I was diagnosed with Asperger's on Monday, and advice about the syndrome will do?

How can I make my condition less noticeable? I get anxiety attacks because of it, does anyone know how I can just try and reduce the symptoms I have so they're less noticeable and general Asperger's advice? Your advice will be much appreciated.I was diagnosed with Asperger's on Monday, and advice about the syndrome will do?
I agree with Jake L that what you do to reduce the symptoms depends on what is motivating or maintaining those symptoms. Individuals with Asperger's disorder do not have any significant language delays but they often tend to have weaknesses in their use of non-literal language. That difficulty often tends to interfere with socialization. A behavior could also be due to sensory concerns. If that is that case, we often look at replacement behaviors. A sensory need or processing difficulty cannot be just eliminated but they can be reduced and there are often more socially acceptable ways of addressing that need. In any case, a quality eveluation should have looked at what was maintaining those behaviors and symptoms (a lack of doing that in an evaluation can lead to misdiagnosis) and it should have given you quality recomnmendations. If it did not do both of those things and put all of that information into a report for you then I would suggest getting a quality evaluation that will do those things. If you did get a report with that information, then look for a psychologist or other therapist who can help you to put those recommendations into place. Otherwise, you are just shooting into the dark. Read this article for helpful information on Asperger's Disorder and how to get a quality evaluation http://www.ehow.com/how_4723735_autism-a鈥?/a> I hope this helps.I was diagnosed with Asperger's on Monday, and advice about the syndrome will do?
Are your anxiety attacks the result of sensory issues or the fear of failing socially?





If your problem is sensory issues, I really don't know how to help you - some say that alcohol or other depressents reduce these symptoms, but obviously this is not feasible on a daily basis. I would try to reduce stressors of this type in my environment (assuming you aren't already doing that), and be open about the condition to others whom you interact with often.





If your problem is social ineptitude, then I unfortunately don't have a simple solution for you. There are many sites and resources for tips in this area, but many of them are actually contradictory - I would recommend finding exactly what you need more of within yourself and then searching specifically for information in that area. (ex. eye contact)





To make it less noticeable, try watching other people to see what they do in specific situations as a means of working out a script for that situation. Again, I apologise for the assumption that you don't already do this.





Anyway, good luck, and I'll check back here to see if you add more details. =)
Behavior therapy has been shown to be strongly effective for people with Asperger's syndrome.
Try here.





http://www.aspergers.com/