Nu Vibez and Roleplay Guide Magazine - January 2014 | Page 57

Puzzling it Out, What is Asperger’s Anyway? - p2 Instead, it is something that must be worked with, by the pa ent and those around him or her. Those who support and take care of those with Asperger's need a great deal of pa ence and understanding coupled with the desire and ability to learn – for a life me. The sum and the whole are all very complex en es. In reality, throughout your life you have probably known someone touched by ASD and not even realized it because they have adapted and learned to mirror what society deems "normal" behaviors. The brain of someone with Asperger's is wired very differently from the rest of us and while this creates great difficul es throughout life, these individuals typically demonstrate a skill or ability at which they excel beyond reason – an area, strength or brilliance greater than that of an average human. The one thing you will find more than anything else with those who have Asperger's, is their need to fit in and be accepted as the same as the rest of us! Interes ngly enough, it's their differences that make them stronger than even they are aware. What we must all avoid, is trying to place these unique individuals into a box, or force a rela on and generaliza on such as, "well he looks like anyone else, he doesn't look sick." This is something you would not want to hear right? I will leave you with one of my favorite quotes from some of the Asperger's associa ons and groups to which I belong, "some mes the things we can't change, change us." Just think about it, when the pieces are laid out before you, the puzzle can be beau ful even if not whole. Nu Vibez Magazine - January 2014 - 57