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.
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