high functioning Autism

How to Cope with Having Autism or Asperger Syndrome

by wiki on Apr 24, 2009

Aspergers is high-functioning Autism that is categorized by bad social skills and weird obsessions. It will be hard at first if you have it, but you have to understand that you are who you are and move on.
Steps
Accept that you have autism. You can't change that you have it, but you can change your feelings towards it and you can lessen it to some extent. You are not the only person with problems like that - and you might be able to meet some of your kind. The wrong thing to do is to try to deny it if you think deep down you have it. It will merely make you frustrated trying to fit into the shoes of an ordinary person.
Get help . Joining a social skills group or getting a counselor can help you learn some social skills that can help you and make it less severe, but never completely cure it. There, you can learn things like how to interpret expressions and body language and how to hold perfect conversations. This may help you deal with issues...Read More >>