My ASD Child

"It seems that there are more boys than girls with the high functioning version of autism. Is this true? If so, what accounts for the difference?" Interestingly, different research studies list the ratio of males to females with High-Functioning Autism (HFA) as being anywhere from 4-10 to 4-1 (i.e., some research suggests that for every 4 males, there is 1 female). Other studies suggest that the male population is much higher (8-10) relative to females. Obviously, much research is needed in this area. As there is no known specific cause of autism as yet, researchers don’t know why there seems to be such a diagnostic difference between boys and girls. A couple things could account for this difference: 1. There could be a hereditary or structural difference in boys that account for such a difference. There are other disorders associated mostly with boys (e.g., hemophilia) that have been found to be related to the genetic basis of the disease. 2. There coul

More resources for parents of children and teens with Asperger's and High-Functioning Autism: ==>  Preventing Meltdowns and Tantrums in Asperger's Children ==>  Discipline for Defiant Asperger's Teens ==>  Teaching Social Skills and Emotion Management ==>  Launching Adult Children with Asperger's: How to Promote Self-Reliance  ==>  Parenting Children and Teens with High-Functioning Autism

Children with High-Functioning Autism and Asperger's and their families spend a great deal of time focused on the needs or limitations of the affected child. However, these young people also have abilities that many "typical" children do not. It is important that families talk about the strengths and abilities that their "special needs" child does have. For example: they are often very creative many have a sort of natural genius many have above average intelligence they can see the world very differently to the average person, which can mean different priorities or different sensory experience  their overriding priority is often to solve a problem rather than satisfy the social or emotional needs of others they are renowned for being direct, speaking their mind and being honest and determined  they can be a loyal friend  they give considerable attention to detail  they have a distinct sense of humor  they have a strong desire to seek knowledge,