I Had Asperger Syndrome. Briefly.

I wonder whether the phenomenon of Aspies finding themselves 'cured' will occur more and moe in media stories, because of the almost total prevalence of stories of the 'successful Aspie', who has an extraoridary ability, has written a book etc.

If you have Asperger's, are and adult, and are successful, or even just centred enough to write a book or appear in a TV show or documentary you will probably have one or more of the following:

• a stable home life.
• living in a pleasant home, you are not in danger of being thrown out of.
• have a supportive and understanding friends and/or family.
• are financially secure.
• working in a field you enjoy or are comfortable in.

If you are Aspie, and have some of these, your Aspie traits will be far less pronounced, you might even seem to be 'cured'.

Now, let's think about most adult Aspies, they will probably have one or more of:

• no security or stability
• financially insecure, or downright poor.
• isolated (especially the older they are).
• constant assessments to try and get their needs met, causing anxiety.
• relationship breakdown.
• no support networks.
• depressed.
• constant anxiety.

Of course their Aspie traits are plain to see, they will not be lessened, but magnified, and will in all probability have associated mental and physical health problems.

So, what I'm trying to say is that there is a skewing in the media to the more able and more supported Aspie, and this means traits are less severe. There are not many (any?) adult Aspies in the media with the fully expressed traits, simply because these Aspies wouldn't be comfortable in the media, and are so stressed by their day to day lives they couldn't write a book or attend and speak at a conference. No chance for a spontaneous 'cure' here.

I wonder whether the phenomenon of Aspies finding themselves 'cured' will occur more and moe in media stories, because of the almost total prevalence of stories of the 'successful Aspie', who has an extraoridary ability, has written a book etc.

If you have Asperger's, are and adult, and are successful, or even just centred enough to write a book or appear in a TV show or documentary you will probably have one or more of the following:

• a stable home life.
• living in a pleasant home, you are not in danger of being thrown out of.
• have a supportive and understanding friends and/or family.
• are financially secure.
• working in a field you enjoy or are comfortable in.

If you are Aspie, and have some of these, your Aspie traits will be far less pronounced, you might even seem to be 'cured'.

Now, let's think about most adult Aspies, they will probably have one or more of:

• no security or stability
• financially insecure, or downright poor.
• isolated (especially the older they are).
• constant assessments to try and get their needs met, causing anxiety.
• relationship breakdown.
• no support networks.
• depressed.
• constant anxiety.

Of course their Aspie traits are plain to see, they will not be lessened, but magnified, and will in all probability have associated mental and physical health problems.

So, what I'm trying to say is that there is a skewing in the media to the more able and more supported Aspie, and this means traits are less severe. There are not many (any?) adult Aspies in the media with the fully expressed traits, simply because these Aspies wouldn't be comfortable in the media, and are so stressed by their day to day lives they couldn't write a book or attend and speak at a conference. No chance for a spontaneous 'cure' here.