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 Forum: News and Current Events   Topic: Free trip to Israel for Jewish Aspies

Posted: 07 Mar 2007, 7:34 am 

Replies: 19
Views: 3,171


This was in the Feb. 23rd edition of http://www.haaretz.com (Haaretz English Edition). Sorry it took me so long to post it: Birthright's first trip for youth with Asperger's deemed a big success By Daphna Berman A group of young American Jews with Asperger's syndrome had "an amazing time" here last ...

 Forum: Getting to know each other   Topic: Seeking adult NT children of Aspies

Posted: 09 Feb 2007, 10:33 am 

Replies: 6
Views: 925


Oh, and I'm fascinated by your description of your parents' marriage. Mine are the same way. My father has made my mother's life miserable, but she says she loves him. I don't understand why they haven't gotten divorced years ago. Over the years they've knit together this incredibly dysfunctional wa...

 Forum: Getting to know each other   Topic: Seeking adult NT children of Aspies

Posted: 09 Feb 2007, 10:29 am 

Replies: 6
Views: 925


Kris- Thanks for responding. Does your father know that he has AS? If so, did he figure out himself that he has a problem and seek a diagnosis, or did someone else in the family initiate it? I'd like to "vent" a little about my dad, but feel uncomfortable doing so on a public forum. He is my dad, af...

 Forum: Getting to know each other   Topic: Seeking adult NT children of Aspies

Posted: 09 Feb 2007, 8:20 am 

Replies: 6
Views: 925


Hi, I joined this site about a week ago and have learned so much. Thanks to all of you for being so open and friendly here. I'm an NT. About 6 months ago, what with all the media attention on AS, I realized quickly that my father is a textbook (albeit mild) case. I mentioned it to my sister, and she...

 Forum: Getting to know each other   Topic: New... A family in a whole lotta hurt and misery.

 Post subject: haircut issues
Posted: 03 Feb 2007, 7:41 pm 

Replies: 17
Views: 1,881


I know someone who was just diagnosed, along with her son, as having a condition in which their senses are so heightened, that many things that sound, look, or feel OK to most people are simply torture for them: wool blankets, having their hair buzzed, loud noises . . . she said that these things ma...

 Forum: Adult Autism Issues   Topic: i am planning on having kids someday

Posted: 03 Feb 2007, 7:14 pm 

Replies: 20
Views: 321


I just joined this site (this is my first comment!) because I'm looking for other adults who know or suspect that their parent(s) have Asperger's. So I can tell you something about what it's like from the child's perspective. FYI I do not have Asperger's myself. Indeed, my father's Asperger's had a ...
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