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Post by sarahlee on Mar 13, 2007 22:55:27 GMT -5
Are you confusing Asperger's with Alzheimer's? Asperger's is a form of Autism, what used to be called high-functioning retardation. Many Health Professionals now even are reluctant to classify Autism as a form of retardation.
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Post by DonnaJo on Mar 14, 2007 8:16:19 GMT -5
I agree Summerfield, on your comment about how Wally was able to maintain a marriage long enough for two children. Maybe with his wife and close family he is more outgoing? More "normal" lets say? It's like your young child who won't say a peep to strangers but will blab nonstop when you're alone.
Perhaps his wife was very shy & awkward when they met, but changed working as a paralegal in a law firm.
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Post by nwchimom on Mar 14, 2007 9:33:22 GMT -5
DonnaJo, someone with Asperger's wouldn't appear "more normal" with family and friends. They might be more comfortable with those they know well, but it wouldn't change their behavior.
Summerfield, I've never heard of Asperger's progressing. I think, if Wally is supposed to have Asperger's, he just made it into that classification...know what I mean? If you look at the autism spectrum and point to a specific spot that indicates a diagnosis of Asperger's, I think Wally would barely make that cut off. He was way out there as portrayed on the show.
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Post by DonnaJo on Mar 14, 2007 9:45:53 GMT -5
I guess that's what I meant, nwchimom. More relaxed, more comfortable with people he is comfortable with. Therefore, more likely to appeal to a potential spouse. Wally seemed intelligent , loving & devoted. Perhaps not the most savvy of men, but who knows what is wife was like? The "rich" lawyer she married could be an ugly, geeky dork.
My sister's son, my nephew, has full blown autism. He is 8 years old. His twin sister is not affected at all. He has been in autism programs since he was 3 years old. Honestly, he hasn't improved all that much, inspite of everyone's efforts. He is at his best when alone with his mom & siblings, he will say a few words, even a sentence or two. With the rest of us, even me, (I am his mom's identical twin sister) he won't really speak.
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Post by ragincajun on Mar 14, 2007 10:46:11 GMT -5
Maybe Wally's wife kinda found his actions kinda cute in a dorky way in college or when they first met. When they were younger maybe she thought his actions were cute and felt a little sorry for him, but then over the years wanted something different when she out grew him.
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Post by ragincajun on Sept 19, 2007 21:10:58 GMT -5
Saw this book reviewed in people magazine, and thought of Wally, looks like it will be interesting. It's written by a man with asperger's. His brother wrote Running with Sissors. John Robison
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Post by nosee on Sept 20, 2007 16:37:20 GMT -5
My niece has asperger's, although a much milder form than what Wally appears to have. She was diagnosed when she was five and she's fifteen now. She does therapy, but to be honest I don't think what it's called, to help deal with the real world. It is difficult now that she's a teenager. But she hasn't gotten worse. I have not heard of it progressing but that does not mean that there aren't forms of it that do. There is still a lot they don't know.
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