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To: TigerPaw who wrote (270639)	1/31/2006 3:27:45 AM
From: tejek	Respond to of 1584789

They are not able to function within a normal range of behavior One of the symptoms of aspergers or autism is an inability to recognize the emotions and body language of other people. It gets them into socially awkward situations. That's what was amazing to me. The kid with Asperger's seemed really screwed up. None of the kids would talk to him. In fact, I started to work with him....his name is Alec......not knowing he has Aspergers.......and got frustrated with him very quickly. I thought he was purposely screwing up. Later, the teacher told me he had Asperger's. The next day I decided to try and help him again. Suddenly, he started to click. Soon, I realized he's very bright and that he just didn't understand how to interact with me. I worked with him the next couple of days. Like you pointed out, kids with Asperger's don't pick up on the social cues. Once I got to know him, I realized he's a sweet kid that's trying hard to figure out how to get along with the other kids. His teacher told me she was really pleased with the work he did with me. Then she told me that after another project, she got this note from a girl in the class who was raving about her partner. The teacher was really curious to see who it was and looked ahead to see who the girls partner was......it turned out to be Alec. I hope this teacher really gives him the support he needs. I think he could be okay. ted