[Kurushi22]

I have a friend who
Is worth more than
All my childhood and high
School friends put together.
We met through groups
That help those who
Have been in hospital
Get back on track.
She is very bright and like me
Was cut down in her prime.
But I don't believe
The social worker
Who told her that she
Is borderline aspergers.
Because when I speak
About what's bothering
Me she has great intuition.
I just think that she
Is so nice that she
Does not want to upset
Or offend anyone.
She tries to see the
Good side to people
And the happenings
Of day to day life.
She has been through
The mill but remains
Optimistic and hopeful.
She sees the world as
Inherently good and that
It is her who has a "disbility"
Where as I blame
The world around me for its
Prejudice and stigma.
And my condition will
Not hold me back.
She is happy to accept
Her lot and doesn't get angry.
We are pretty different
Personality wise but
Because we have been
Through similar troubles,
We get along.

[eskielover]

Remember Asperger's is a spectrum syndrome. No one with it has exactly the same behaviors. She may have the intuition but there may be other aspects if her behaviors that indicate some Asperger's characterists. It is not an all or nothing kind of thing.

[s4ndm4n2006]

Originally Posted by Kurushi22

I have a friend who
Is worth more than
All my childhood and high
School friends put together.
We met through groups
That help those who
Have been in hospital
Get back on track.
She is very bright and like me
Was cut down in her prime.
But I don't believe
The social worker
Who told her that she
Is borderline aspergers.
Because when I speak
About what's bothering
Me she has great intuition.
I just think that she
Is so nice that she
Does not want to upset
Or offend anyone.
She tries to see the
Good side to people
And the happenings
Of day to day life.
She has been through
The mill but remains
Optimistic and hopeful.
She sees the world as
Inherently good and that
It is her who has a "disbility"
Where as I blame
The world around me for its
Prejudice and stigma.
And my condition will
Not hold me back.
She is happy to accept
Her lot and doesn't get angry.
We are pretty different
Personality wise but
Because we have been
Through similar troubles,
We get along.

Nothing in what you describe necessarily states that this person cannot be on the spectrum. Aspergers does not make someone incapable of having normal emotions thoughts etc. Sure there are some autistic cases where someone may behave very differently than the average person but Aspergers many times is high functioning meaning they can go through life and handle things much like every other person.

[Erebos]

My son is ASD and he is very empathetic, intuitive affectionate funny, messy, loving and tactile.

This diagnosis merely tells us that the person with it is wired differently, that they may reach their conclusions in a different manner, that there maybe things they see we don't and vice versa. And each case is as individual as the person who has it.