Asperger Experts

To be honest, when I was diagnosed with Asperger’s (High-Functioning Autism) at age twelve, it didn’t have much of an impact on me. My parents, the therapist, and I sat on the couch as the good doctor took a few minutes to explain the particulars of...

I have 5 children 2 of which have aspergers, We have struggled for the last few years with my now 14yr old son who is aspergers.  He has been (as we now know) in full defence mode.
His school anxiety became so bad 2 years ago that he developed emetaphobia and refused to eat which resulted in dangerous weight loss and him being signed out of school on medical grounds, after a long battle he has now maintained a healthy weight but...

Three years ago I came across you in a state of acute desperation.
My 11 year old eldest daughter had been diagnosed with aspergers, and our life was in chaos.  She was decidedly unhappy and angry and we all tip-toed around her sensitivities and tantrums.  She would squeeze her head to stop unwelcome thoughts, throw...

Over the past 4 years of running AE, I’ve had hundreds of parents come up to me or message me online and say that one of their deepest fears is that their child will never become independent, and will always be living at home. And then one day, when...