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 Forum: General Autism Discussion   Topic: Just realised my dad has Aspergers - do I tell him?

sparklegirl
Posted: 22 Jan 2017, 4:46 am 

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But I don't think his age is relevant to the behaviour. He's really always been like this. For example, it's been a family joke for decades that our dad is 'missing a social chip' (his career was in computing).

 Forum: General Autism Discussion   Topic: Just realised my dad has Aspergers - do I tell him?

sparklegirl
Posted: 22 Jan 2017, 2:01 am 

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And if age were not a factor? Let's say he were 48 instead, then what would you advise?

 Forum: General Autism Discussion   Topic: Just realised my dad has Aspergers - do I tell him?

sparklegirl
Posted: 22 Jan 2017, 12:45 am 

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Ok my original post could be rephrased like this:

'A beloved family member is exhibiting strange behaviour that is having a negative impact on their quality of life. I'm not a medical professional and I suspect AS. What do you suggest I do?'

 Forum: General Autism Discussion   Topic: Just realised my dad has Aspergers - do I tell him?

sparklegirl
Posted: 22 Jan 2017, 12:07 am 

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Just to clarify, "it was never like this before" as in, not this bad. He was always like this but if you imagine a stereo volume knob, it used to be set on 25 or 30 but is now turned up to 100.

 Forum: General Autism Discussion   Topic: Just realised my dad has Aspergers - do I tell him?

sparklegirl
Posted: 22 Jan 2017, 12:01 am 

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I'm not saying he has suddenly 'got Aspergers'. I'm saying that the traits he has always displayed, which previously could be explained away as eccentricities, are now very pronounced - perhaps partially triggered by grief or just the absence of my mother to smooth things over socially (which she wa...

 Forum: General Autism Discussion   Topic: Just realised my dad has Aspergers - do I tell him?

sparklegirl
Posted: 21 Jan 2017, 9:11 pm 

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i need advice...I just realised a couple days ago that my 78 year old dad almost certainly has Aspergers. He's visiting Australia (where I have lived for 30 years - grew up in Rochester NY) and I haven't seen him since my mum died in April last year. They were married for 53 years...anyway since the...
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