But a good article, it talks about parents with autistic kids. Just change "autism" with "asperger syndrome" and you have a nice article.
here:
http://web.syr.edu/~jisincla/dontmourn.htm
a quote with autism replaced with AS
Quote:
Asperger syndrome is not an appendage
Asperger syndrome isn't something a person has, or a "shell" that a person is trapped inside. There's no normal child hidden behind the syndrome. Asperger syndrome is a way of being. It is pervasive; it colors every experience, every sensation, perception, thought, emotion, and encounter, every aspect of existence. It is not possible to separate the asperger syndrome from the person--and if it were possible, the person you'd have left would not be the same person you started with.
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