Adult Asperger's is a lifelong condition and this disease primarily brings along the inability to relate successfully with others during everyday interactions and hence is almost disconnected from social life.
There is a lack of awareness and they cannot interpret any of the social cues.
Most of us tend to take this skill for granted.
At the same time as dealing with this inability, it becomes very difficult for friends or family of an Asperger to cope with the behaviour patterns exhibited by them.
Since this disorder was recently identified, an adult diagnosis might happen after a child or a grandchild of the same family is diagnosed with the disorder.
When this happens, family members can relate more easily to the symptoms exhibited by the child as compared to those symptoms shown by the adult in the same family.
There is an assortment of responses as there are strong chances of behavioural changes in the adult sufferer.
As an example, the daughter whose child is diagnosed with Asperger may perhaps then realise that her father also had similar symptoms and this is when her fathers disconnectedness, inability to empathize or his coldness instantly becomes very clear and unfolded.
Dealing with a family member suffering from Aspergers disorder can not only be frustrating but also demoralizing, especially with an adult sufferer who is undiagnosed yet.
It may be equal suffering for a child of a parent diagnosed with Aspergers disorder.
The child of such a parent might also go through some psychological problems in the process of dealing with the parents aloofness.
Once an adult is diagnosed, the family members may develop some understanding towards the patient and cope with the way the sufferer behaves and reacts.
There may be innumerable problems in dealing with the adult Asperger patients, they consist of:: Failure to understand the reason a person is not relating in a normal manner.
A constant feeling that the sufferer does not care or love his family members.
A sheer sense of frustration that you cannot mentally relate to this person.
Being around the Asperger sufferers may need you to constantly explain their inappropriate behaviours and their comments to others.
Lack of intimacy in any relationship.
They cannot offer emotional support to family and friends.
On the other hand the family must understand such behaviour patterns very well.
In case if the adult asperger is a married individual, then there are concerns whether he should continue in a relationship or not.
It also becomes difficult in accepting that the partner has this condition.
Family members might develop some sort of depression knowing that the sufferer might not get better.
There is a lack of awareness and they cannot interpret any of the social cues.
Most of us tend to take this skill for granted.
At the same time as dealing with this inability, it becomes very difficult for friends or family of an Asperger to cope with the behaviour patterns exhibited by them.
Since this disorder was recently identified, an adult diagnosis might happen after a child or a grandchild of the same family is diagnosed with the disorder.
When this happens, family members can relate more easily to the symptoms exhibited by the child as compared to those symptoms shown by the adult in the same family.
There is an assortment of responses as there are strong chances of behavioural changes in the adult sufferer.
As an example, the daughter whose child is diagnosed with Asperger may perhaps then realise that her father also had similar symptoms and this is when her fathers disconnectedness, inability to empathize or his coldness instantly becomes very clear and unfolded.
Dealing with a family member suffering from Aspergers disorder can not only be frustrating but also demoralizing, especially with an adult sufferer who is undiagnosed yet.
It may be equal suffering for a child of a parent diagnosed with Aspergers disorder.
The child of such a parent might also go through some psychological problems in the process of dealing with the parents aloofness.
Once an adult is diagnosed, the family members may develop some understanding towards the patient and cope with the way the sufferer behaves and reacts.
There may be innumerable problems in dealing with the adult Asperger patients, they consist of:: Failure to understand the reason a person is not relating in a normal manner.
A constant feeling that the sufferer does not care or love his family members.
A sheer sense of frustration that you cannot mentally relate to this person.
Being around the Asperger sufferers may need you to constantly explain their inappropriate behaviours and their comments to others.
Lack of intimacy in any relationship.
They cannot offer emotional support to family and friends.
On the other hand the family must understand such behaviour patterns very well.
In case if the adult asperger is a married individual, then there are concerns whether he should continue in a relationship or not.
It also becomes difficult in accepting that the partner has this condition.
Family members might develop some sort of depression knowing that the sufferer might not get better.
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