"KROM" > wrote in message
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> the more I learn of Asperger's I realize my wife and I both have it
> mildly..we both have rituals..tactile things and live inside our own
> heads and especially as kids had all the signs.
>
> as a kid I saw the world through a porthole and was often sent into
> fits if drawn out from my own world.
>
> I learned to function slightly better in society but even today work
> from home etc to avoid people who I just dont "get"..lol
>
> but I totally get her placement of things issue and I ALWAYS sleep
> with a fan in my face but I also need to have a fan in every room of
> the house or at least a air purifier..I need the white noise from them
> or else I'm not comfortable...only rooms without a fan are the kitchen
> and bathroom which I turn on the exhaust vents and the garage..lol
>
> KROM

I need white noise too. Conversely, in our QLD summers this kid turns
her fan off! I read once that all human beings have some degree of
autism. True or not, I cannot say Most people with Asperger's sees to
function quite well in society - outsiders quite often can't tell.
Autism (of any degree) is quite common in people with intellectual
disabilities and Jazz hit the jackpot So she has the intellectual
disability that goes with Down syndrome (in her case she is quite low
functioning compared to most other people with DS these days, but a
whole lot higher functioning than DS adults I worked with 20 or so years
ago. Early intervention and therapies have made a big difference) plus
she has a degree of autism.