My son is a very bright boy. He is very affectionate, and he plays with other children, even kids he doesn't know. He just does not like large social settings.
He wants to go home or just get out of that area. I am concerned about aspergers and his lack of intest to want to be in these specific settings. He does not seem to have any other symptoms of that disorger though. Please give me some advice. Thanks. Alli99
He wants to go home or just get out of that area. I am concerned about aspergers and his lack of intest to want to be in these specific settings. He does not seem to have any other symptoms of that disorger though. Please give me some advice. Thanks. Alli99
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Hello-
Did anyone actually diagnose your son with aspergers? My son was born with autism in 1969. He was never diagnosed till he was 15-they just called it MBD (miminual brain Dysfunction.) Then I finally got a diagnose. He was very antisocial and when he did interact it was in an agressive way. He cannot accept or recognize friendships. He does better with imaginary friends or through chat rooms on teh computer. He was not an affectionate kid. He has very few emotions. If you give him a job-you can only give him one task at a time-he'll do this very well-if its mote then one task-He'll only do ONE perfect-has to be cued on the other one. Autustic/aspergers people make good air control people-you'd never have a problem if they were! There was alot of head-banging as a toddler-would revert to a corner or aunder a table rather then in the open. Very complex. He is 38 now-worked 10 yrs. steady for the city-got hurt on truck now disabled. Maybe he he is just antisocial to a certain degree. My husband has not outsie friends, but thre is nothing wrong woith him-just likes to be to himself. Hope I have helped in even a small way. lili56
A lot of people dislike large social settings. If they cause him intense anxiety, that might be a reason to help him adjust, but it doesn't sound like Aspergers to me. Aspergers kids often have trouble interacting with even one friend, so that doesn't seem to fit your son. They also tend to have extremely focused interests -- not just loving dinosaurs or Pokemon, but more like only being able to talk about one thing, for instance lampposts or kinds of fish. If your son can play with other kids and adjust to their interests, he sounds like a normal kid to me. If you want more advice, of course you could take him in to be evaluated. But dislike of large crowds seems fairly common to me.
Hi jaded, if there are no other symptoms, then I wouldn't be too concerned, especially since he is playing and doing fine otherwise. I don't know the dynamics of your home life, but if it's small group and quiet, then he might need more time to work into a large group. Then again, there are many well functioning adults who still choose to stick to small, close, quiet groups. :)
Take care
drjean
Hi there...
I wouldnt be too worried about the symptoms either. He may just need more time to get used to others being around him.
Best,
Clyde