A lot of the initial work on this blog will be focusing on Asperger Syndrome (AS). So, I thought I would give a brief description of the disability for anyone who does not know what AS is.
Please see http://www.autism.org.uk/ for more details or alternatively read the extract below.
This is how the National Autistic Society describes Asperger syndrome:
‘As soon as we meet a person we make judgements about them. From their facial expression, tone of voice and body language we can usually tell whether they are happy, angry or sad and respond accordingly.
People with Asperger syndrome can find it harder to read the signals that most of us take for granted. This means they find it more difficult to communicate and interact with others which can lead to high levels of anxiety and confusion.’
As it is part of the Autism spectrum they have difficulties with:
Social communication - understanding conversation.
Social interaction - picking up social cues.
Social imagination - working out what other people know and are thinking.
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