The Gift of High-Functioning Autism and Asperger's
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,