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Check out this link which gives a list of 8 possible types of Asperger's as we're not all the same (for example for those who can deal with change, being given too much routine can feel like being trapped in a box!): Are there 8 different types of Aspergers? I found this link a couple of years ago and have referred back to it a number of times since!

Our local newspaper, The Weston Mercury (http://www.thewestonmercury.co.uk) has picked up on our ongoing fight to get DS the education he needs. There isn't a digital copy yet but I have scanned a copy in and uploaded it to Twitpic at http://twitpic.com/a474h5 where it is possible to zoom in to a readable size. We are trying to get as much coverage as possible so would appreciate it if any of you with a Twitter Account could tweet the twitpic link (http://twitpic.com/a474h5) for us (pls add @aginoth) with suitable hashtags. Full details of our ongoing attempts to get DS into the school he needs to be in are here on the Education Forum http://www.asd-forum.org.uk/forum/index.php?/topic/27785-going-to-look-at-special-school-after-half-term/ Thank you all

Dear All, I am a year 3 Human Geography student at the University of Strathclyde. At the moment I am designing my dissertation proposal. I hope to do my dissertation on the Geographies of ASD and the making of space and (re)shaping of public places. I also plan to investigate the urban landscape and the relationship individuals with ASD have with it. As part of my investigation I am linking up with planning technicians, urban developers and designers in the hope that my dissertation may also offer a proposal for changes to the urban city that will allow those with ASD to navigate public spaces with more ease. I would also like to present proposals for changes within workplaces that could easily be employed to alleviate some of the issues adults with ASD face everyday within their work environments. I would love the opportunity to speak with individuals in Glasgow and surrounding areas (over 18 years of age) who either have ASD, carers, professionals and friends. I would be most grateful if you could pass my request on to members or advise me of those who may be interested in participating with my research. It may help to know I myself have two sons aged 5 & 8 who both have Aspergers, hence my interest and passion for this topic. I have experience of their difficulties coping with particular public spaces. It may also help to know that I am a 'mature student' in my late thirties and therefore understand the sensitivity required. Should you be interested in speaking with me I would be most grateful and can forward confirmation from the University as to who I am and my dissertation. Please feel free to contact me either through the forum or by personal email at shona.davidson.100@strath.ac.uk Kind Regards, Shona

I have recently found out that my ex had my son diagnosed with Asperger's. I have contact with him, but this was a shock - surely any behavioural testing should have included both parents..... Anyone else in a situation where ASD is being discussed in relation to their children but not being the 'primary care giver' our views are not heard?????