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Table 3 Interpersonal and social problems

From: A descriptive social and health profile of a community sample of adults and adolescents with Asperger syndrome

Have difficulties:

Reading other people's feelings:

91%

 

Responding to people's feelings:

86%

 

Trouble showing own feelings:

42%

 

Trouble managing time and planning:

61%

 

Trouble coping with unexpected changes:

87%

 

Stopping spending time on interests:

84%

 

Managing money:

67%

 

Cooking:

60%

 

Tidying and cleaning:

52%

 

Washing and showering:

31%

 

Doing well in jobs interviews:

40%

 

Getting to places on time:

31%

 

Reading books and newspapers:

71%

 

Writing neatly and legibly:

65%

 

Living independently without support (18+):

67%

 

Using public transport:

64%

 

Switching tasks:

85%

Social problems

Been bullied:

95%

 

Feel misunderstood:

63%

 

Feel left out of things:

77%

 

Feel put down by others:

62%

 

Feel sexually frustrated:

56%

 

Been sexually or financially exploited:

40%

 

Have distressing family problems:

31%