Anyone know anything about this. My niece, 22, has this. She recently came to live with us. We knew nothing about this. My brother was in such a rush to have her out here that he didn't bother to find out exactly what her issues were. Instead he just drops her at my daughters door, with no help what so ever. My daughter, who also has some medical issue herself, doesn't want to deal with it anymore. I can't because my place is barely big enough for me. My brother seemingly doesn't want to deal with this. Its beginning to look as though we are going to be forced to send her back to her moms, possibly losing contact.

Sorry for the ranting and rambling. If anyone does have any suggestions it would be appreciated. Thanks all.

i found this

Asperger's Disorder is a milder variant of Autistic Disorder. Both Asperger's Disorder and Autistic Disorder are in fact subgroups of a larger diagnostic category. This larger category is called either Autistic Spectrum Disorders, mostly in European countries, or Pervasive Developmental Disorders ("PDD"), in the United States. In Asperger's Disorder, affected individuals are characterized by social isolation and eccentric behavior in childhood. There are impairments in two-sided social interaction and non-verbal communication. Though grammatical, their speech may sound peculiar due to abnormalities of inflection and a repetitive pattern. Clumsiness may be prominent both in their articulation and gross motor behavior. They usually have a circumscribed area of interest which usually leaves no space for more age appropriate, common interests. Some examples are cars, trains, French Literature, door knobs, hinges, cappucino, meteorology, astronomy or history. The name "Asperger" comes from Hans Asperger, an Austrian physician who first described the syndrome in 1944. An excellent translation of Dr. Asperger's original paper is provided by Dr. Uta Frith in her Autism and Asperger Syndrome.

Thank you Queene123. I think I am more irritated than anything. I have dealt with mental/emotional diseases my whole life. Whether it was my mom or my son. If I knew before she got here maybe there is something we could have done to prepare ourselves, now I have no idea what to do.

contact mental health and if she has a case worker they can find a place for her. after what her dad has done im sure she feels rejected

That's what makes this all the more difficult. He's done that all her life. I feel bad enough about that, but I don't want her to feel like we are too. From what I've read in the very short time I've known, she's not going to understand all the issues involved.

mental health could check into adult foster home for the handicap. i dont know why no one has every done that

I have an old roommate who works for ARC here in CA, he's willing to do what he can to help. But has already warned us that because of her age, diagnosis (depending on the severity), and the ADA. Our hands might be tied. She's legally an adult.

He's also pointed out that my daughter and I need to do what we can for ourselves to remain healthy (I hate when people know me too well).

Thanks for the help and letting me vent. Just very frustrating.

I know what its like....my daughter has autism and retardation and my son may have a very mild case of aspergers
Take it one day at a time,stick to structure and routine and break things down into smaller steps

I have Asperger's - I'm more than willing to talk about it, give suggestions, whatever you need.

Of course the difficulties vary from person to person, but generally it seems communication is the biggest problem. For myself, it's mostly a matter of either not knowing what to say in a given situation, or not being able to put my thoughts into words. Writing is -always- easier.

If you tell me a more specific problem you are having, or she is having, I could give you some suggestions. If either you or her need to talk, you're more than welcome to mail me.

My niece is going back to her mom's. If it were just the Asperger's it would be another issue. There are so many other aspects to her diagnosis, that it makes it physically impoosible for myself or my daughter to handle it. Both she and I have physical issues, hers being worse, that make it impossible to deal with this.

It might even be different if her father, my brother, would be willing to help. She has been here for more than 2 months and has seen her twice. When called and told we are having problems and need his help all he can manage is to say the all of us are adults, his daughter is 22 but mentally around 10, and need to deal with it as he doesn't have the time.

For this reason, we have decided it would be better for her to go back to her mother. She has assured us that she will do everything to see to it we don't lose contact again.

someone once assumed i had aspergers but i doubt it..