I have been having many norurishing sessions from a cranial-sacral therapist over the last few months. We talk a lot.

The other day, she suggested to me that my mother might have (a mild, or less mild form) of Asperger's syndrome. Obviously, it's glib to make a web-diagnosis. But there are several spects of my behaviour that I have not spelt out on this blog, as well as many I have, which seem to fit. Here's a defintion I've found in h/space:

They often have obsessive routines and may be preoccupied with a particular subject of interest. They have a great deal of difficulty reading nonverbal cues (body language) and very often the individual with AS has difficulty determining proper body space. Often overly sensitive to sounds, tastes, smells, and sights, the person with AS may prefer soft clothing, certain foods, and be bothered by sounds or lights no one else seems to hear or see. It's important to remember that the person with AS perceives the world very differently. Therefore, many behaviors that seem odd or unusual are due to those neurological differences and not the result of intentional rudeness or bad behavior, and most certainly not the result of "improper parenting".

By definition, those with AS have a normal IQ and many individuals (although not all), exhibit exceptional skill or talent in a specific area. Because of their high degree of functionality and their naivetι, those with AS are often viewed as eccentric or odd and can easily become victims of teasing and bullying. While language development seems, on the surface, normal, individuals with AS often have deficits in pragmatics and prosody. Vocabularies may be extraordinarily rich and some children sound like "little professors." However, persons with AS can be extremely literal and have difficulty using language in a social context.

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What I can't find, though, is any web-references to what it's like to be the offspring of an Asperger's sufferer, how it can affect the children. Google twists my question around to mean what is it like to be the parent of someone with Asperger's. Which is precisely the kind of linguitic trick my mum performs all the time! Has done, for at least sixty years.

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