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How do you go about explaining adolescence to an 11 yr old boy with Aspergers and when is the best time?

For parents of children with Aspergers, adolescence can be a particularly trying and difficult time. Explaining the body changes of puberty and the increased social demands of the teen years can present multiple challenges. Many parents have a hard time talking openly with their children about the changes of adolescence. However, in hindsight, most feel the best approach is to start early, well before any changes begin to take place... . . . keep reading

How to get my 11 year old son with Aspergers to sleep on his own. He has a lot of bad dreams. Usually fear based, for example losing me (his mother) or being lost etc.

For children with Aspergers, sleep issues are extremely common. Difficulty falling asleep, staying asleep, and poor quality of sleep due to bad dreams are all reasons given for Aspergers sleep problems. Sleep is necessary for growth, attention span, focus, and concentration, just to name a few obvious benefits. Without sleep, the symptoms of Aspergers Syndrome will be exaggerated and will be difficult to control... . . . keep reading

How can I motivate my boy with Aspergers to go out?

Sometimes it is more comforting to stay home. Home is a safe place where all of your son's favorite things are. The people who love him are there and they accept him for who he is. When you look at it from his perspective, you can easily see why he prefers to stay in. He will not have to try to find his place among his peers if he hides out at home... . . . keep reading

How do I get my son with Aspergers to do something else besides playing a certain game or a certain website on the computer?
Video and computer games can be very comforting for children with Asperger's Syndrome. These games appeal to their need for structure and order. Video games give them an opportunity to att . . . keep reading

How do you obtain a social worker for your child with Aspergers and your family?
When your child receives the diagnosis of Asperger’s Syndrome, you will need to put a support team together. Some of these team members have been involved in the actual testing and evaluat . . . keep reading

How can I prepare my 16-year-old son with Aspergers for work experience?
One of the best things you can do for your 16-year-old is to talk with him about what having a job would mean in his life. Spend some time asking him about what sort of job he would be interested in. If he has a special interest or a hobby, perhaps he could pursue that interest. If he has an interest in movies, he could find a job in a movie theatre or video store. If he has an interest in video games, perhaps he could find work in a video game store. Encouraging him to pursue his interests will enable him to feel more confident when looking for a job ... . . . keep reading

Does the US military and other such organisations screen for Aspergers?
It seems that the US military doesn't have an official screening process for Asperger's Syndrome. If you have an official Asperger's diagnosis and are on medication for the symptoms of Asperge . . . keep reading

Take an example of a family with one or more people on the autism spectrum. Have you noted if interactions or meltdown avoidance parallel that of a codependent relationship?
The term co-dependent can be defined in slightly different ways, but in order to talk about it here, let's define co-dependent as a parent (or other caregiver) perpetuating the meltdown behavior of a child with Asperger's by working hard to avoid it. Parents often structure their daily lives around the needs of a child with Asperger's. They try to create an environment where the child feels safe and where the child feels in control. Often, parents create this environment in part to avoid meltdown behavior ... . . . keep reading

My 10-year-old son with Asperger's seems to be struggling to read the signs of when he needs to go to the toilet and often comes home from school smelling of urine. Is this normal, can I do anything to help?
Children with Asperger's can have trouble understanding and recognizing the signs of when they need to use the bathroom. Some children with Asperger's have trouble recognizing what is going on with their own body, or they can become so absorbed in something else that they just can't focus on both things at once ... . . . keep reading

Because my son with Aspergers is so high functioning, it is easy to forget and overlook his disability, and this causes frustrations for both of us. Is this the case for others with ASD?
This is not only common, but also the main cause of frustration for children with Asperger's Syndrome and their parents. Onlookers see a normal, but hyperactive, noisy, and impulsive child who is prone to tantrums and bad behavior. It's hard for people to understand that your child really cannot control his weaknesses. They see his strengths (a good thing) and assume he chooses to act the way he does, or worse, that you just have poor parenting skills. Here are some frequent complaints from families living with Asperger's Syndrome ... . . . keep reading

What is Prosopagnosia and is it related to ASD?
Prosopagnosia is commonly knowns as "face blindness". This is a neurological disorder that makes facial recognition difficult or sometimes even impossible. A large percentage of people with Autism Spectum Disorder have difficulty with facial recognition, although not all of those people are diagnosed with prosopagnosia ... . . . keep reading

My son is 10 and daily wets himself, sometimes several times a day and at least once a week he has the other kind of accident. I never yell at him, I provide depends for him to wear and I've taught him to put his own laundry in the washer but will this battle ever end? I remind him when he is home to go potty every 2 hours and he'll still have accidents. The teasing is happening at school and he only has one more year at this particular school, if I could help him with this issue before he goes on to another school, I'm sure he'd be greatly relieved. I have him on a completely sugar free diet, although natural sugars like fruit are still in his diet. Any ideas or success stories would be greatly appreciated.
You son is struggling to recognize the signs his own body is giving him that he needs to urinate. At ten, it can be an embarrassing situation for him, especially when he's at school. It seems as though you're handling it well, providing Depends for him and helping him learn to take care of the laundry himself. There are a few other things you can try ... . . . keep reading

My son will be 13 in a couple weeks, he has aspergers but also a congenitial heart defect. Over the last 2 months he has been scheduled for surgery 3 different times and we've had to reschedule due to illness and he is not coping with this well. Every time I get him prepared for his surgery and the reschedule he has a major meltdown any suggestions as to how to prepare him for it.
This is a difficult situation for any child to be in, much less a child with Asperger's Syndrome who might have difficulty with changes in his routine or with unpredictability. There are a few things you can try to help prepare him for the surgery ... . . . keep reading

Was wondering if you could give me some tips on starting an Aspergers support group.
A support group is a wonderful way to find a community of like-minded people who are all encountering a similar situation in their lives. If there is not a support group for Asperger's in your area, starting one is a great idea ... . . . keep reading

I just found out that my 17 year old has Aspergers and I am trying to find out all I can about this and one of the things that I was told and what I seen on the T.V. show Boston Legal was that any person with Aspergers can not be tried in a court or held responsible for their actions and I was just wondering if that was true or not. I have been reading a lot about the subject but have not seen any thing on that subject and we was just curious to see if the T.V. show was telling the truth or if it was just the show saying that.
During the episode of Boston Legal you are referring to, there was a discussion about whether or not a person with autism could use the autism as a defense for the crime he committed. Ultimately, the accused man chose not to use autism as a defense in the episode. In real life, The Asperger's Defense has been used successfully ... . . . keep reading

How can I get the police to understand my son with Aspergers' behaviors?
Police officers are trained to uphold the law. In addition, they are trained in human behavior. When a police officer is summoned for whatever reason, he is supposed to follow a set of guidelines to eliminate or determine any special circumstances. However, there are problems with this plan. Some officers make poor judgments. They are human, after all ... . . . keep reading

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