Can people with Asperger's Syndrome live normal lives like normal people?

Answer 1

AnswerPeople with Asperger's Syndrome might often feel lonely and isolated. Many find comfort in learning more about AS, and joining support groups.

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ADDENDUM by Parker Gabriel, person with AS: "The most I can do, personally, is attempt to get through each day as it occurs. I have found that having been a "little professor," as the herr doktor called us, has its advantages; one is that I have been able to train myself to notice details that others would probably miss.

But socially, it is NOT easy because of my condition; that much too I can acknowledge from first-hand experience."

AnswerI have known the symptoms of AS since I was 10, discovered the beauty of such things as a slide rule or a row of wheat back pennies neatly ordered by date, and discovered that no one else could understand. The "disorder" was first named when I was about 35, and I first heard of it when I was about 55. All my life I have been coping, but since I learned what it was, I have been coping a lot more successfully. I developed some tricks that work.

First off, always remember that the most attractive attributes a person can have are a nice smile and a friendly attitude. Smile a lot and be friendly - don't just act friendly - be friendly. There is a huge number of very nice people in the world, and they can all be your friends. When they are, there is no need to feel lonely. And by the way, if you are friendly, they will very often accept the fact that you are different and let you fit in anyway.

I could always remember faces, but never names. Part of being friendly is that you remember people's names. The first time I hear a person's name, I say, "I really have a hard time remembering names, but I want to remember yours, could you repeat it?" Then I repeat it after them. They regard this as a friendly act, and it helps you remember, but it also gives you an out if you forget.

Greet everyone you pass on the street by name if you can. Greet everyone else who looks like they might be friendly and looks your way, if only by smiling.

Always remember that everyone has faults, even the most popular people. I have found out the faults of some popular people, and would much rather be who I am.

Almost everybody has things they are really interested in. When talking to people whose interests are different from yours, ask yourself a question, "What is it about this that this person finds interesting?" And try to find out. It is a much better approach that simply deciding that the persons interests are boring.

One of the really hard things for me to learn has been that even if I was convinced I was right about something, I could still be wrong. Look at it this way. Even if you actually are right about something, there may be some validity about a disagreeing view, or that view might need to be understood and accounted for. If a person's ideas disagree with your own, learn what they are, and what they are based on. It will make your own understanding more complete, even if that person is wrong. It will help you become right, if they are right. Also, understand that two statements that seem to be completely at odds with each other, are sometimes both true.

And remember this: There are as many universes as there are people, and every person necessarily lives at the center of a universe of their own. Try to imagine what that other universe is like.

AnswerOnce I saw it as more of a way of life, it was a piece of cake; because in my case, it carries advantages.

Answer 2

That depends on the individual person. It can be difficult, impossible or unbearable.

I agree with the above. Plus you need to accept that you have Aspergers syndrome and that you will always find certain things harder because of it. I've found that as I've got older (I'm 36) things have got easier than when i was a teenager and in my 20s. Now i don't try to fit in and end up upset when people reject me. Now i just be myself and if people don't accept me then that's their problem.

Answer 3

Adults with Asperger's cope in different ways, some cope very well and some not so well. In fact with the right help and support with social skills and independence, some people with Asperger's can get their own house/flat and some can even have a relationship, get married and have children and some even hold down a job and some even go to university. On the minus side they can have difficulty reading body language, facial expressions and of course spatial awareness (knowing when it's ok and not ok to enter someone's personal space) and social cues and they can be too trusting and naive which can make them easy targets for getting into trouble, being teased and being bullied and also they can find change, suprises, unexpectedness difficult which they can get upset/anxious about. They can excel at certain subjects like knowing every train timetable, numbers, dates, music, other factual information, etc

Answer 4

Not all people are emotionally equipped to deal with people with learning disabilities. Some people automatically blame the parents for not raising their children "properly", but this is NOT the case. If you're BORN with a behavior disorder, you need to see a doctor to find out what the problem is.

Clarification: Asperger's Syndrome (AS) is a developmental disorder, more specifically a pervasive developmental disorder. Asperger's Syndrome is not a learning disability. A person with AS can also have learning disabilities. Learning disabilities include dyslexia, dysgraphia, dyscaclulia, and dysnomia. Asperger's Syndrome is not a behavior disorder. A person with AS can also have a behavior disorder. Behavior disorders include attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), conduct disorder, and oppositional defiant disorder.

Answer 5

Learn as much about the behavior disorder as possible, get as much help as you need from people you trust, and join an organization that helps people like yourself. Clarification: Asperger's Syndrome (AS) is a developmental disorder, more specifically a pervasive developmental disorder. Asperger's Syndrome is not a behavior disorder. A person with AS can also have a behavior disorder. Behavior disorders include attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), conduct disorder, and oppositional defiant disorder.

Answer 6

They do live with sensory overloads same as autistic individuals. For Asperger Syndrome young adults, it's very hard for them to find jobs and keep their jobs. Some schools can be hard for people/youths with with asperger's because of being bullied and because of the teachers they deal with sometimes. Asperger people are not looked to as normal individuals. They may feel uneasy when someone is trying to flirt with them for instance. It is frustrating for them when they are being misunderstood sometimes about their stress and what they go through. They do have talents as well. If they can do music, or draw or they know a lot about machines and history etc.

Answer 7

Some deal with it by being funny. Comedians get away with eccentricity.

Answer 8

Yes, but it's more difficult and they need extra help.

Answer 9

Having Asperger's Syndrome can affect a person in many ways. Asperger's often affects social skills.