This thread is interesting on so many levels. There is another thread on an Asperger's site that discusses some of the same issues. The Aspies on that site were upset and defensive at the mention that there are characteristics of Aspergers that suggest they will be poor parents. But, of course the very symptoms/criteria used to diagnose the disorder parallel those described by Attachment researchers as contributors to poor attachment between infant and parent and that are also linked to emotional problems in the child. Yes, it is possible that these deficits can be overcome and not all Survivors Of Aspie Parenting (SOAP) have problems or are unhappy but, as is the case whenever parents have major developmental deficits, the offspring are at higher risk than are offspriings of NT parents.
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This thread is interesting on so many levels. There is another thread on an Asperger's site that discusses some of the same issues. The Aspies on that site were upset and defensive at the mention that there are characteristics of Aspergers that suggest they will be poor parents. But, of course the very symptoms/criteria used to diagnose the disorder parallel those described by Attachment researchers as contributors to poor attachment between infant and parent and that are also linked to emotional problems in the child. Yes, it is possible that these deficits can be overcome and not all Survivors Of Aspie Parenting (SOAP) have problems or are unhappy but, as is the case whenever parents have major developmental deficits, the offspring are at higher risk than are offspriings of NT parents.
September 5, 2011 - 10:32amThis Comment
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