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Richard was diagnosed with Asperger syndrome seven years ago after being referred to a specialist diagnostic centre. He is working hard to change aspects of his behaviour for his wife and family.

Autism >> Life on the Autism spectrum >> Men in employment/education >> Richard and Sue - Interview 10 >> While Richard can give a dictionary definition of the word enthusiasm, he says that he has never actually felt the emotion.

Richard was diagnosed with Asperger syndrome seven years ago after being referred to a specialist diagnostic centre. He is working hard to change aspects of his behaviour for his wife and family.

Autism >> Life on the Autism spectrum >> Men in employment/education >> Richard and Sue - Interview 10 >> Richard had a solitary childhood.

Richard was diagnosed with Asperger syndrome seven years ago after being referred to a specialist diagnostic centre. He is working hard to change aspects of his behaviour for his wife and family.

Autism >> Life on the Autism spectrum >> Women in employment/education: >> Miranda – Interview 05b >> Miranda is happy to be on her own after some unhappy relationships in the past.

Miranda was recently diagnosed with Asperger syndrome, after three years of her being aware that she may have the condition.

Autism >> Life on the Autism spectrum >> Men in employment/education >> Sam – Interview 17b >> Sam’s obsessional thoughts are all consuming and he is unable to concentrate on anything else.

Sam was diagnosed with Asperger syndrome two years ago. He is studying for a PhD and lives by himself.

Autism >> Life on the Autism spectrum >> Women not in paid employment/education >> Mary – Interview 01b >> Kate Winslett was Mary’s most extreme obsession and this lasted for eight years.

After researching various conditions on the internet, Mary was diagnosed with Asperger syndrome aged 21. She also has OCD and experiences anxieties.

Autism >> Life on the Autism spectrum >> Men in employment/education >> Ian – Interview 13b >> Ian has a new obsession about people respectfulness and will hold grudges against people who are disrespectful.

Ian is 22 and was diagnosed with autism with he was 8 years old. He is currently doing a vocational waiting at table course and is interested in palaeontology and film making.

Autism >> Life on the Autism spectrum >> Men not in employment/education >> Russell – Interview 07b >> Russell tries to avoid obsessing about things that could go wrong when he is away from home.

Russell was diagnosed with Asperger syndrome when he was 12 years old. His awareness of potential difficulties is increasing as he grows older and more aware. Russell describes himself as being prone to outbursts and is taking anti-depressants.

Autism >> Life on the Autism spectrum >> Men in employment/education >> Sam – Interview 17b >> Sam recalls an “emotional distance” between himself and other children.

Sam was diagnosed with Asperger syndrome two years ago. He is studying for a PhD and lives by himself.

Autism >> Life on the Autism spectrum >> Men in employment/education >> Christopher – Interview 14b >> Christopher is unhappy he is autistic, but also glad that he is.

Christopher, 17, was diagnosed with Asperger syndrome when he was 14. Family is very important to Christopher and he will soon start college to do A-Levels in history and law.

Autism >> Life on the Autism spectrum >> Men not in employment/education >> Simon – Interview 16b >> It took Simon a while to learn what a friend was and explains how he finds it hard to trust people.

Simon, aged 22 was diagnosed with autism when he was 5 years old. He has developed his own strategies to cope during social situations. Simon is interested in animals and aims to find employment in this area. Simon does talks on autism to help people to understand.

Autism >> Life on the Autism spectrum >> Men in employment/education >> Damian – Interview 03b >> Damian was upset when he was first diagnosed because of the labels he’d been given in the past.

Damian was diagnosed with Asperger syndrome a year ago. He is well educated with a degree, Master’s degree and a PGCE, and is now studying for a PhD. Damian lives with his son, 7, who has classic autism.

Autism >> Life on the Autism spectrum >> Men not in employment/education >> Simon – Interview 16b >> An expert in autism has helped Simon deal with his depression.

Autism >> Life on the Autism spectrum >> Men not in employment/education >> Simon – Interview 16b >> Simon’s friends helped him understand his feelings for a girl who wanted to be his girlfriend.

Autism >> Life on the Autism spectrum >> Men in employment/education >> Damian – Interview 03b >> Damian’s relationship with his son is “the best thing”.

Autism >> Life on the Autism spectrum >> Men not in employment/education >> Simon – Interview 16b >> Simon likes Wikipedia and also found reading the Beano helpful when he was younger because the characters’ expressions where highlighted.

Autism >> Life on the Autism spectrum >> Women not in paid employment/education >> Mary – Interview 01b >> Mary attends a structured support group where they discuss emotions and talk about how they have been feeling.

After researching various conditions on the internet, Mary was diagnosed with Asperger syndrome aged 21. She also has OCD and experiences anxieties.

Autism >> Life on the Autism spectrum >> Men not in employment/education >> John – Interview 08b >> John hoards electrical goods and books. He was surprised to find out that hoarding was linked to Asperger syndrome.

After having a lot of contact with mental health services over the years, John was diagnosed with mild Asperger syndrome aged 45. Previous employment has proved problematic for John and he feels employers should be more aware of Asperger syndrome.

Autism >> Life on the Autism spectrum >> Men not in employment/education >> Simon – Interview 16b >> Simon talks about self harm and feeling aggressive.

Autism >> Life on the Autism spectrum >> Men in employment/education >> James - Interview 49 >> In his last year at school James found that he had made friends without realising it at the time.

James was diagnosed with Asperger syndrome when he was 12 years old. After spending some time in a psychiatric ward, James went to a specialist unit on the site of a mainstream school and is now in his third year studying psychology at university.

Autism >> Life on the Autism spectrum >> Women not in paid employment/education >> Mary – Interview 01b >> Mary worried about having a personality disorder and was relieved to be diagnosed with AS.

After researching various conditions on the internet, Mary was diagnosed with Asperger syndrome aged 21. She also has OCD and experiences anxieties.

Autism >> Life on the Autism spectrum >> Men in employment/education >> Richard and Sue - Interview 10 >> Richard describes, while he has learnt some body language over the past two years, “I don’t communicate own emotions usually because my emotions don’t

Richard was diagnosed with Asperger syndrome seven years ago after being referred to a specialist diagnostic centre. He is working hard to change aspects of his behaviour for his wife and family.

Autism >> Life on the Autism spectrum >> Men in employment/education >> Richard and Sue - Interview 10 >> Sue describes how her husband could never relate emotionally to anything happening at home and did not recognise when she was upset.

Richard was diagnosed with Asperger syndrome seven years ago after being referred to a specialist diagnostic centre. He is working hard to change aspects of his behaviour for his wife and family.