The Invisible Disability Growing up in a family with five other members can be difficult, but also fun and exciting. When two of these members have Asperger's syndrome, chaos can ensue. My older brother and my father both have Asperger's syndrome. Growing up with family members diagnosed with this disability was very hard on the family. Having to make sure my brother would do the simple things every day, like doing his homework, brushing his teeth, and taking his medicine, caused him headaches every day. I often wonder how my mother and my three other children took care of all of this. Having two members of our family who couldn't pick up on the emotions of others around them, who had trouble understanding some humor, who had a sense of time, and who spoke in a language too sophisticated for anyone around them. 'They, except for each other, caused many problems which we sometimes could not repair. Growing up in a family like mine, I became an advocate for people with disabilities. With the news in the world of disability, people with Asperger's are now part of the autism spectrum. Asperger's syndrome should not be included in the autism spectrum so as not to restrict the benefits that have been provided in the past. This must happen because there are differences in the symptoms of each disorder, the roots of each disorder are very different, and the differences in the New Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders. According to the “Asperger's Syndrome and High-Functioning Autism Toolkit” written by Ann Brendel and colleagues, the history of Asperger's syndrome is very interesting. Asperger's syndrome (AS) was first documented in 1944 by German physician Dr. Hans Asperger. A group of four children he carries...... middle of paper ......do not belong there. Works CitedBaron-Cohen, Simon. “Autism and the technical mind.” Scientific American 307.5 (2012):72. EBSCO. Scientific reference center. Internet. February 13, 2014. Brendel, Ann, Geraldine Dawson, Peter F. Gebhardt, Kerry Magro, Valarie Paradiz, Patricia Schisssel and Stephen Shore. “Asperger’s Syndrome and High-Functioning Autism Toolkit.” Autism speaks. EBSCO. Autism Speaks, 2010. Web. February 13, 2014. Sanders, Laura. “One problem, many paths.” Science News 180.4 (2011): 20. EBSCO. Scientific reference center. Internet. February 13, 2014. “The Affordable Care Act and Autism and Related Conditions.” » HHS.gov. EBSCO. U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, nd Web. February 14, 2014. Gardner, Amanda. "Psychiatry gets a revised diagnostic manual." HealthDay Consumer NewsService December 3, 2012: Consumer Health Complete - EBSCO. Internet. February 13. 2014.