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Sharon daVanport
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- Who in your life is effected by Autism?
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- My son and I are both diagnosed with Asperger's Syndrome. I am Midwest Regional Director for the Asperger Women Association.
I was diagnosed with Asperger’s as an adult. Initially, I was not accepting of my diagnosis. I have a son with Asperger’s, and I compared the way he presented with how I assumed everyone with Asperger’s presented. I undertook a research project which spanned the better part of 4 years (how very Aspie of me, right! LOL) which helped me to gain a more complete understanding of the spectrum as a whole. Most especially, I was able to finally comprehend the many differences by which females with Asperger’s present in comparison to males.
Learning to accept myself as a neurodiverse individual has been and continues to be quite a journey for me. Understanding how I process information, respond to stimuli, and perceive the world & my environment has been a life-saver. In truth, before I accepted these facts about myself, I didn’t have a clue as to how much I actually struggled with communication. I oftentimes refer to life before my diagnosis as the dark ages, and afterwards is what I liken to ‘ah-ha!’ My diagnosis has been much to my surprise extremely liberating, to say the least.
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Alice's Tea Party in the United Kingdom
Yvonne Mikulencak, Executive Director of the AWA will be hosting Alice's High Tea Party for all Aspie Women interested in the Asperger Women Association. Stop by our event page for details. Alice's High Tea Party http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=82999470722#/event.php?eid=82663145666&ref=mf… Continue
Posted on May 4, 2009 at 3:42pm —
Aspie World
I haven't figured out how to import my blogs to this site yet, so I will just post the link.
Aspie World http://www.sharondavanport.com
Aspie World http://www.sharondavanport.com
Posted on May 4, 2009 at 3:00pm —
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