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Question by Leo: What traits does a person with Asperger’s Syndrome have? Is Asperger’s linked with Autism?
I’m a 14 year old boy, and my brother has been autistic all his life. He doesn’t speak properly, he is unwilling to interact, he has a VERY specific gluten-free diet, and, though he’s barely a year younger than me, has a mental age of considerably lower. For a few months, I’ve been starting to wonder if I myself have Asperger’s Syndrome. After meeting up with a friendly adult online – and undergoing all the usual grief about the risk of grooming and paedophilia, in the mean-time – who has Asperger’s, I’ve started to wonder if I myself might have an Asperger’s gene, which seems all the more likely as one of my two brother’s is Autistic.

Throughout all my life, I’ve been curious about the strangest of things, and I’ve often spent two months at a time learning lots about specific things on the internet, hanging out on the Yahoo answers community and learning absolutely useless trivia, Latin root words, English words, and for four years I’ve been playing the online game RuneScape, at times in the past I’ve been plagued with addiction problems.

I also was unusually obsessive-compulsive as a child, being so pedantic – as Mum tells me – that if I made the slightest mistake with a piece of writing or a drawing, I would get upset and throw it away. I obsess over the strangest things, make lists and often say things to myself just to see what they sound like. I’m definitely not a normal kid, and I know this myself – though I’m no smarter than most of the other kids at school, people think I am, though.

Is it possible that I have some level of Asperger’s? Is there a link between Asperger’s and Autism, are they both triggered by the same recessive chromosomes?

Please tell me anything you know about Asperger’s, and give your opinion on the subject. Any help will be appreciated. Spam will just be eaten and then spat out again *raises troll shield.*

Thanks guys.
@ Lyra – I have talked to Mum about it. She calmly agreed that it’s a possibility.

Best answer:

Answer by Lyra27
I do believe that AS/Autism is firmly rooted in genetics. I have many family members on the spectrum, from low functioning Autism to Aspergers. It is quite possible that you have AS. You should bring this up to your mum. She may not receive it well at first, because you’re her “normal” child. It is hard to accept, and she may be in denial.

If that does not work, talk to someone at your school.

Here is a list of traits to keep you busy in the meantime.

http://www.support4hope.com/autism/aspergers_characteristics.htm

A message board for those who have AS/Autism. There are many who are not yet diagnosed. Most of the posters there are quite nice.

http://www.wrongplanet.net

An Aspie quiz. While not a tool to diagnose yourself, it can give you an idea of where you fall.

http://rdos.net/eng/Aspie-quiz.php

Good luck

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