Written by SAPL on Monday, December 24th, 2018 in Communication.
Many parents cringe when they know their child is telling a lie, but parents of Asperger children may want to celebrate.
Those on the spectrum have difficulty refraining from the truth, so when a lie is created, there are several reasons why you may want to reconsider it an issue.
Written by SAPL on Friday, October 5th, 2018 in Communication.
How to test if a person has the Asperger trait of taking things literally, and potentially, be an Asperger?
The Unapologetically Aspie has devised a few vignettes to identify Aspergerness based on what the person in the conversation might say.
Terra Vance has proposed that we simply put idioms in our conversations with potential Aspies.
Written by SAPL on Thursday, October 4th, 2018 in Communication.
When looking for a solution, there may be more than one possible answer.
Such was the case when a non-verbal child was discovered to have a dental issue that prevented him from speaking.
After a surgery, his verbal skills improved from a one-year-old to a child similar to his four years of age.
Written by SAPL on Thursday, September 27th, 2018 in Communication.
Aspergers like many things. Twitter is among a few of them.
If you like Tweeting Tweets, following Tweets or reading Tweets, why not follow Stuff Aspergers Like?
An excellent way to avoid face to face interaction and practice those great skills of Electronic Communication!
Written by SAPL on Monday, September 10th, 2018 in Communication, Stuff Aspergers Like Book, Stuff Aspergers Like Book Quote.
An interesting article surfaced on the web titled “100 Slang Terms from the 20th Century that No One Uses Anymore.”
If you have the time (and the browser support) to view a few of them (images in the types of articles always seem to slow things down, there’s something entertaining to get from it.
Written by SAPL on Wednesday, December 31st, 2008 in Communication.
Image: Uberushaximus on Wikimedia Commons
You know that guy. Like many Asperger people, he shies away from oral communication and speaks his mind with the keyboard. He thinks texting should be a recognized foreign language. He might text his wife when she’s cooking in the kitchen at home when he’s away for long distances such as the bedroom upstairs. He will engage in a 20 minute back and forth email conversation when it could have been done face to face in five. Especially considering his office is right next door to yours. So close, you can even hear him typing his next response.
Written by SAPL on Sunday, November 30th, 2008 in Communication, Socialization.
“Wow, they’ve a got nice place,” says Jack as he and the wife drive by a luxury condo community. “If anything ever happens to you and the kids, I’m moving there.”
There’s honesty. And then there’s brutal honesty. Too often the Aspie possesses the latter.
Written by SAPL on Wednesday, November 19th, 2008 in Communication.
Image: swanksalot on Flickr
Asperger people have an innate drive to be honest and truthful. This goes along with their strong sense of morality. Honesty can be a wonderful trait to have if your best friend or partner is an Asperger. And it can also makes things difficult.
