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Ballerina

Hi, My 8 year old son has just been diagnosed as having "mild" Aspergers, if there is such a thing as "mild".  He "twiddles" quite obsessively and struggles with his school work (mainly his spelling and scentance writing), but is generally clever and has brilliant vocab.  He doesnt really show any other obvious signs.  (He does like to play with teddies a lot and can sometimes seem a little babyish in comparison to his peers).

We had suspected this for a few years, so in someways was pleased to have the diagnosis so that he can get the help he needs at school.

I was just wondering if there was any similar people out there, whos symptoms are so mild and how it affected you/your child throughout school, socially, etc, and any advise you can give to help improve his concentration on his school work.

I am hoping to get things sorted with his new teacher before the end of school in July, ready for the new school term in Sept, so at last we can move forward with some proper help that is needed specifically for him.  Again, any advice welcome. 

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  • I was diagnosed with Aspergers 4 years ago (am now 25). I think my aspergers is what would be called 'mild', although it does not feel this way!. I have learnt very effectively how to camouflage my aspergers, and have learnt the rules of conversation. I have learnt to make eye contact, ask people questions about their life, smile and be social. I have not always been like this - I developed these skills very recently, only really since University. However, socialising can be very stressful and I don't have any close friends, although I have many acquaintances. I need lots of time on my own to do my own thing, need routine and have to plan everything in my life.  I had an extreme obsession with the actress Kate Winslet as a teenager as well as child development and babies!. as a child I was into food and the human-body. I also have bad anxiety around health, body functions, OCD and contamination - the OCD is more disabling than my aspergers. I have had OCD since I was 7 years old, but have always had phobias and anxieties.

    At school I was an extremely good reader, 5 years in advance of my chronological age, but had  minimal comprehension. School were concerned about this and I was tested age 10 by an Ed Psych. I had a high verbal IQ but very low performance IQ, so they could not give me an average IQ. I struggled with Maths, coordination, and spatial awareness. School were advised to get me Statemented but they did not comply. I wish I had a Statement as I might have got the help I needed. I also wish that I was diagnosed as a child. I was always wrongly called a 'shy', 'immature' child. My parents have always had concerns but were not taken seriously.

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  • I was diagnosed with Aspergers 4 years ago (am now 25). I think my aspergers is what would be called 'mild', although it does not feel this way!. I have learnt very effectively how to camouflage my aspergers, and have learnt the rules of conversation. I have learnt to make eye contact, ask people questions about their life, smile and be social. I have not always been like this - I developed these skills very recently, only really since University. However, socialising can be very stressful and I don't have any close friends, although I have many acquaintances. I need lots of time on my own to do my own thing, need routine and have to plan everything in my life.  I had an extreme obsession with the actress Kate Winslet as a teenager as well as child development and babies!. as a child I was into food and the human-body. I also have bad anxiety around health, body functions, OCD and contamination - the OCD is more disabling than my aspergers. I have had OCD since I was 7 years old, but have always had phobias and anxieties.

    At school I was an extremely good reader, 5 years in advance of my chronological age, but had  minimal comprehension. School were concerned about this and I was tested age 10 by an Ed Psych. I had a high verbal IQ but very low performance IQ, so they could not give me an average IQ. I struggled with Maths, coordination, and spatial awareness. School were advised to get me Statemented but they did not comply. I wish I had a Statement as I might have got the help I needed. I also wish that I was diagnosed as a child. I was always wrongly called a 'shy', 'immature' child. My parents have always had concerns but were not taken seriously.

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