How is living with Asperger syndrome

Hey peoples!

I just wanted to post another bit of Aspergers related news I have found. There is a BBC news story, which was in mostly video format, and seems to be unable to play, so, I searched further into the person mentioned, and found the story repeated on another site, which I have translated from Spanish (see below).

Just had a chat with my wife about it saying that I should not try to force the argument that aspergers is a condition and not a disease, in the sense of giving people the idea that they must accept me even if I hurt them,. She gave the example of an angry dog biting others but trying to make people feel sorry for it, but still being viscous and trying to make other accept it's behaviour and allow it to bite them. I may have repeated this slightly wrong, but the point is that I need to try to be a little more positive about it and let people know that I am socially inept and bad with communications, but that I am always trying my best to make the best out of it, and that I am not just going to let go and become a horribly upsetting and frustrating person. 

I guess there's awareness, and making people aware, but then there's also the "like it or lump it!" attitude, rather than, the "I will do my best to co-operate and integrate" attitude, which believe me, is no easy task with the natural urges I have and disruptive thoughts I find swimming around in my head sometimes. It's a little like having naughty Numskulls fiddling around with my thoughts and actions (it's a little like having a Tic, you know it's happening, you are aware of it, you can't help it).


Anyway, here is the story, and I pray to Heavenly father that this face does not beseech me, as I am always told by family and friends that I am clever and very capable. So I know I have potential, but sometimes I just feel it's hard getting interviewers to understand me or turning their back on me. It's hard to even mention in interviews, or on forms, as it is not specifically a disability, but does cause the same problems...

Mr. Beardo


From Terra News / courtesy of BBC

"I have a college degree. But I have a debt of $ 22,000 and receive government subsidies. It's crazy total, "said Martin Hedley, who claims not to understand the situation they live.

He is not alone in this situation. According to the National Autistic Society of the United Kingdom, 88% of people with Asperger are unemployed in this country.

For Martin, who was diagnosed with the disorder 10 years ago, this is a baffling situation.

"Hinders social interaction and communication"

People with Asperger syndrome , which is part of the autistic-spectrum disorder have high intellectual and reasoning abilities, above average. But they have difficulties in social interaction and communication. Children with Asperger's , for example, often show extraordinary perception of small changes in patterns or arrays of objects or images. It is usually more attracted to activities that involve the processing of features and fine details .

How a curse

Martin previously worked as a mechanic and had a wood-turning business, but since his diagnosis, has struggled to find suitable employment.

For a person with Asperger , common problems of a workplace, such as changes in routine can cause great stress and anxiety. "My brain never stops thinking things over and over again, repeatedly," said Mr. Hedley. "In that sense it's like a curse, because it is something that never stops . "

After years of being unable to find work, Martin decided to establish his own company : a community project to renovate historic buildings in Weymouth, England. "I could not find a job but what I could was to organize my own work and that's how they started this project, "he says. So, managed to recruit a team of volunteers using their own skills began to renovate the old building of the City of Weymouth and, after raising $ 66,000, which is becoming an arts community center.

Family support

He also managed to help his 15 year old daughter, Rowan. She has direct experience of what his father must deal with Asperger syndrome . And now he is helping to renovate the old Town Hall. "In some ways, is like a child, but without being immature," says Rowan. "It's very stressful because you always have to be completely honest and open with him. " "The renovation is really a great thing in that we can work together and, moreover, is something that excites me completely, "he adds.

Strategy

In 2010, the Department of Health British first published a strategy for treating adults living with autism in England.

The paper discusses ways to help these people to find work, and this has led to specialized training of advisers employment centers in the country.

It is still unknown the exact cause of the syndrome of Asperger-like that of other autistic-spectrum disorder but is believed to be due to a combination of genetic and environmental factors. Neither has been able to develop aneffective treatment or special strategies may work for all patients.

Conventional therapy for these people is the cognitive-behavioral , which focuses on specific deficits such as difficulties in communication and social interaction. Much remains unknown about the syndrome, but as people with Asperger's often display extraordinary capacities of visual and auditory perception, many experts are advocating a change in attitude towards this disorder.

Instead of treating it as a disability , say, the syndrome of Asperger be considered a difference .

How is living with Asperger syndrome