I have several students on my caseload who have Asperger's, and many of them have a father who has Asperger's also. It's been fascinating getting to know that particularly part of the population. Most of them are incredibly good with language and mathematics, but have difficulties with gross motor or fine motor skills, and all the students can tell that there's just something a little bit off about them. For the most part they're really great to work with, because they interact on a more mature level than most kids their age. I can use the same language with my three Grade 2 boys who have Asperger's as I would with an adult. And I better not change the schedule around, because they know and I get heck for it. =D

Autism as a whole is fascinating. I have some kids who are completely non-verbal, almost catatonic, and then the Asperger's kids who are more like geniuses with bad social skills, and everything in between. You never know what you're going to find.