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My oldest (7) was just diagnosed with a mild case of AS, and the symptoms she does not have our younger daughter (6) has, I'm thinking she has this as well (she's much more the loner and has more social issues). My husband doesn't really understand this at all, so I am hoping to glean more for him, too. It's always been a part of me, so it's hard to explain to someone else...

My brother has this, I have it, and several other family members as well when we start thinking about it. It's so wonderful to have a name for this finally; we've just always written it off as being 'odd' or 'strange'! I honestly didn't catch alot of the symptoms in my girls due to my family just being this way and part of me feels bad for that. But we're getting them therapy now, so I'm hoping for the best!

Just wanted to say hi to everyone, and glad to have found this place.

Welcome to the site! I like your dancing rodent avatar!

Welcome. Just wanted to say that I also missed all of the signs that should have clued me in, and I'm a nurse. He was always so intelligent and a little perfectionist that the stimming didn't even click with me until I was asked about it by his psychiatrist. My son wasn't diagnosed until he was 10 years old when he started having social problems, and to be honest I'd never even heard of AS. So don't feel bad about that.

Therapy helped him with the anxiety, depression, and excessive worry. We homeschool him now because school became too overwhelming for him. He has one good friend who he invites over for weekends when he feels the need for socializing, but for the most part he feels more comfortable alone or with our adult friends.

I think that husbands do have a harder time understanding. It took mine awhile to come around but he finally realized that our son is going to be a loner just as I am.

I know you'll enjoy it here, I do.

I honestly can't believe the change that a month's worth of therapy has made in my daughter. Even her teacher told me she's much improved. I spoke to her therapist and he's going to work her sister into his schedule now as well!

They tell me I'm catching it early - my girls are 6 and 7 - but I don't know much about all of that. I never heard of AS myself, my brother came across an online quiz, took it, and scored so high he called me and said - Hey, this is us!