Lessening the severity

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Is there anything that can lessen the symptoms/severity of aspergers?

Aside from proper supports? Not really unless you have untreatable co existing conditions that are affecting your symptomology

I have read a little about behavior-modification therapy. But, I don't know enough to speak intelligently about it. Sorry.

good diet, lots of rest, lots of solitude and decrease stress as much as possible. And do stuff you love especially if it's physical activity like some kind of sport. And indulge in your special interest.

I am disappointed by these answers

I was going to undertake the task of overcoming my AS but now I am screwed.

Cognitive Behavior Therapy (CBT) helps. I've found it to be of great aid in "fitting in" to this strange world we live in.

Untreatable to the extent one is broken and won't ever be normal.

If you are able to exist different and be different and that is acceptable, the things that don't work well are all things to find ways around

No one does everything for themself, well almost no one. No one is good at everything.

its attitude and self esteem need to work on, if have got a negative attitude towards own impairments and a low self esteem will always see barriers that arent there.

learn to think positive,lots of people on the spectrum deal with it because of accepting who they are,what they have and getting on with it.

having a good support system is what really helps, whether thats just having contacts to relie on sometimes and friends/family or more formal support for those who need it.

some of the most profoundly disabled people are able to be at peace with themselves and what they have in life, stop seeing aspergers/HFA or indeed any other form of autism as a tragedy that makes life impossible,its about living life most comfortable to self not living a life for other people.

What symptoms are causing the most trouble? Asperger's can cause a lot of different for different issues so perhaps its better to break it down a little.

Investigate your neurotransmitter status. Check out The Edge Effect - online or book by Braverman. He helps you identify which are deficient and what to do about it. There is a helpful quiz online which you find by googling based on his work.

It is quite illuminating.

Yes.

See the link in my signature.

This^^^^^^^ I agree 100 percent!

I did take a course/therapy in CBT this year. It could see why it is effective for many on the spectrum because it is couched in scientific words and patterns that appeal to the autistic brain. But the idea is simple and has been around forever
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Did it help me yes. But not because of the CBT. Getting out to going to a meeting with a very small group of aspies helped way more then a message people have been trying to give me in one form or another since I was a little kid.

This list hits the nail on the head. These are the rules I try to live by.

The challenge is that external pressures can easily get in the way. It's important to get back on track before mental energy levels hit rock bottom. It took me many years to learn to notice all the early warning signs of sensory overload, and to take them seriously.

The severity of symptoms is significantly a matter of environment.

All of the above is futile if you don't have a supportive partner and supportive work colleagues, or if your home is too noisy or overwhelming in some other way. Actively engineering the personal environment to get to the point of having a good working human support network is a long process that takes a lot of energy and a portion of good luck. If the goal is not attainable, don't blame yourself, and think creatively about influencing aspects of the environment.