Definitions:Aspie – Anyone with Asperger’s SyndromeNeurotypical – Anyone with a “typical brain structure” One of the things aspies have to deal with more than anything else is being reminded of how “socially crippled” we are. It’s one of those things that have become synonymous with Autism as a whole. This reputation has caused many …
Growing up in the mid-west, it should come as no surprise that I’ve heard of Temple Grandin. Afterall, she is the woman who revolutionized the cattle industry and has pushed knowledge about autism ahead by leaps and bounds. For these reasons Temple Grandin is February 2019’s “aspie of the month”! In preparation for this article, …
Awhile ago, I asked autistics to tell me what they wish neurotypicals knew about them. What follows are the answers 14 of them gave me, along with some explanation from me as to what I think all these mean (I’m also autistic). 1) Every autistic person is different. It’s a spectrum! Each and every …
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Aspies (those who have Asperger’s Syndrome) are confronted with magnitudes more sensory information than a neurotypical (someone without any neurological abnormalities). With all five senses cranked up to eleven like this, it helps a lot to have a bit of help along the way. So, with that, I’ll share some of the things I personally …
Adam Young was born July 5th, 1986, in Ottumwa, Iowa and raised in Owatonna, Minnesota. Right out of high school, Adam worked at a Coca Cola shipping warehouse as a truck driver. While loading trucks and working throughout the warehouse, Adam would compose melodies of songs he would later record in his parents’ basement and …
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Those with Asperger’s Syndrome like myself, “aspies” for short are nearly synonymous with not making good eye contact. Why is that? How should a person work with an aspie refusing to make eye contact? And what sort of strategies do aspies use to address this? Why do aspies have trouble with eye contact? For aspies, …
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All too often I see someone claim that those with Asperger’s syndrome (aspies) have a significant or total lack of empathy. Right off the bat, those claims can be very hurtful to an aspie like myself, but I understand where the people asking such questions are coming from as well. It can be difficult to …
Most of the time when someone sees a person with Asperger’s, they see a list of problems, deficiencies, and weaknesses. While they might see positive traits, those positive traits are rarely associated with Asperger’s itself. I personally find it valuable to consider every side of a subject, so today I’m taking that positive side and …
Born in 1906 and living for 74 years, Hans Asperger accomplished a lot in his life and changed the world of psychology forever through his work. Before I drop my opinion on the quality of his work and the overall impact it has had, I would like to first take a broader look at his …
Asperger’s Syndrome (AS) is a high functioning form of autism typically clumped together with all other forms of autism for the sake of simplicity in a diagnosis. So what is Asperger’s literally? It is a neurological disorder. All this means is that the neurological structure in the mind of someone with Asperger’s is different from …
