It was first grade when my son was finally diagnosed with Aspergers. At that time, the Dr. seemed to be the only one who knew what it was. It took a while for his school to understand the problem. Once they did, My son was provided a full time aid. She helped him get threw school and made a huge difference. He was always pretty well liked by the other kids, but he didn't really have "friends" because he was not good at typical conversation. However he took a serious interest in music. This didn't surprise me, because he started singing before he started talking. By the 2nd grade he was in the orchestra playing violin. Then later Bass. Meanwhile, at home, he learned guitar. He started writing his own songs by 6th grade, and playing live shows by 8th grade. When on stage, my son is a totally different person. Very confident and comfortable. He is more nervous OFF stage than on. I was so proud when he graduated high school. At graduation, he sang the National Anthem. He is 20 years old now and attending college. He is in a band, playing clubs all over our city and has a solo album out that consists of songs written by him, and all of the instruments were played by him in the studio ( except drums ). A child with Aspergers may lack in some skills, but they can more than make up for that in other skills. His CD pictured above.

jeff
Toledo, OH