Aspienwomen: Adult Women with Asperger Syndrome. Moving towards a female profile of Asperger Syndrome | taniaannmarshall. Aspienwomen : Adult Women with Asperger Syndrome. Moving towards a female profile of Asperger Syndrome (Updated March 20th, 2014) The following list is an official working screener document consisting of the unique characteristics and traits of adult women with Asperger Syndrome, or Aspienwomen.
It is not a research-based formal assessment tool. This list comes from the many adult women I have worked with over the years. I have assessed, observed, diagnosed and worked with hundreds of girls and women of all ages. Tania is currently co-authoring a book for professionals tentatively entitled “Assessment of Autism Spectrum and Asperger’s in Females: Comprehensive diagnostics and treatment planning for girls and women with autism spectrum conditions across the lifespan”. The following profile was created for females who are self-diagnosing or considering formal diagnosis and to assist mental health professionals in recognizing Asperger Syndrome in adult females. 1.
Superior long-term memory. :: Asperger Women's Association :: Aspergers & Adults. Aspergers, Gifted and Related. The Trust Blog. Unique Challenges Facing Women and Girls with Autism. Certain traits are considered stereotypically feminine and innate to human females: protective compassion for others (especially underdogs) the ability to sense feelings and emotions of others the ability to see the gray areas in situations the ability to know how to act in different social situations the ability to put one's own needs aside in order to meet the needs of another (as in the case of a mother putting the needs of her child above her own) Imagine the difficulties, then, of a girl or woman with autism trying to navigate in a world when she does not have the ability to do these things.
She is often characterized as cold, harsh, unsympathetic and rude. That does wonders for someone who is often already suffering from low self-esteem. A brain affected by autism is often described as "an extreme male brain" because stereo-typically male traits are present though exaggerated. Outside Beauty Inside Health | Lifestyle blog filled with fitness & food. Girl With The Cane | Disabled, Too Stubborn for Her Own Good, Too Opinionated to Stay Quiet. Borderline Aspie.