Asperger's Syndrome Affects Entire Family - AOL Health »
Posted By Eagle_Eye 3 months ago in FamilyMembers of the Chesterman family in England knew they were a little odd. As a 5-year-old, Andrew’s speech was delayed and he threw tantrums. His older sister, Sarah, read obsessively and lacked friends. Their parents, Jayne and Malcolm, both struggle to look people in the eye.
They recently discovered that all four have Asperger’s Syndrome, a disorder that falls on the autism spectrum. “One of the reasons I'd sought help so quickly with Sarah was because she reminded me of myself at her age,” Jayne told Britain’s “Daily Mail.” “I'd also found making friendships hard, and often felt isolated and depressed. As the psychologist explained the symptoms -- disliking strange situations, preferring time alone -- I realized I had all of them.”
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The problem now is Asperger's seems to be diagnosed almost in the same way as ADD/ADHD is, if you even slightly have some of the symptoms they just slap the diagnoses on you. It makes it hard for those who honestly have it to be taken seriously.
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