Hi,
My name is Dawn, and I have an 18 yr old daughter named Laura. Although she has never been diagnosed Laura displays most of the aspergers symptoms. For most of her life we thought we were just dealing with learning disabilities, but as she gets older, and the more things I read, I believe there is more to it. In the past when I have spoken to her teachers about my concerns, they tell me that because she wants to be social than she must not have aspergers. Laura may want to be social, but she is not. She stares at her peers, wanting to fit in, but will not start conversations. Even when spoken to it is usually only 1-2 word answers. She does get on Facebook and attempt to talk to people. Mostly she keeps saying hi, but no one answers back.
when she does engage in a conversation a lot of times she will start an argument, like she does not know what to say, so she starts drama. Is this normal behavior for a person with aspergers? I know this is long, but I am so frustrated. I want so much to help her, but don't know what to do. Thanks for reading.
My name is Dawn, and I have an 18 yr old daughter named Laura. Although she has never been diagnosed Laura displays most of the aspergers symptoms. For most of her life we thought we were just dealing with learning disabilities, but as she gets older, and the more things I read, I believe there is more to it. In the past when I have spoken to her teachers about my concerns, they tell me that because she wants to be social than she must not have aspergers. Laura may want to be social, but she is not. She stares at her peers, wanting to fit in, but will not start conversations. Even when spoken to it is usually only 1-2 word answers. She does get on Facebook and attempt to talk to people. Mostly she keeps saying hi, but no one answers back.
when she does engage in a conversation a lot of times she will start an argument, like she does not know what to say, so she starts drama. Is this normal behavior for a person with aspergers? I know this is long, but I am so frustrated. I want so much to help her, but don't know what to do. Thanks for reading.
