Hi, I am inclined to agree, I'm sure there is a link in the brain of my Aspergers daughter to that of MIL in stage 5.
Daughter 10:-
Will wear jumpers in summer, summer dresses in winter
Wears same clothes over and over
Be abbusive (not intentionally) to strangers (i.e, she's fat)
Will smell food before she eats it.
Very fussy eater limited to a few foods
Zero communication skills,
Obessive and repetitive
Same questions over and over again
Not interested in keeping clean, wiping face, brushing hair
Always thinks about Me, I and myself no empathy
Very senstive will go off on one if not handled correctly
MIL 76:-
same
same
same
same
not same
not same
same
same
same
same
Humm,I'm sure this is so similar it gives me goose bumps. These are just a few examples. I basically treat them the same for their needs, always calm and clear in my communication. Also space and time to answer difficult questions. This might not be to do with memory but the other affects of AZ. Although daughter cannot process to much at one time. Remembers things from ages ago but not present day, also lies lies and lies. But TP made me realise that maybe she isn't lying just can't get the response out in the time wanted.....
There must be something in this, the same part of the brain, there's no cure for Aspergers, they just have to learn how to fake it.. I hope that maybe a educated person studying Autism and one studying AZ could get there heads together for a day...
and give me a seat