Aspergers

There is a reason why it's so difficult for you to make (and keep) friends. There is a reason why you feel isolated and depressed and why other kids your age don't 'get' you.

You probably think that once you figure out how to 'get it right' you'll be able to get (and keep) friends. But it's not you. It's your undiagnosed Aspergers Syndrome.

Sadly, your alcoholic/addict mother will never take you to be tested for such a thing (for her own reasons) and without that diagnosis and the subsequent treatment and therapy that can help, you will continue to think it's 'just you' but you CAN help yourself by educating yourself and finding adults who care.



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advice from Guest1737700 | 12-11-2007 18:13 | E : 1 | S : 1
My father suffers from aspergers.
you'd think if they knew the problem they have it would go away. it dosnt. maybe look elsewhere for the answer.
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advice from Guest3271948 | 02-01-2008 08:46 | E : 1 | S : 1
So, what are you doing writing to this person here? Point them in the right direction!!
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advice from Guest2464980 | 02-26-2008 19:21 | E : 0 | S : 0
Wow, this is really sad. I can relate to this. I don't know what my problem is really but I can't make any friends. I am a loner and people get on my nerves a lot so most of the time I am ok. But there are those moments when I watch a TV show or movie, or see people surrounded by friends I feel left out and sad.
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advice from Guest2949905 | 04-12-2008 23:35 | E : 0 | S : 0
are you the one with aspergers, writing to a younger self, and hoping to help someone who may be going through something similar? that was a good idea..

i dont think i have aspergers but i don't really have a name for it either, i've thought i might be dyslexic or OCD or bipolar, but i can't figure it out - and i hate the thought of trying to talk about it with my parents because i know they wouldn't understand.
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advice from Guest2084544 | 01-15-2008 23:16 | E : 1 | S : 2
I think it's a little out there to say that all socially-awkward people suffer from Aspergers. Though some of the sympthoms are those of people who, like me, tend to be socially-challenged and a bit odd, the behaviour is taken in the case of the disorder to extremes that are more often than not unmistakeable signs of a serious problem and not just a quirk or a simple defect. Not to mention that almost everyone has felt from time to time, or even during his ir her entire life, that they are missunderstood. So, even though one should be in the lookout for someone (or oneself) showing the specific traits of someone with aspergers, one should also take into consideration that being a bit or a lot shy is more normal than one thinks.
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