How to Live With Aspergers: A Message to Aspergers Teens
Are you a teenager with Aspergers? Then this message is for YOU : Living with Aspergers has been described as being born on the wrong planet, because people diagnosed with this disorder have to learn to live with “Neuro-Typicals” (i.e., people who do not have Aspergers). Those with this syndrome display intense interests at the cost of socialization skills. Here are some tips on how to develop social skills: 1. Consult a psychologist, licensed social worker or a psychiatrist to learn more about Aspergers. As therapists they develop a treatment plan to assist with daily living. 2. Use the treatment plan to develop social skills. Some of the things practiced may include how to converse with people in different social situations. 3. Learn when it is appropriate to touch people. Practice what you learned and try to follow the treatment plan recommendations. 4. Learn which specific aspects of Aspergers give you the most trouble, and try to work around them. 5.