This thread took me completely by surprise. My wife was diagnosed with Aspergers Syndrome at the age of 35. I do not have the problem so you can imagine the confusion in our house from time to time.
She has been an active singer for many years, mainly in choirs. This was in a sense a haven for her as she found somewhere she could fit in and understand the rules. My background has been a heavy involvement in the Australian folk scene for the last 33 years (since I was born) and although I had never heard of the Syndrome until recently i can see the such a person would fit right in as folkies/musos/choristers in my experience tend to be a very accepting bunch and are all used to being seen as a little weird by the 'normal' people
With regards to the drug issue, I am not aware of any possible treatment for Aspergers (high functioning autism) but many people i know with AS also have severe depression (possibly brought about by the constant trial of living in a world that doesn't make sense) and they may be prescribed Prozac etc for that. In Australia AS is little known by the medical profession but i detect some cynicism about diagnoses that parallels my feelings about ADD/ADHD diagnoses in Oz. overdiagnosed and used as an excuse.

My god, I seem to have rambled on forever. still in shock at finding this thread.

I would love to hear from anyone out there in the folk etc scene with an interest in AS.

Noel Kenny
noel@littlefolk.org
www.littlefolk.org

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