Published on 12, July, 2020
I have Asperger’s syndrome. Why do they class Asperger’s and autism as the same now when they are so different from each other? I mean Asperger’s is a genetic condition which affects the way someone thinks and makes them slightly different and socially awkward and more anxious. Autism on the other hand in the classic sense is a debilitating condition characterised by the inability to speak and vocalise words, intellectual disability and aggression with violent outbursts. Why do people with Asperger’s dominate the perception of autism. Everybody seems to forget about these kids who cannot talk at all. People view people like us people with Asperger’s as what autism is. This is not the case classic autism as it used to be defined was basically someone who regressed around the ages 2-4 into losing all speech and ability to function. It seemed to start around the 50s to 60s. Whereas Asperger’s has been around for maybe thousands of years. There is cases documented of people who may have had Asperger’s way before the 50s. A woman in Russia in the early 1900’s at the beginning of that decade worked with under a dozen kids who would have been declared as autism highly functioning or Asperger’s syndrome nowadays. These kids were quiet and inhibited but showed great ability to work machines and understand mechanisms of things and patterns. However it appears that people who have Asperger’s are born with it and always have it. They may take a while to develop language but they never develop it and lose it forever the same way someone with classic autism does. I have known people who had one child who lost the ability to speak and function about 2-4 years old and never spoke again and had to be put in a care home. But none of the boys other siblings had this happen to them. So how do you explain this sudden regression in some people that doesn’t happen with every other kid in that same family. Something must be causing a sudden regression especially if it’s only in a specific family member and no others. Asperger’s on the other hand is genetic and if one family member has it they all are almost garuanteed to have it more or less. If anyone has any thoughts on this please do share them as I would like to make more sense of this.
Truth be told I think autism is an amazing thing the levels everything. Last year I worked at a summer camp in America with children with autism. There were kids there who were high functioning some were non verbal. This one kid was non verbal he was really aggressive but was really sweet. He could say words like tickles or cake and so on extremely intelligent. But one minute he could be giggling and happy the next punching and head butting you. It wasn’t his fault he got frustrated and could only communicate through hitting or punching. Then there was this other boy also low functioning but was sweet and gentle he was verbal. What I found absolutely amazing was the verbal kid worked out the code or sequence to every table or I pad in the whole bunk. Autism or Asperger’s we are all unique and amazing people. I am proud of myself for actually achieving getting a job in America, keeping that job and afterwards travelling from state to state with 2 other girls I met at camp also on the spectrum. Autism or asparagus I don’t care but I’m proud to be me. A woman on the spectrum I have achieved greatness. Autism or Asperger’s it’s what you feel comfortable with I am comfortable with both and I absolutely find autism fascinating we are all unique in our own separate ways and we all have our talents I will also be making a post about my success at some point because I am proud of who I am and what I have achieved.
Awesome! I like to hear the positivity. Keep the good vibes rolling. How’s life in the big USA? I’ve always watched American films it seemed like a cool place in the 80s still seems cool I guess. Party in the USA!!!
I’m back in the U.K. now it was only a summer job you know camp America. The U.K. is my home and I don’t wish to leave it.