Who can get Asperger's Syndrome?

Answer 1

Knowing exactly who has Asperger's and who does not is currently not possible for most people in so-called "normal" society.

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There are visible signs of the condition, mostly displayed in the behavior of those who have it. Such people can be said to have Asperger's, and many of them crack that it, however, does NOT have them.

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Asperger's Syndrome can affect people of any race, gender, religious background, nationality, social class, etc. It can be inherited or be a spontaneous genetic mutation. It is more often diagnosed in males than in females.

Answer 2

• Amanda Baggs, advocate of rights for autistic people
• Marty Balin, singer and songwriter with Jefferson Airplane and Jefferson Starship
• Lucy Blackman, university educated author
• Alonzo Clemons, American clay sculptor
• Tony DeBlois, blind American musician
• Jonathan Jayne, contestant on American Idol
• Christopher Knowles, American poet
• Bhumi Jensen, grandson of Bhumibol Adulyadej, King of Thailand
• Leslie Lemke, blind American musician
• Jonathan Lerman, American artist
• Jason McElwain, high school Basketball player
• Thristan Mendoza, Filipino marimba prodigy
• Tito Mukhopadhyay, author, poet, and philosopher
• Derek Paravicini, blind British musician
• James Henry Pullen, gifted British carpenter
• Matt Savage, U.S. autistic jazz prodigy
• Birger Sellin, German author
• Henriett Seth-F., Hungarian autistic savant, poet, writer and artist
• Daniel Tammet, British autistic savant
• Richard Wawro, Scottish artist
• Stephen Wiltshire, British architectural artist

I do. Oh, and so does Dan Aykroyd.

Answer 3

Anyone can be born with Asperger's Syndrome. Boys are more likely to be diagnosed with it, however. Some psychiatrists believe that girls are born with Asperger's Syndrome at the same rate as boys, but are not diagnosed as often as boys are.

Asperger's Syndrome does appear to run in families, so a genetic componant is quite likely indicated, though not yet identified.

Answer 4

Children with Asperger's Syndrome (AS) grow up to be adults with AS. The current estimate of children with AS could be as high as 1 in every 250. So, the rate of adults with AS could be the same.

Answer 5

Any person could be born with Asperger's Syndrome. It will affect him or her, the family, the spouse, friends, co-workers, etc., although some of them might be only minimally affected.

Answer 6

No...Asperger syndrome is most likely genetic.