Asperger-holes
Persons with Asperger's Syndrome show marked deficiencies in social skills, have difficulties with transitions or changes and prefer sameness. They often have obsessive routines and may be preoccupied with a particular subject of interest. They have a great deal of difficulty reading nonverbal cues (body language) and very often the individual with AS has difficulty determining proper body space. Often overly sensitive to sounds, tastes, smells, and sights, the person with AS may prefer soft clothing, certain foods, and be bothered by sounds or lights no one else seems to hear or see. It's important to remember that the person with AS perceives the world very differently. Therefore, many behaviors that seem odd or unusual are due to those neurological differences and not the result of intentional rudeness or bad behavior, and most certainly not the result of "improper parenting".
By definition, those with AS have a normal IQ and many individuals (although not all), exhibit exceptional skill or talent in a specific area. Because of their high degree of functionality and their naiveté, those with AS are often viewed as eccentric or odd and can easily become victims of teasing and bullying. While language development seems, on the surface, normal, individuals with AS often have deficits in pragmatics and prosody. Vocabularies may be extraordinarily rich and some children sound like "little professors." However, persons with AS can be extremely literal and have difficulty using language in a social context.
(exscript from http://www.udel.edu/bkirby/asperger/aswhatisit.html)
This is going to become the must have disorder for every angsty unaccepted teen to magicly contract in the next decade. The Something Awful forums had a very indepth look at one of the people with this crippling disorder. I suggest you read the whole thing. Only then will you be able to grasp the pain these people go through every day.
http://www.somethingawful.com/d/news/aspergers-zeph-mercurial.php
By definition, those with AS have a normal IQ and many individuals (although not all), exhibit exceptional skill or talent in a specific area. Because of their high degree of functionality and their naiveté, those with AS are often viewed as eccentric or odd and can easily become victims of teasing and bullying. While language development seems, on the surface, normal, individuals with AS often have deficits in pragmatics and prosody. Vocabularies may be extraordinarily rich and some children sound like "little professors." However, persons with AS can be extremely literal and have difficulty using language in a social context.
(exscript from http://www.udel.edu/bkirby/asperger/aswhatisit.html)
This is going to become the must have disorder for every angsty unaccepted teen to magicly contract in the next decade. The Something Awful forums had a very indepth look at one of the people with this crippling disorder. I suggest you read the whole thing. Only then will you be able to grasp the pain these people go through every day.
http://www.somethingawful.com/d/news/aspergers-zeph-mercurial.php