I’m a person with Aspergers Syndrome in my life. I’m not 100% sure that I would be diagnosed with Aspergers under the DSM IV guidelines (the diagnostic bible of the psychology profession). Sorry, but I don’t have the $$ to diddle around with shrinks regarding something that can’t be changed one way or the other, and which many shrinks themselves don’t understand too well. I’ve taken some of those web-site tests and the results generally put me in a twilight zone between Aspergers and “neuronormal” (aka “neurotypical”). E.g., on the “Aspie Quiz” site, my outcome is “You seem to have both Aspie and neurotypical traits”. Nonetheless, there’s a lot about Aspergers Syndrome that rings a bell with me and my life. So, I’m at least a “half-Asp”. Aspergers is a part of my life, one way or another.
There are a lot of books out now about Aspergers, mostly about what to do with kids who seem to be going the Aspie route. But there are more and more titles on the experiences of adult Aspergers too, and I think that’s a good thing. I have read some of these, and again, they do “ring a bell” with some of my own life experiences.
So, it looks like it’s too late for me to write “my life story as a sort-of Aspie” » continue reading …