Are there any black people with Asperger's syndrome?

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I am of African decent and I suspect I am on the spectrum.

Technically is everyone from African decent?

i joined this site just so i can add my two cents to this post.....i understand how u feel, im black and have aspergers plus i dont have a geeky look about me, so people would never expect me to have this sort of problem

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I'm black and suspect I have Asperger's. My older brother has autism (though caused by an error on the doctor's part). I notice we share similar tendencies (socially awkward, obsessive behaviors, hyperfocus, etc). I also suspect my younger brother may have something, but he's pretty charismatic for a 10 yr old. He memorizes road patterns, and often can't decipher sarcasm/jokes.

I'm mixed... However people see me as black. My mum was born in England while my grand parents are jamacian, both of them are however my dad is French and his grandad is Chinese.

I have autism and sometimes I think to myself, why?
Being black is hard enough to get jobs but what's worse is being autistic, there are still racism about and I've also been a victim of racism

i am a black person with autism.

I am one

You don't have to be white to be "white and nerdy".

The stereotypes of white people have a lot of AS traits, especially the guys. This used to make me mad when I was younger, because the descriptions fit me, but now I just laugh.

I'm black and I have Asperger's.

There are some studies showing a higher level of autism amongst people described as "black". One that I recall is a study of the children of Somali refugees to Europe.

I suspect that there is little or no difference in the prevalence of ASDs between ethnic groups, but a big difference in the level of diagnosis. Diagnosis is more common in rich people, in people aware of autism and people for whom a diagnosis serves some purpose.

I have it and I'm black. It's definitely not diagnosed as much among blacks but there is no doubt in my mind that it exists at the same levels among our "race". Which by the way makes absolutely no sense genetically speaking but let's go with it. The problem is this, any difference observed among blacks is almost always seen as having a genetic reason. Why? Because people don't believe that black people are equally human. It's f****d up but it's just the way it is. So people misdiagnose us or don't diagnose us at all. My father, uncles, and grandmother all have the condition and have never been diagnosed. What's funny is that the condition didn't really manifest itself until I started pursuing education more vigorously. Then my teachers started to notice I was a little "different." But still too many stereotypes floating around in the minds of whites for them to think Aspergers! I seriously think that some white people think blacks are some kind of ancient race of people, or a link b/w apes and humans even though there is nothing, genetically speaking, that even suggest this. Nothing! But doesn't matter, blacks are all one group of people, one monolithic group haha. I guess we're seen as animals or something and even those minor stereotypes affect your diagnosing ability. Plus, white people assume they have x-ray vision when it comes to us. So they don't listen, even the liberal ones are like this. I used to get angry about the s**t but now I just sit back and enjoy the show while white people tell me about how black people think and feel lol...funny stuff!

Nope.avi

I'm black, I'm a Aspie and I'm from London.

agreeing with Jkid......(who bumped this thread xD)

Yeah - course there are!

Unfortunately, this question and some of the answers are hinged on the notion that blacks are somehow fundamentally different from every other population of people on the planet. Unfortunately, being black and autistic is something of a curse. Didn't understand that it was socially expected for blacks to be stupid until I got to college. And even then... My family is filled with autistic people. We spawn from my father's side of the family. My father has it as well as his brother. I have Asperger's and one niece has Asperger's and my other niece has traditional autism. Not understanding social hierarchy intuitively has left me with no friends and black people referring to me as "acting white" or trying to be "white". What autism has shown me is that humanity is essentially the same but the unspoken social rules, that still exist, define us in ways that suck. I didn't know I had Asperger's until I found out my niece was autistic and I began to research it. Upon discovering that it was a great weight lifted off of my shoulders. The one thing I hate is being singled out and noticed because of how "smart" I am. I would rather be another smart kid and not a smart "black kid". You get waaaaaaaay too much attention being one of those.