Families of Adults Affected by Asperger's Syndrome

In the world of Asperger syndrome, Victoria Harris is a success story with a job and a long-term relationship.

She is among just 12% of people with the condition currently employed in Britain, according to the National Autistic Society.

Asperger’s can cause behavioural and social difficulties often meaning it is hard to find work and sustain relationships.

But Miss Harris, from Weymouth in Dorset, has now been going out with her boyfriend Matt Dale, who has Tourette syndrome and obsessive-compulsive disorder, for four years.

She believes it was only down to being diagnosed at a young age that she was given the support she needed.
‘Work together’

“I think it is a problem [nowadays] that a lot of people are having with the condition.
Victoria Harris Miss Harris works part-time at a Tesco store

“Councils are finding money tight, especially at the moment, so getting a diagnosis is like getting blood out of a stone.”