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<blockquote data-quote="GoingNorth" data-source="post: 337946" data-attributes="member: 1963"><p>There's no real medicine for Asperger's Syndrome--medications may be used to treat comorbid ADHD, or to manage aggression. Some people with AS can have comorbid mood disorders (I'm on the spectrum and also BiPolar) that require treatment.</p><p></p><p>Responsibility-wise; many Aspies will stick rigidly to rules if they make sense to them, and not being able to change tasks easily is a hallmark of the ASDs.</p><p></p><p>Us girl Aspies often have serial obsessions as opposed to one life-long obsession. The hand-flapping is what is caused a stimulant. When overstimulated, the movements help us to feel more centered in our bodies (both male and female).</p><p></p><p>The MOST IMPORTANT thing is that he get interventions in school. These will help him greatly. Aspies can go on to live full lives and be productive members of society, but most of us will always be a bit "eccentric".</p><p></p><p>I never lined up my toys, but I used to delight, back in the days of returnable glass soda bottles (I'm an old Aspie and was only diagnosed a few years ago after other family members were diagnosed), in stuffing things into them....onion skins were a big favorite--I must've liked the feeling or something.</p><p></p><p>Again, you MUST have interventions in place to help him learn to socialize and learn to handle the school and work environment.</p><p></p><p>I was lucky in that ASDs are so common in my family that I was recognized early on as "another one of us" (my mom's an Aspie also, LoL) that I got a lot of informal intervention at home. There were relatives my mother could turn to who could help her out with anecdotal experiences.</p><p></p><p>That's not the norm, despite ASDs being strongly familial.</p><p></p><p>Feel free to PM me if you feel I can be of further help.</p><p></p><p>hth</p><p>ToK</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="GoingNorth, post: 337946, member: 1963"] There's no real medicine for Asperger's Syndrome--medications may be used to treat comorbid ADHD, or to manage aggression. Some people with AS can have comorbid mood disorders (I'm on the spectrum and also BiPolar) that require treatment. Responsibility-wise; many Aspies will stick rigidly to rules if they make sense to them, and not being able to change tasks easily is a hallmark of the ASDs. Us girl Aspies often have serial obsessions as opposed to one life-long obsession. The hand-flapping is what is caused a stimulant. When overstimulated, the movements help us to feel more centered in our bodies (both male and female). The MOST IMPORTANT thing is that he get interventions in school. These will help him greatly. Aspies can go on to live full lives and be productive members of society, but most of us will always be a bit "eccentric". I never lined up my toys, but I used to delight, back in the days of returnable glass soda bottles (I'm an old Aspie and was only diagnosed a few years ago after other family members were diagnosed), in stuffing things into them....onion skins were a big favorite--I must've liked the feeling or something. Again, you MUST have interventions in place to help him learn to socialize and learn to handle the school and work environment. I was lucky in that ASDs are so common in my family that I was recognized early on as "another one of us" (my mom's an Aspie also, LoL) that I got a lot of informal intervention at home. There were relatives my mother could turn to who could help her out with anecdotal experiences. That's not the norm, despite ASDs being strongly familial. Feel free to PM me if you feel I can be of further help. hth ToK [/QUOTE]
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