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1. Do you ever feel tired, frustrated or overwhelmed as the parent of a child with Aspergers?
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2. Do you feel as if you’re on a constant 24-hours-a-day knife’s edge, waiting for the next ‘crisis’ to explode?
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3. Have you ever been so angry at your child that, even for a split second you actually HATED them?
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4. Has your child ever done anything so strange or dangerous that you’ve been FRIGHTENED of what they may be capable of?
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Although they may vary slightly from person to person, children with Aspergers tend to have similar symptoms, the main ones being:• Difficulties with social functioning, particularly in the rough and tumble of a school environment • Sensory issues, where they are oversensitive to bright light, loud sounds and unpleasant smells
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• Obsessive interests, with a focus on one subject to the exclusion of all others
• Social isolation and struggles to make friends due to a lack of empathy, and an inability to pick up on or understand social graces and cues (such as stopping talking and allowing others to speak)
• A rigid Insistence on routine (where any change can cause an emotional and physiological meltdown)
• A need to know when everything is happening in order not to feel completely overwhelmed