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The Benefits of High Functioning Asperger’s Syndrome

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The Benefits of High Functioning Asperger’s Syndrome

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  1. The Benefits of High Functioning Asperger’s Syndrome

  2. Famous People Possibly Having Autism Spectrum Disorder Norm Ledgin caused a stir with his book, Diagnosing Jefferson. The author claimed  the genius of America’s third president was due to Autism Spectrum Disorder, which could explain his exceptional intelligence and ability to focus. Obviously, Jefferson carries an extraordinary impact hundreds of years later.

  3. Qualities of “Gifted” People often Match  ASD Individuals There has been little research into the personalities of intellectually gifted people, but the few conducted show they are often intense, restless, strong-willed, and sensitive to light and sound — all qualities of Autism Spectrum Disorder. People with very high IQs often question the status quo, resist direction, have long attention spans, undergo periods of intense work and effort, and like to organize things even as children. Other people often perceive them as “different.” All this is the same with those who have Autism Spectrum Disorder.

  4. Autism Spectrum Disorder has Positive Traits! The idea that every Aspie is a potential genius can put undue pressure on the child. Luke Jackson, a thirteen-year-old author with Autism Spectrum Disorder, complains he is always watching television about high functioning autistic people who can do things like play the piano brilliantly without taking lessons, draw detailed renditions of buildings they only saw once, or add numbers in their heads like Rainman. “I find these television programs depressing,” he says. “I got all the nerdiness and freakishness but none of the genius.”

  5. Truthful, Loyal Friends Many experts relate people with Aspies can make amazingly loyal friends. They are usually free from sexism or racism. They do not manipulate people but speak frankly and honestly. They are sincere truth-tellers, whose naivety and trusting nature makes them incapable of backstabbing.

  6. Modern Successful Potentially Having Autism Spectrum Disorder However, it is absolutely impossible to diagnose anyone remotely or posthumously. Clinicians can only diagnose Autism Spectrum Disorder by observing behaviors. Another problem in throwing people like Mozart and Benjamin Franklin into the autism spectrum population is that even if a person is in front of them, doctors have a hard time distinguishing between intellectual giftedness, Attention Deficit Disorder, and Autism Spectrum Disorder.

  7. Focus on the Positives Dr. Michael Powers, a psychologist who works with families having a child with autism, says success can be “going to work or school without many incidents.” Success can be simply having “improved social relationships until the time when everyone’s life becomes better. Life then becomes a more cooperative adventure for everyone and all.”

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