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My son has recently been diagnosed with aspergers and i am trying to understand him. i would like to know what the world is like from his side of things so that i can better meet his needs. i would greatly appreciate any insight on how he sees things. thank you very much

Lab Pet is shy, but hello to you & your son - Wrong Planet is a great resource & we have fun too. Oh, you could watch my video clip, URL link below in my signature line.

I've also made videos on asperger's, about 50. You can look at my collection in my signature line. It's hard to write in one post all about what the experience of having Asperger's is like.

There are some good books written by people As like

Born on a Blue day by Daniel Tammet

Look me in the eye by John Elder Robinson

these two books show how differently people with AS experience things and are a good read

Me personally I like to be specific, so if you have more specific questions maybe I can help.

Vagueness can be a problem, questions like "Tell me about yourself" really suck.

Every person on the spectrum is different. ASD is part of the equation, but we also have our own personalities too. It is a multidirectional spectrum, not one dimensional. Total variation is possible, if you place everyone including "Neurotypicals" in relation to this. People who are ASD simply have some similar traits, not necessarily the same number either. It is not how it is diagnosed, an arbitrary "cookie cutter" checklist which has no relation to anything other than the religion of psychiatry.

Lab Pet, I finally had a chance to watch your video this morning. Awesome.

Heather, I think you've got some good starts on this thread. I learned so much just by reading posts from those with the condition, and that includes the posts that seemed totally irrelevent or unhelpful - there are clues in all of it.

My son is light Aspergers. Diagnosed when he was 7. Now almost 12. And doing great, for the most part

Welcome to Wrong Planet!

thank you very much for the replies. i agree, there is no cookie cutter for anything. he was in a school where the doc watched him for 3 weeks before diagnosing him. its been a lil frustrating and i just want to know how i can best help him