Understanding Autism - Asperger's syndrome

Created to help others to learn about the widely misunderstood condition known as Asperger's syndrome (high functioning autism) and what needs to be done for those with this condition. Showing the posative effect of proper attention, and unfortunate result of ignorance towards them.

Created by Kaye Fugal as a presentation in her psychology class at UVSC about her son Ian. Re-edited by her son Bryan.

"What else is love but understanding and rejoicing in the fact that another person lives, acts, and experiences otherwise than we do...?" - Friedrich Nietzshe

Category:

News & Politics

Tags:

• understanding
• autism
• asperger's
• syndrome
• special
• education
• Ian
• fugal
• high
• school
• bully

[fleisch09]

I have asperger's syndrome.  I am an adult with it.

[djdavemick]

God bless each and every Aspie in the universe.

[SebStagnant]

Sometimes high school can be tantamount to a prison sentence. It is an environment where only the strong an fit survive and the weaker breed die out. If people see that you have the slightest difference, you're prone to be terrorized by your peers. I can almost imagine what it would be like for a person with AS being placed in a regular school and forced to adapt quickly to the taunts of their peers and the apathy of the teachers, administration, etc. especially in today's era where technology

[lurconis666]

High school, that was like my own personal hell. That's where you're trapped, with no way out whatsoever. Just the terror, the intimidation and bullying and the ostracization... Not to mention the hierarchy and the pecking order. All that social fascism crap.

Now, with a proper education and an interesting job, I can look back at that period and fully see how absurd and primordial this whole high school system is. There, conformity is enforced and autonomous thinking is met with oppression.

[christschool]

@ligyro You most definitely had kids with AS in your school. When 1 in 110 children have an autism disorder, you had to have some kids in your school that had it unless you went to a school with fewer than 110 students. The school won't tell you another child's medical diagnosis, its against the law.

[petchharrison]

@ligyro how do you know i did not know for 40 years..jeff

[PinkPunkyKat]

Teachers were my worse bullies.

[milascave]

How do you know none of them had it?

[mac19971]

Reply to @matthias66 part 3: And another friend I made at Cory had heart problems, because he had 2 heart transplants. After 5th. we moved to Pennsylvania. and I was in middle school. My friend from Denver were me REAL friends, and inspiring. But when I came to Welsh Valley middle school. I meta friend who had Asperger Syndrome, but it seemed mild. He is now my only friend I hang out with in PA.

[mac19971]

Reply to @matthias66 part 2: And the twins would have these crazy over their head breakouts, and would sometimes pretend they are going SUPERNOVA or something, just very HYPER and causing trouble, but they were my friends. And I would help them calm down. When 5th grade came, I was transfered to a school called Cory elementry. I was still friends with my friend with PDD-NOS from me old school. But at Cory I met new friends. One had some ADHD, very interesting friend I made.

[mac19971]

@matthias66 I have PDD-NOS Myself. In my experience I lived in Denver Colorado for 13 and half years, all my friends for 1st 2nd 3rd and 4th grade had disabilities. I never asked or specified what disability 2 of me friends had, but for the rest. One was my top best friend, who had a Very Bad case of PDD-NOS, we always talk to each other about what we like and just all conversations. And another friend were both twins, who were extreme Spasms.