My Family With Asperger's Syndrome

In the article, “How to Speak Asperger’s,” by Fran Goldfarb and Guthrie Devine, the authors contend that learning to communicate with people with Asperger’s Syndrome is an important skill. The authors introduce the article by providing a narrative about Goldfarb’s son. The point of her narrative is that communication is misunderstood with people with Asperger’s Syndrome (AS). The author, Fran Goldfarb, explains how her son misunderstands communication with his teachers, and how punishment is ineffective, because of his Asperger’s. The authors start by explaining why communication is very complex. To begin with, people with AS struggle with communication, because of their lack of social cues. They tend to miss irony, humor, and they take everything literally. That’s why people with AS don’t understand communication and everything is a struggle for them.

Approximately 947,570 Americans have Asperger’s Syndrome (AS), however, it is not an easy disorder to explain (Bashe 19). With multiple conditions and characteristics in each case, AS is not an easy disorder to diagnose. Asperger’s Syndrome was named after Hans Asperger, an Austrian physician, who first described the disorder in 1944 after studying a group of children with similar, unusual characteristics. However, AS was not made an official disease until 1994. Consequently, Asperger disease is just now becoming published and popular so there is still research and questions being answered. Asperger’s Syndrome, an autism spectrum disorder, is noted by above-average

I have a cousin who was ten and had Aspergers. He used to have this extreme tantrums in which he used to get so mad and start throwing things in the house. Once I refused to play with him because i was tired and he started to hit me and then he threw his baseball on me and I got hurt and started bleeding and was taken to the hospital. But we never lost faith in him. We always worked for his betterment and rite now he is in a stable condition.

Asperger’s syndrome, which is also referred to as Asperger's disorder, is a type of Persuasive Developmental Disorder. Persuasive Developmental Disorder or PDD are a group of conditions that involve delays in the development of basic skills, the most recognizable of these skills is the ability to communicate and socialize with others as well as use their own imagination. Although Asperger's syndrome is similar in some ways to autism, there are important differences between the two. Children with Asperger's syndrome typically function higher than those children with autism. In addition to them being higher functioning; children with Asperger's syndrome generally have normal intelligence and slightly less than normal language development.

A lot of my life has been spent worrying about Thomas, or deflecting comments made about him. To me, Thomas is Ferdinand the Bull, but I’ve always known that he is a different person at home and at school. Continuous admonishment and reprimand by teachers beginning at a young age made Thomas withdrawn, easily rattled and snarky. It was his defense mechanism; and no one, not even me, could make sense of my brother. When he was diagnosed with a mild form of Asperger’s in eighth grade, I wasn’t surprised. I was devastated. Not because of the Asperger’s; but because I knew, without a shred of doubt, that the teachers and classmates in Thomas’ life up to that point never supported him. They made the anxiety that my brother carries so much worse. In my naive sixth grader mind, I blamed myself. If only I had been more cognizant, if only I had been nicer to Thomas, if only everything was smooth and shiny and simple. I know that there is no one to blame, and Thomas is better than fine. Asperger’s for him simply means that Thomas has a tendency towards stress and anxiety. But his diagnosis solidified my belief that I had to be there to protect

“And my experience in the music scene had shown me that there were places for places in the world where misfits were welcome”(96). John Elder Robison, author of Look Me in the Eye: My Life with Asperger’s published in 2007, was always considered an outsider. He never seemed to fit in and was ignored by classmates and teachers. When he discovered Aspergers in the 1990’s, it changed his life. Look Me in the Eye: My Life with Aspergers is a moving story that proves anything is possible and the power of believing in yourself when nobody else does.

Asperger’s syndrome is a developmental syndrome. It is said that every 2 out of 10,000 children are affected by this disorder. Asperger’s is mostly diagnosed in young children. Parents usually recognize symptoms of this disorder in their kids around the time they turn 3 years old. Asperger’s is sometimes considered a form of autism. I find this syndrome to be very intriguing. I’m going to enlighten you with more information about Asperger’s and a few real life cases of it.

Accepting an ASD family is where society needs to focus. Accepting and helping that entire family is where the focus needs to be. Family functioning is an important source of support for any family with a special needs child. (American Psychological Association, pp. 232-252). “Interventions addressing the discrepancy in expectations can help contribute to improved mental health for parents.” (American Psychological Association, pp. 232-252). Parents need a guide, a place to start. Many parents are left fending for themselves. Better respite options need to be readily available. Workplaces need to be more flexibility to ensure a parent can still hold a job to aid any financial burden. (Diament, 2009) Programs on managing different situations and support groups need to be utilized. Many resort to Facebook and other social media groups to look for help and guidance. Many parents are just looking to vent and have a friend. Similar, their ASD child looks for a friend.

Autism is a very complicated and diverse disorder. There’s many different variations of it and it can affect a lot of things. The movie did a good job at describing autism and how it affects the family as well. Many times the burden of taking care of the person falls on the family. Arnie had mostly mental disabilities. He had a mindset of a 5 year old, he even liked to play games. Autism is a fairly common disorder and 1% of the world population has autism (“Facts and Statistics”, 2015). It’s a disorder that people should learn more about and get training if around an autistic person. It may be overwhelming, as it was for Gilbert at times. Arnie was always happy and he didn’t have a care in the world.

The autism spectrum disorder is neurobehavioral deterioration that involve language developmental disorder a combined with low social interaction skills and repetitive behaviors. The severity of the disorder varies from mild, moderate, and sever, and the diagnosis tend to be changeable according to several factors such as the severity and the kind of therapy that the child received during early years. There is an increased prevalence of the disorder among children within the last decade” More recent estimates range from about 30 in 10,000 to one in 68.refrences to an autism epidemic appear to have originated in a 2002 California legislative report suggesting a 273% increase in

Is there anybody in your family with autism? Almost every book or article is about how autism affects the person with the disorder but never the family around them. Being a parent or a child who has autism can be extremely difficult and change your whole life. Some parents view having a child with autism is a bad thing and would take away their autism if they could. Other parents think having their child be different is a good thing and would not take it away. I think that talking about the effects on the family is very important and should be discussed.

Rosie has an Asperger’s syndrome, and based on a DSM 5 criteria, she has difficult time with socializing with other (Autism Speaks Canada, 2015). Also, she has a difficult time expressing her nonverbal and verbal body languages (Autism Speaks Canada, 2015). Rosie has a difficulty with making an eye contact when talking with someone (Autism Speaks Canada, 2015). Rosie struggles in mood swing from happy at the moment and becomes angry at another situation. She also has a well organizing skills and maintaining the exact pattern. Meaning that she do not like when her own belongings were rearranged by anyone. As far as, her social skills demonstrated by Rosie, I think she is fantastic. Even if people with Asperger’s syndrome experiences in difficulties with socializing and maintaining relationship, Rosie was self-driven and motivated individual who had positive attitude on everything she did at best. To describe Rosie’s brother (Lenny), he is 9 year old who has classic autism. Lenny has demonstrated, poor communication skills with others and he has showed repetitive behavior.

Yet, at the same time, many other parents are capable of coping successfully with the challenges that are related to their child’s disorder. These parents gain positive achievements thanks to their experience with raising a child with ASD, such as personal growth, better relationships with others, and greater patience and empathy. In addition, reasoning and reframing of their views on ASD come in order to deal with the child’s ASD in a positive way. The use of positive coping strategies contributes to an increase in parental happiness and well-being (Benson,

Growing up, my brother and I played with the other kids in our neighborhood, as most children do. My friends did not discriminate against my brother’s condition. Later on, I would find out that not everyone would be so accepting of him. My brother eventually started school. His early years at school where at times very tough for him. Not just from his disabilities but also

Children with autism tend to have their ability to comprehend spoken language overestimated more than any other child with a disability (Miniscalco, 2011). Many children may be able to express language, but their ability to process spoken language is lacking. It is important not to assume they understand and comprehend spoken language especially when it comes to school performance. In the school and home, adults can mistake lack of comprehension for noncompliance. That is when a child with autism is asked to do something and they just stare it may be because they are unable to comprehend the meaning behind what was said. Teachers should talk less and show more (Project Access, 2015). On the other hand, a child may respond to language