True, but the vast majority of people with Aspergers also have co-morbidities, depression being another one. The co-morbidities may well have been triggered by the environmental factors you mention, and undoubtably would get better if the triggers were removed, but often take on a life of their own.
I know people with pure ASC as well, and I know that their anxiety is certainly context specific, but they are in a privileged minority within the AS community. Most people I know with AS have a co-morbidity, and this is backed up by the research.
I sit on the side of the fence that argues that in most cases OCD in AS is different to OCD without AS, and can be a symptom of the wider repetitive behaviour and negative thinking styles that often occur with AS. By all means not all people with AS will have this problem, but this is because AS is a multifarious condition with many different causes. Not all people with AS have motor issues either, but this is very common, too, and is usually considered a part of the AS in the people who have this problem.
True, but the vast majority of people with Aspergers also have co-morbidities, depression being another one. The co-morbidities may well have been triggered by the environmental factors you mention, and undoubtably would get better if the triggers were removed, but often take on a life of their own.
I know people with pure ASC as well, and I know that their anxiety is certainly context specific, but they are in a privileged minority within the AS community. Most people I know with AS have a co-morbidity, and this is backed up by the research.
I sit on the side of the fence that argues that in most cases OCD in AS is different to OCD without AS, and can be a symptom of the wider repetitive behaviour and negative thinking styles that often occur with AS. By all means not all people with AS will have this problem, but this is because AS is a multifarious condition with many different causes. Not all people with AS have motor issues either, but this is very common, too, and is usually considered a part of the AS in the people who have this problem.
