| Some people have questioned whether Asperger's | | | | and to do everything the same way every time, and |
| syndrome is really an illness or just a different kind of | | | | the world does not allow for that. |
| personality. That depends entirely on your perception | | | | - They will not understand why they have so much |
| of things. | | | | trouble communicating with others and why others |
| THE CHALLENGES | | | | have so much trouble understanding them. |
| Yes, there are some very real biochemical and | | | | BUT THERE IS HOPE |
| physical things that are different about someone with | | | | But people who have Aspergers can learn to work |
| Aspergers. | | | | around all of those problems, often quite successfully. |
| - Aspies (as people with Aspergers are sometimes | | | | Whether viewed as a disorder or personality |
| called) will often have trouble initiating and sustaining | | | | difference, it does affect those who have it quite a |
| social contact, because they just don't "get" certain | | | | bit, but there is hope, and there is help. |
| things about what they are supposed to do. | | | | Problems can be solved for those who have |
| - They will have trouble with loud noises and | | | | Aspergers. It is not a death sentence. Some famous |
| crowded atmospheres. | | | | people have been said to have Aspergers, such as |
| - School may overwhelm them, with all the kids | | | | Einstein and Bill Gates. If we had no people with |
| running about and no clear rules of what to do. The | | | | Aspergers, then we would be losing a very important |
| world may feel too disordered and chaotic. | | | | way of thinking that has helped many people. |
| - They will want routine and black and white rules, | | | | |