Is Aspergers a lifelong thing?

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^^It will never be "The End." The improvements you have made will remain.

At least some of them are like learning how to ride a bike. Once you learn that skill, you never lose it.

Being an Aspie is a life long condition. But it is not all bad. In general Aspies have hidden talents. Learn to use your hidden talents to overcome your weaknesses. Learn to trust in yourselves. Currently the approach is to try and teach Aspies to properly interact with society (the social skills). In my opinion this approach is dead wrong. The real key is to teach them to deal effectively with the many layers of stress and trauma. An Aspie who can modulate stress can overcome many of the negative conditions associated with being an Aspie. The end goal to shot towards is to become a "non-conformist". They are rare gems in society. You can see their talents exhibited every day in the arts, in painting, in music, in science, in writing.

I feel autistic people should be allowed to be individuals----but that they sometimes have to be trained to deal with things within job situations.

I know I had to learn a lot. I almost got fired a few times from my job because I couldn't handle the job stress, and I had difficulty with my peers perceiving me as "weird."

Thanks Iso.Fan

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This podcast has two episofes I have linked above; these are v helpful to listen to (he mentions resources in show notes) and it wd be great to get parents, any family, therapist, friends or others who are supportive towards you, to listen to these two episodes

Yes, it's lifelong. It's a neuro-developmental condition which means it's how your brain was formed and developed. It kind of seems like you're embarrassed about having it, but I hope one day you can fully accept yourself and be happy! You can learn ways to cope but you can't "cure" autism. Some things will improve with age and practice but it will always be part of you which you will need to accept one day.

For me it's a lifelong thing because I'd rather celebrate my quirks than try and hide interests. I fly my freak flag every chance that I get. I have learned social skills and body language.

It is lifelong, but so is learning. I know I can always learn new things (although, at this point, I am not necessarily looking to put more facts in my head, but rather learn about relationships and other things that will put me on the road to full independence. I am not expecting big things at my age, but I will cherish every small step forward I do make).