Families

Families can be difficult for Aspies.

In families that are characterized by extremely rigid expectations, the Aspie will often be treated like the "black sheep". This can create lots of conflict as parents try to impose unrealistic expecations on the Aspie child. Aspie social constraints can lead to embarrassment or worse.

Likewise, Aspie parents can seem cold and unemotional, sometimes erratic, to neurotypical children.