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Do ALL people with Aspergers have the triad of impairment?

StrawberryMilkshake

I've suspected aspergers in my daughter for many years BUT she doesn't have the triad of impairment. When I read up about aspergers she shows so many of the "traits" but no the social impairments. She has a large group of close friends. She's not great with strangers but once she gets to know someone she's fine. She can talk out in a classroom situation with slight nerves but no real problem.

The traits she shows over the years has been lining up toys, not able to play imaginative games, playing "maths" games with her toys rather than imaginaitve one, not great with change which has resulted in a total meltdowns if something is sprung on her without warning, very very high anxiety levels which have sometimes hit peak level (worst case was severe depression and anxiety resulting in not being able to get into school and barely able to leave the house some days. She has high sensitivity with things like hair brushing (you'd think I was ripping her hair out!), can't stand itchy clothes or labels (although the label thing is less of a problem now she's older). She has strong preferences and dislikes with food - which can change regularly. She hates crowds and noisy places. If she has been wronged she CANNOT forgive and forget. It upsets her massively to be wronged and can result in a total meltdown and upset.

Sure there's others but can't think at the moment.

So, are there any people withe aspergers that DON'T have the triad of impairment? Or is she just highly sensitive instead?

Thanks. x

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  • Atypical said:
    I recently did a test that involves trying to work out emotions just from people's eyes (https://www.questionwritertracker.com/quiz/61/Z4MK3TKB.html).

    I got a neurotypical score, despite having a diagnosis of ASD (Asperger's).  But this test was only looking at eyes and choosing an answer from a multiple choice list.  I wasn't having to do anything else at the time.  I wasn't having to listen to what they were saying, I wasn't having to speak while deciding what to say, I wasn't having to interpret what was being said, I wasn't having to think about the implications and consequences of what they or I were saying, I wasn't having to try to take any context into account, or anything like that.  It's when I have to do those other things, as part of a social interaction, that I can find it difficult.

    When I was assessed, the consultant clinical psychologist asked me to interpret various gestures and expressions.  They were simple, clear and obvious, and I wasn't having to try to interpret them in some sort of social context, or anything like that.  It was just a simple matter of interpreting the strongly expressed gestures and expressions.  It was easy that way!  That doesn't mean it wasn't a useful part of the assessment, since it indicated that if I had an impairment in that regard, it wasn't so severe that I couldn't manage that particular task.

    But as I say, it's when it's part of a real life social interaction, where non-verbal stuff isn't strongly expressed, where there's context that I might have difficulty understanding, where I'm actively involved in the interaction, etc, that I can have difficulty.  If I passively observe, I'm pretty much fine.  If I'm actively involved, or potentially actively involved, it can be a very different matter.

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  • Atypical said:
    I recently did a test that involves trying to work out emotions just from people's eyes (https://www.questionwritertracker.com/quiz/61/Z4MK3TKB.html).

    I got a neurotypical score, despite having a diagnosis of ASD (Asperger's).  But this test was only looking at eyes and choosing an answer from a multiple choice list.  I wasn't having to do anything else at the time.  I wasn't having to listen to what they were saying, I wasn't having to speak while deciding what to say, I wasn't having to interpret what was being said, I wasn't having to think about the implications and consequences of what they or I were saying, I wasn't having to try to take any context into account, or anything like that.  It's when I have to do those other things, as part of a social interaction, that I can find it difficult.

    When I was assessed, the consultant clinical psychologist asked me to interpret various gestures and expressions.  They were simple, clear and obvious, and I wasn't having to try to interpret them in some sort of social context, or anything like that.  It was just a simple matter of interpreting the strongly expressed gestures and expressions.  It was easy that way!  That doesn't mean it wasn't a useful part of the assessment, since it indicated that if I had an impairment in that regard, it wasn't so severe that I couldn't manage that particular task.

    But as I say, it's when it's part of a real life social interaction, where non-verbal stuff isn't strongly expressed, where there's context that I might have difficulty understanding, where I'm actively involved in the interaction, etc, that I can have difficulty.  If I passively observe, I'm pretty much fine.  If I'm actively involved, or potentially actively involved, it can be a very different matter.

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