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EmmaMom
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05 Dec 2006, 9:12 am

Now that I know my daughter has Aspergers (almost 3 weeks since we first heard about it) I cant tell you how overwhelmed and emotional I am with her accomplishments all these years..neither of us knowing she was dealing with.



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05 Dec 2006, 10:33 am

It sounds like your daughter is able to function well and use the gifts and talents that she has to do well. :)

Martial arts is a good activity for most people, including those with AS. I've recently started training karate and it has improved my balance and coordination quite a bit. I would encourage her to keep training kung fu. :)


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06 Dec 2006, 4:48 pm

Many of history's and today's geniuses were/are Aspies. Einstein, Michelangelo, Bill Gates and many others (see Wikipedia) have the traits of AS. Modern notable Aspies went to mainstream classes and were not in special ed.