Are there levels of Aspergers?

February 15, 2011

Aspergers is also called " high functioning autism " , however is there a

" high high functioning autism " ?

I wonder if I am perhaps in that category.

None of my children have been diagnosed with Aspergers. My son

however has cerebral palsy and is so involved physically that being

Aspie might not be noticed so easily. Besides him I have two little

daughters.

I was adopted as a baby by the way. I have met my biological family,

however. My mother's and my brother's handwriting is poor and looks

similar to mine. My birth mother is very reclusive and has almost no

social contact with anyone, although when younger she was seemingly

more normal. Her mother, who died many years ago, was famous for being

very cold and unfeeling.

February 15, 2011

Asperger's is not another name for high-functioning autism. It is a TYPE of high-functioning autism. You can have high-functioning autism and not have Asperger's. I remember making that mistake when I first began learning about it years ago.

But to answer your question.. I think there is a spectrum within Asperger's just like there is a spectrum within Autism. It's a spectrum within a spectrum! I say this because one of my daughters is so high-functioning socially that you would not know she has Asperger's. At home, she is a rigid, obsessive, repetitive, Aspie supreme pie.. But socially, she does okay aside from skipping the social chit chat and rambling a bit too much. My other two daughters are affected by Asperger's so much that they need ongoing therapies in several areas (language therapy, listening therapy, behavior therapy, ABA therapy, occupational therapy, social skills therapy, etc. ). My higher functioning daughter could use some occupational therapy and she has done some behavior therapy in the past, but she gets by without all the rest.

I once read that you can live with someone on the autism spectrum for 20 years and not have any idea that they have autism. That's how subtle it can be in some cases.

Misty

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Aspergers is also called "high functioning autism", however is there a"high high functioning autism"?I wonder if I am perhaps in that category.None of my children have been diagnosed with Aspergers. My sonhowever has cerebral palsy and is so involved physically that beingAspie might not be noticed so easily. Besides him I have two littledaughters.I was adopted as a baby by the way. I have met my biological family,however. My mother's and my brother's handwriting is poor and lookssimilar to mine. My birth mother is very reclusive and has almost nosocial contact with anyone, although when younger she was seeminglymore normal. Her mother, who died many years ago, was famous for beingvery cold and unfeeling.

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February 15, 2011

While I am not sure about the different levels for Asperger's I believe like

with almost everything there are different levels. My husband is Asperger's and

he has had the same job for 32 years. You wouldn't know he was Asperger's at

all. So that is like high, high functioning. However living with him for almost

34 years I know he is. Perhaps the most famous person with Asperger's is Bill

Gates, and look what he has done. I have a daughter who is Autistic and a son

who is ADHD and ODD. He is also dyslexic. I was also adopted and know nothing

about my biological family. But on his side we have others that are autistic or

Asperger's as well.

Hope this helps.

Robin

>

> Aspergers is also called " high functioning autism " , however is there a

> " high high functioning autism " ?

>

> I wonder if I am perhaps in that category.

>

> None of my children have been diagnosed with Aspergers. My son

> however has cerebral palsy and is so involved physically that being

> Aspie might not be noticed so easily. Besides him I have two little

> daughters.

>

> I was adopted as a baby by the way. I have met my biological family,

> however. My mother's and my brother's handwriting is poor and looks

> similar to mine. My birth mother is very reclusive and has almost no

> social contact with anyone, although when younger she was seemingly

> more normal. Her mother, who died many years ago, was famous for being

> very cold and unfeeling.

>

February 16, 2011

Just my thoughts. But 2 people with Aspergers can be at totally different

levels of functioning. Just as with autism or a High-functioning autism

diagnosis. Same diagnosis, but different levels of functioning.

Quick thoughts at that,

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> Aspergers is also called " high functioning autism " , however is there a

> " high high functioning autism " ?

>

> I wonder if I am perhaps in that category.

>

> None of my children have been diagnosed with Aspergers. My son

> however has cerebral palsy and is so involved physically that being

> Aspie might not be noticed so easily. Besides him I have two little

February 16, 2011

What really bothers me is that it seems society is starting to put the Aspergers

label on anyone they deem to be a geek. I just think that's plain wrong. Being

a geek does not make one Aspie. Lest society forget that Aspie is a medical

condition and can be a very serious one causing quite debilitating symptoms.

I also feel Aspergers has a spectrum just as broad as autism. As others have

mentioned, there are Aspies that are very functioning. Then, there are Aspies

that need more support.

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