If your wife is NT, then she will be impatient with the speed of improvement. She also needs to understand that you will not, if you do have Aspergers, ever be "cured".

By the way - sorry I took so long to get into this discussion group, but I'm such a dork! Kat invited me the day she started the group and I got sidetracked.

I have what I refer to as OLTAC condition: "Oh Look! There's A Chicken!"

Hang in there. (I don't like Tai Chi...Qigong is better.)

:-)

Yep, she's NT alright. And "sick of my crap" as she likes to put it. I can't really blame her, I went through a bad patch for about three years and she bore the brunt. I'm not familiar with Qigong, I'll look into it. And I DEFINITELY have OLTAC too! LOL!

Thanks for the great advice and support.

As a teacher I have had students with aspergers. Some are severe some are not. I read a book by Augusten Burroughs' brother, John Elder Robison, "Look Me in the Eye: My Life with Asperger's". It's a great look into the life of someone who also made this discovery later in life as well.

I grew up in a home where ADHD was prevelant, Grandmother, father, sister. I didn't get the "H" part but am definitely ADD and take Strattera to stay focused. I wish there had been the meds we have now when we were kids. My sister and I both sought help in our forties and are glad to know that we aren't crazy.

I too, am glad that the self-medicating has ceased.

PS What's "NT"?

"NT" means "neurotypical". They are the people whose minds work in what has been designated as a "normal" way. I won't go into the long dissertation I once wrote regarding how I feel about civilisation's version of "normal". :-)

wd - My project liasion said to me tonight that I need to put a sign over my computer:

"Ignore the chicken!"

As I have half a dozen unfinished projects on my desk, I'm going to do that first and then, as he said, "Step awaaaaayyyy from the Internet!"

ok this is interesting to me.

Im an adult, never diagnosed with any aspergers or autism forms. However, PDD is prevelent. though I doubt I would qualify for a dx.

My kids 24, they did not have ADD or ADHD terms back then , they just said he was hyperactive. I never medicated him and was told he would grow out of it. But according to his friends he has most certainly not.

My daughter, wont want me to talk about what she has to go thru so I wont get too into it. She struggles with similar issues related to PDD

My youngest, autism, but #1 has be a bit prepared for this. lol Vincent is 6. Wow he is my biggest concern. Not that he has autism but will he be able to live on his own. Kids like him are such an easy target. Heck I was an I didnt have the difficulties he does.

It will be interesting to see what else people have to offer/say about this topic.