Asperger's Syndrome Support Group - Nebraska. Emerges Lincoln has a newly formed support group for Nebraskans who have a family member with Asperger's Syndrome. Carolyn May initiated getting this group together and Edwina Gower is acting as the secretary. In Asperger's Disorder, affected individuals are characterized by social isolation and eccentric behavior in childhood. Though grammatical, their speech is peculiar due to abnormalities of inflection and a repetitive pattern.
Clumsiness is prominent both in their articulation and gross motor behavior.
They usually have a circumscribed area of interest which usually leaves no space for more age appropriate, common interests. Some examples are cars, trains, French Literature, door knobs, hinges, cappuccino, meteorology, astronomy or history. Back to the Families Home Page .