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Helping Your Aspergers Teen Cope With Life The teenage years are the most difficult time for children with Aspergers. Most experts do a great job of presenting the problems teens with Aspergers face during their teenage years, but they offer few solutions. Below are 50 tips for parents who want to help their Aspergers teen survive - and thrive - during the tough adolescent years: 1. A regular bed time at a reasonable hour is more important than ever, if you can put/keep it in place. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 19. 20. 21. 22. 23. 24. 25. 26. 27. 28. 29. 30. 31. 32. 33. 34. 35. 36. 37. 38. 39. 40. 41. 42. 43. 44. 45. 46. 47. 48. 49. 50. My Aspergers Teen: Discipline for Defiant Aspergers Teens

Problems Teens With Asperger Syndrome Often Face Diane Kennedy, in her 2002 book The ADHD Autism Connection, writes that the years from twelve to seventeen are "the saddest and most difficult time" for people with Asperger Syndrome. This is not true of every teen with Asperger Syndrome. Some do extremely well. Their indifference to what others think makes them indifferent to the intense peer pressure of adolescence. Yet, as Kennedy observes, Aspie teens typically become more isolated socially during a period when they crave friendships and inclusion more than ever. Meanwhile, school becomes more demanding in a period when they have to compete for college placements. Social Isolation.In the teenage world where everyone feels insecure, teens that appear different are voted off the island. Many Aspie teens are stiff and rule-oriented and act like little adults, which is a deadly trait in any teenage popularity contest. Inability to "Be a Teen." Sexual Issues. Criminal Activity. School Failures. Depression and Acting Out.

Tips for Parents of Teens with Asperger Syndrome Tips for Parents of Teens with Asperger Syndrome By Stephanie Loo, Director of Teen Services Stephanie.Loo@aane.org I am no expert on parenting a teen with AS—and every teen is different. Keep doing the things that work. Be patient. Possible Shifts & Changes AS can intensify parent/adolescent dynamics—which are challenging enough! Hygiene Instill the essential habit of a daily shower and clean clothes: peers, teachers, and future potential employers are very put off by poor hygiene. Teens’ Mental Health Even for a previously well-adjusted child, multiple stressors during the teen years may bring on anxiety and even depression. Parents’ Mental Health Kids with AS can be difficult to parent and to love even when they are young. Disclosure & Self-Advocacy If you have not talked to your teen about Asperger Syndrome, you or someone else should do so—to the extent that the teen is ready to hear it. School Transition Planning Steps Toward Independence College Resources Acknowledgements Dr. Back to Top

Kop & Hart: Is vandag dalk dié dag? Is vandag dalk die dag wat jy gaan sterf? Daar is ‘n ou Boeddhistiese storie wat die dood se boodskapper as ‘n klein blou voëltjie voorstel. Hierdie voëltjie kom sit elke oggend met sonsopkoms op jou vensterbank, so word vertel, en sing dan vir jou: “Is vandag dalk die dag wat jy gaan sterf?” ‘n Universele vraag wat in ons almal se gemoed leef. Natuurlik doen ons baie moeite om nie te veel aandag hieraan te gee nie. Maar die feit van die saak is dat die blou voëltjie se vraag, deur elkeen van ons uiteindelik beantwoord sal moet word – ongeag ons intelligensie, ons status of ons geloofsoortuigings. En ons sterwe is net so natuurlik soos ons geboorte. Want dit is presies wat ons doen. Toegegee, die dood is nie ‘n maklike saak nie. Ek het dus heelwat simpatie met mense se behoefte tot troos. Maar kom ons wees eerlik met mekaar, die meeste wat ons regtig oor die dood kan sê, is dat niemand hierdie lewe lewendig sal verlaat nie. En so hoop ons om die angstigheid binne ons te besweer. Dr.