Aspie Myths - "He Won't Miss Me"

I apologise for the excessive "male-orientated" viewpoint in this post. I tried to keep it neutral but somehow, it just works bet...

Why is Scouting Particularly Suitable for Children with Aspergers and other ASDs. (Part 1)

I've just come back from a scout leader "training-conference" for special needs scouting and I'm inspired by their accepta...

Can Aspies Make Good Parents? - Part 2

Note: I've changed the post titles in this series from a statement to a question because I think it will promote more discussion. Contin...

An Introduction - Part One

I joined a newAspergers forum recently and decided to write an introduction - It's rare that I bother introducing myself in forums. Usu...

Conversational Effort: An Incident

This post is quite a long and rambling one... my apologies. I haven't been the most supportive husband of late due mainly to two separat...

Coping with Social Anxiety

This topic was suggested in a recent comment and I figured it was something I haven't covered properly in the past - so here goes... Def...

Do Aspie Children know at they are Different? - Part 3: The Teenage Years

It seems that aspie children are well aware of their differences from an early age and that at the very least, this has significant impact o...

More on Aspergers versus High Functioning Autism

I was just reading a summary of the (unfortunately pay-per-view) article; Social Anxiety in High-functioning Children and Adolescents with A...

On Aspie Courtship

As I mentioned in my last post, many of the problems with aspie love stem from the aspie's inability to find love or to receive and inte...

Why are aspies so "unfriendly"? - Morning Greetings

Aspies are often described as unfriendly, yet we (reportedly) have the unique ability to be friendly with everyone regardless of physical ch...

Helping Aspie Children Make Friends

Parents of aspie children are often very concerned that their child has "no friends" or very few friends. This post is about how...

Asperger's and Depression - Part 2

In my last post, I introduced the idea of depression in Asperger's, made a few lists and cited a little bit of research. My apologies i...

Aspie Barriers to Social Interaction

Social interaction is very difficult for people with aspergers for a number of reasons including; Difficulty Achieving and Maintaining Eye C...

Aspies and their friends

There is a phrase which I have heard practitioners use to describe ADHD and which I believe they would probably use to describe Asperger...