“This was the best description of my daughter that I had ever seen, and I knew this was it, my daughter had Asperger’s.”
“When I read the description, I started crying,” Nye says. It was not until Nye began working alongside a girl with Asperger’s and researched the diagnosis that she finally found the answer for which she had been searching. Valerie was initially diagnosed with ADHD, but Nye knew this diagnosis was not sufficient. It was difficult changing family routines, and she required extra support preparing for even minute alterations. She was rigid in many regards, had her own way of pronouncing words and would not be corrected. When Valerie was young, some people may have thought she was just a little different or high strung, Nye says.
Pokémon’s magnetism coupled with Asperger’s unwavering focus intensified Valerie’s interest in the Japanese culture and led her to begin studying the Japanese language in eighth grade. Valerie is very intelligent and became conversant in Pokémon to such a degree that Nye affectionately calls her daughter a walking Pokédex. They may be socially awkward, not understand conventional social rules or show a lack of empathy.”
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According to the Autism Society, “individuals with Asperger’s Disorder usually want to fit in and have interaction with others, but often they don’t know how to do it. Their oldest daughter, Valerie, has Asperger’s Syndrome and struggled to find a job due to the disorder and its impact on her social skills.Īsperger’s Syndrome, first described in the 1940’s by Hans Asperger, is a form of high functioning Autism. Nye and husband Frank opened the The Arctic Scoop two and a half years ago after deciding they wanted a career enabling them to work with their three teenagers.
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