can someone still have aspergers if they have neurological i

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I am curious about this. Is it impossible to be both neurologically impaired and have aspergers, or is it just more uncommon?

i have aspergers. if i also had MS or a stroke i'd be neurologically impaired with aspergers.

Spectrum disorders have a neurological basis, as there is definitely something different about our brains. I have read several reports about this online. Sorry, but I don't have links to those reports. There are also some physical aspects to our problems. I've recently read a report about lung problems, and some kind of weird lung features in at least some spectrum people, that causes breathing problems. I've always had some lung problems, so I was interested in the report. Sorry again, I don't have the link to that report either. I'm not very organized.

Remember, we on the spectrum are all:

A Different Drummer

If a man does not keep pace with his companions,

Perhaps it is because he hears a different drummer.

Let him step to the music which he hears,

However measured or far away.

--Henry David Thoreau

Thank you for your responses. I was curious because I was born with a neurological impairment - learning disability. I am not showing much of my learning disability now in my adult life so I was just curious. I have many many characteristics for aspergers. I want to be tested so that I can learn some coping skills - proper therapy.

Its totally possible to have learning difficulties and Aspergers. I'll just warn you now though, even a diagnosis doesn't seem to be enough for treatment these days... (I am in the UK and that is the case)

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i, too, have LD (visuospatial) and AS. That's fairly common, according to lists of AS traits at webMD.

I have learning difficulties and AS. I didn't think it was possible, but I'm living proof of it, so it must be. I always needed special help all through school, from when I was aged 4 to 16, and I still require help now in finding employment and filling out applications, etc. I am good at spelling, but not good at maths at all. You should have seen me playing Monopoly on new years eve - even my 11-year-old cousin was quicker at working out how much money to give and take and so on! I knew how to play the game, but when it came to adding the money up and figuring out the change and everything, I got all confused. I must say, my social skills are statistically better at my math skills.

But I'm not always certain that just because I'm bad at maths it means I'm not clever, or just because I'm good at spelling it means I'm an English genius, because everybody has some intellectual strengths and weaknesses. Nobody's perfect. Every single NT in the world does not get balancing grades like all Ds for maths, english and science, and As in PE because they all love sports, and As in drama because they're excellent at acting and socialising. Everybody has strengths and weaknesses somewhere. Some people are bad spellers, others are bad at math, and others may know a lot of scientific facts but could be hopeless at learning how to work a computer. So I can't accuse myself of having learning difficulties just because I am bad at maths. I've just got the learning difficulties from my experience at school - where everyone else in the class were mostly ahead of me, maybe sometimes I caught up with them then fell behind a bit, and I needed constant support to catch up. I often remember math classes at school when everybody had their heads down scribbling away and I was the only one sitting there staring at my book, finding it really hard to figure out each sum. I even remember Spanish class, when I always failed in every Spanish test we took, all the other kids scored at least 30 percent and I kept scoring 2 percent - and Spanish was actually my special interest!! ! Now, that is strange!
If I was average or cleverer than average, then I wouldn't have needed extra support in school, would I?

I think most aspies have learning disabilities in some areas, even those with a high IQ.

I didn't have any real problems in school, but it took me a long time to learn how to tie my shoelaces. Until I was 13 or 14, I've only worn sneakers with velcro fasteners for that reason. Also, I never really learned to read an analog clock. It can take me an entire minute to decipher it, so I stick with digital clocks and watches. I'm also unable to drive a car and do some other basic things that come natural to NTs.

I did actually take 3 years to learn to drive, but that might be due to lack of confidence. I am very nervous of the road because I am a nervous person who is terrified of freak accidents that happen. I know they could happen to anybody but I just seem more aware of them and it might be linked to my anxiety disorder and unability to trust the world.

I did learn how to tie shoelaces but because I don't wear shoes with laces very often, I've forgotten how to do it and haven't got myself back into the habit of it, so I just stick with boots or trainers with velcro now. It's what I am used to.

I can learn things automatically what other people learn automatically, but when it comes to studying I can't learn a thing, even if I'm interested in it. I'm just too slow and have difficulties grasping new information.