Can adults with Aspergers live independently?
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Can adults with Aspergers live independently?
Though some may need assistance, many adults live with Asperger’s syndrome independently. However, long-term planning by their family may be required.
Can a person with Aspergers drive?
1. Not every adult with AS does or should drive. Some teens with Asperger’s have profound sensory sensitivities, visual-spatial issues, anxiety, or poor motor control that makes driving unsafe for themselves and others on the road.
What percentage of adults with autism remain dependent on parents?
Nearly half – 49 percent – of the adults with autism or Asperger’s syndrome still lived with their parents.
What is the best medication for Asperger’s?
Drugs used to treat Asperger Syndrome
| Drug name | Rating | Rx/OTC |
|---|---|---|
| View information about risperidone risperidone | 5.1 | Rx |
| Generic name: risperidone systemic Brand name: Risperdal Drug class: atypical antipsychotics For consumers: dosage, interactions, side effects For professionals: AHFS DI Monograph, Prescribing Information |
What is it like to parent an adult child with Aspergers?
Parenting an adult child with Aspergers is quite a different experience then when they were small. Adults with Aspergers in present day society were the children of a time period when diagnosis at age thirteen or even later was the norm. Social groups,occupational therapy, speech therapy ,IEP’S were almost nonexistent at the time.
Is there a difference between Asperger’s and lower functioning?
No. “Lower functioning” is generally used to refer to those on the spectrum with a significant IQ deficit and language/speech delay. Asperger’s is defined by the absence of both.
Can older adults with Asperger syndrome survive?
Older adults with Asperger Syndrome grew up before the diagnosis existed in the United States; it first appeared in the DSM-IV in 1994. The diagnosis may not have existed, but the adults did—and they needed to find ways to survive. The adults that we meet at AANE are survivors.
Can adults with Asperger’s syndrome live with neurotypical behavior?
Many adults with Asperger profiles operate from a baseline of anxiety. Faced with the additional anxieties that come from living in an unpredictable world, an adult with this profile can look pretty good in one setting and fall apart in another. And yet with all of these challenges, many adults have learned to approximate neurotypical behavior.