symptoms of mild asperger male

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any info on symptoms of a male with mild asperger's syndrome?? Please.

I have it but I'm not sure what the symptoms are.

Considering how variable it can be from person to person, I don't think there's any single answer out there. You could interpret the DSM-IV criteria, applying the listed symptoms to a less severe pattern, or you could omit some and not have others.

I'm pretty sure the staple, shared feature of Asperger's is poor social interactions from a young age, without speech or other obvious delays in development. Mild Asperger's could mean mild social impairment, then, but specifics would be down to the individual. And then there are causes of the behaviour and whether or not it's Asperger's, true autism, or just a bad childhood.

Male's with mild asperger's-----do you find yourself having a hard time relating to your wife, or girlfriend as far as emotions go. Do things or say things without thinking that would be considered rude or hurtful?? Dont like to be in crowds, good with tech. stuff such as computers, can get fascinated with things and obsorb tons of info until your full and move on to something else. But be able to socialize kind of in and out, or being so full of yourself where you take over a conversation?? Those are some of the things among many Im wondering of mild asperger's

Male's with mild asperger's-----do you find yourself having a hard time relating to your wife, or girlfriend as far as emotions go. Do things or say things without thinking that would be considered rude or hurtful?? Dont like to be in crowds, good with tech. stuff such as computers, can get fascinated with things and obsorb tons of info until your full and move on to something else. But be able to socialize kind of in and out, or being so full of yourself where you take over a conversation?? Those are some of the things among many Im wondering of mild asperger's, and what is DSM-IV?

I would start with wikipedia, but a Google search will give you lots of articles on the subject. I would try the ones from some of the major publishers. New York Times, for example. I found a really good article that way on Wired magazine's web site.

I am a male with mild asperger's. Diagnosed at the age of 11.

I could go on for hours about my own symptoms but I'll try and break down some of them for you.

As a mild aspie, I have found that I am half in, half out of the aspie world. A half-breed of Aspie and NT. This has ofr course resulted in the development of a unique reasoning system within my personality. Instead of an angel on my right shoulder and a devil on my left (figuratively speaking) I suffer an eternal tug of war between my aspie mind and my NT mind.

Feel free to message me on any queries you may have. I love sharing my experiences.

Aspergers is by definition a mild form of autism, so your symptoms would be just those of Asperger Syndrome, which are available in many places.

...An intersting line .

well, I think I do. I have problems socializing, but can 'fake' camaraderie for short periods. People think I'm strange, but I've only seen one person 'find me out' (had a 6-year-old daughter with PDD-NOS).

I get by by having thousands of 'rules' for various 'situations', so I come across as mildly rigid, but many times knowing what 'the right thing to say' is. Just not always.

"do you find yourself having a hard time relating to your wife, or girlfriend as far as emotions go."

Yes. Body language and tone of voice are the key to reading someone's emotional state. Body language and tone of voice are the two things I'd say those with AS have the hardest time noticing.

I do not believe the issue lies with 'relating' but rather with 'noticing'.

'Do things or say things without thinking that would be considered rude or hurtful??'

At times but very rarely. When it does happen though its more of a faux pas because in a social situation the truth is considered rude or hurtful at times.

(for example, 'do these pants make me look fat?' )

'Dont like to be in crowds'

abhorr them. crowds are a source of sensory overload. My AS is very mild but when in a large crowd like a concert or bar/party it builds up to the point that I have to leave.

I think the best analogy would be if someone forces you to listen a song you absolutely hate..over and over and over again in high volume. Eventually you will get very upset and snap at people.. or worse.

'good with tech. stuff such as computers, can get fascinated with things and obsorb tons of info until your full and move on to something else.'

thats right on.

'...be able to socialize kind of in and out,'

Interesting comment. 'in and out' . I think what you're observing there is the AS person trying to keep up in a conversation that his brain doing its best to tune out because its not interesting or because the social anxiety or mind-blankness creates gaps in his ability to keep a conversation.

'or being so full of yourself where you take over a conversation??'

I don't believe this is something someone with 'mild' AS would have an issue with. Yes, I could talk your ears off about any of the things I like (just like any NT would) but I'm aware that my audience quite likely doesn't really care about it unless they ask me directly for that information.

.. or maybe its just that I learned to keep my mouth shut

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