I'm not offended. I didn't mean that trying to help him make friends and keeping an eye on him in case of bullying is trying to fix him. That was a precaution, not admonishment.
When I say not to try to suppress his symptoms, I mean that you shouldn't do things like trying to stop him from stimming (stimming is stimulating your senses by touching things or going through the same motions repeatedly, such as rocking or repetitive fidgeting) or telling him that he has to behave differently if he wants to make friends. "Quiet hands" is a phrase used to tell autistic people to stop stimming. Don't ever say it. For more information, see: http://juststimming.wordpress.com/2011/10/05/quiet-hands/
There are lots of resources about autism and organisations to help educate people and help autistic people and their families. Stay away from Autism Speaks. They're just awful, and they don't listen to the autistic community. If you want, I can find you some good ones, but I'll need to consult my friend first.
Huh...This post especially makes me think. I kinda "stim", I guess...my doc thought I had ADHD because I did a lot of repetitive things. And I'm not social, either...sometimes it gets weird just thinking about it. And I can talk for hours about one thing I apparently know almost 30000x more about than anyone else. People tell me to change subjects a lot...and most of the time when they make jokes in front of me, I can't tell. Sometimes my feelings even get hurt.
How would someone know if they had Aspergers? Is there, like, a test for it?
they do have the AQ test online, its available on Mayo clinics website. Normal people score around 10-16, and 29 or higher can indicate aspergers, mild autism,to severe autism. I scored a 37.
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I'm not offended. I didn't mean that trying to help him make friends and keeping an eye on him in case of bullying is trying to fix him. That was a precaution, not admonishment.
When I say not to try to suppress his symptoms, I mean that you shouldn't do things like trying to stop him from stimming (stimming is stimulating your senses by touching things or going through the same motions repeatedly, such as rocking or repetitive fidgeting) or telling him that he has to behave differently if he wants to make friends. "Quiet hands" is a phrase used to tell autistic people to stop stimming. Don't ever say it. For more information, see: http://juststimming.wordpress.com/2011/10/05/quiet-hands/
There are lots of resources about autism and organisations to help educate people and help autistic people and their families. Stay away from Autism Speaks. They're just awful, and they don't listen to the autistic community. If you want, I can find you some good ones, but I'll need to consult my friend first.
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Huh...This post especially makes me think. I kinda "stim", I guess...my doc thought I had ADHD because I did a lot of repetitive things. And I'm not social, either...sometimes it gets weird just thinking about it. And I can talk for hours about one thing I apparently know almost 30000x more about than anyone else. People tell me to change subjects a lot...and most of the time when they make jokes in front of me, I can't tell. Sometimes my feelings even get hurt.
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they do have the AQ test online, its available on Mayo clinics website. Normal people score around 10-16, and 29 or higher can indicate aspergers, mild autism,to severe autism. I scored a 37.
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as for an official test, you could talk to a doctor and ask for one.
Oh, I would never do that, his repetitive actions are a part of him and I have no right to stop it. That would be wonderful, if you do mind please do.