couple weeks I have heard people say that "such n such" has "mild aspergers." What the heck is "Mild Aspergers?" Aspergers is Aspergers to me. Has anyone been told by a Dr their child has "Slight or Mild Aspergers?" What does that mean?Lori -- "A suffering human somehow experiencing a modicum of relief in a strange, unknown, less depraved ‘world’ born of insanity usually incurs society's wrath through involuntary incarceration, chemical intoxication, powerful electrical assaults, and the eventual marginalization reserved for the inutile of this world." --Dr. Jack Kevorkian No virus found in this message.Checked by AVG - www.avg.comVersion: 2012.0.2197 / Virus Database: 2437/5155 - Release Date: 07/25/12 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 27, 2012 Report Share Posted July 27, 2012 It’s like my dad says... Doctors are like mechanics. Some take one look at your car and know exactly what to do. Others look at it for a long, long time and then say, “I don’t know what to tell you.” The shrink I went to from ages 11-14 was just like that. I call him Dr. Bonehead. My grandson’s doctor told us he has “mild autism” but not mild Aspergers. In fact when we asked her if he had Aspergers at all, she became evasive like she didn’t know what we were talking about. Not much help really. Carolyn Sent: Wednesday, July 25, 2012 11:03 PM To: autism-aspergers Subject: Re: " Mild " Aspergers? Yes, my son and I both have 'mild' Aspergers. It usually means you have enough boxes ticked for the diagnosis, but the symptoms are not severe. It can also mean that you have found ways of coping with having Aspergers so that, unless put under a lot of pressure, it isn't obvious to most people who don't know you. Probably someone like me who was not the hand-flapping, sensory-sensitive, sarcasm-oblivious, literal type, but someone who still was very obsessive and had issues with social cues. J On 7/26/12 12:04 AM, " Lori Yurtin " wrote: In the last couple weeks I have heard people say that " such n such " has " mild aspergers. " What the heck is " Mild Aspergers? " Aspergers is Aspergers to me. Has anyone been told by a Dr their child has " Slight or Mild Aspergers? " What does that mean? Lori -- " A suffering human somehow experiencing a modicum of relief in a strange, unknown, less depraved ‘world’ born of insanity usually incurs society's wrath through involuntary incarceration, chemical intoxication, powerful electrical assaults, and the eventual marginalization reserved for the inutile of this world. " --Dr. Jack Kevorkian No virus found in this message. Checked by AVG - www.avg.com <http://www.avg.com> Version: 2012.0.2197 / Virus Database: 2437/5155 - Release Date: 07/25/12 -- " Facebook is dumbing down people. " --Dr. Jack Kevorkian Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 6, 2012 Report Share Posted August 6, 2012 My girls both have Aspergers diagnosis, but are " high functioning " . Their quality of symptoms are more telling than quantity of symptoms. The technical diagnosis does not include the high functioning part. What it means to me is that very few people would guess they have any issues, you have to pay attention and know what you're looking for to get the whole picture. In the last couple weeks I have heard people say that " such n such " has " mild aspergers. " What the heck is " Mild Aspergers? " Aspergers is Aspergers to me. Has anyone been told by a Dr their child has " Slight or Mild Aspergers? " What does that mean?Lori Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 6, 2012 Report Share Posted August 6, 2012 The use of 'mild' is very much subjective and in the eye of the beholder. I have apparently 'mild' ADHD in the sense that I am not bouncing off the wall or uncontrollable, but technically it is in the upper range becasue my attention score is very low and my distactibility score is very high. Only my close family really get to see what that means in real life. I believe the same is often true of 'mild' autism. On 6/08/2012 12:00 PM, Wood wrote:  My girls both have Aspergers diagnosis, but are "high functioning". Their quality of symptoms are more telling than quantity of symptoms. The technical diagnosis does not include the high functioning part. What it means to me is that very few people would guess they have any issues, you have to pay attention and know what you're looking for to get the whole picture. On Wed, Jul 25, 2012 at 9:04 PM, Lori Yurtin wrote: � In the last couple weeks I have heard people say that "such n such" has "mild aspergers." �What the heck is "Mild Aspergers?" �Aspergers is Aspergers to me. � Has anyone been told by a Dr their child has "Slight or Mild Aspergers?" �What does that mean? Lori No virus found in this message. Checked by AVG - www.avg.com Version: 2012.0.2197 / Virus Database: 2437/5180 - Release Date: 08/05/12 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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