“Asperger’s syndrome (AS), a high functioning form of autism, is growing in prevalence, having risen tenfold over the past decade” (Robinson Pg.2310-2321). AS is a lifelong brain development disorder that leads to problems with social skills, behavior, and coordination (“Asperger's Syndrome: Causes, Symptoms, and Diagnosis”). Asperger’s syndrome usually becomes obvious during childhood and remains throughout life, with varying degrees of disability. Although AS cannot be cured, early diagnosis and intervention can help a child make social connections, achieve their potential, and lead a productive life.
Asperger’s Syndrome originated from Hans Asperger, an Austrian physician who first described the syndrome in nineteen- forty-four. Today, Asperger's syndrome is technically no longer a diagnosis on its own. It is now part of a broader category called Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD). This group of related mental health issues shares some symptoms (“Asperger's Syndrome: Causes, Symptoms, and Diagnosis”). Individuals with Asperger’s are often self- prescribed loners, they usually express great interest in making friends and meeting people. Unfortunately, their awkward approach and insensitivity to other feelings, odd facial expressions, and body language makes developing
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Speech-language therapy, to help improve your child’s communication skills. Cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT), to boost your child change his way of thinking. Parent education and training uses techniques your child learns so you can work on social skills with him at home. Applied behavior analysis which is a technique that encourages positive social and communication skills in your child, and medicine although there is no drugs approved by the FDA, there is medications that can be used to help Asperger related symptoms such as depression, and anxiety (“Asperger's
First, those who suffer from Asperger’s tend to lack the basic social skills required in everyday life, such as hugging, communicating, or expressing their feelings. For example, in “The Curious Incident” Christopher hits people who touch him in an unwelcome manner. So when his father became angry with him, and he latched onto Christopher’s arm: “I don’t like when people grab me. And I don’t like being surprised either. So I hit
A Comparison between Christopher Boone and Raymond Babbitt Asperger s disorder is not a disease, but a developmental brain disorder. It is four times more prevalent in boys than in girls and it shows no racial, ethnic or social boundaries. Family income, lifestyle and educational levels do not affect the chance of Asperger s disorder occurrence. According to Hans Asperger: It is important to know that the person with AS perceives the world differently. Therefore, many behaviours that seem odd are due to neurological differences and not the result of intentional rudeness or bad behaviour.
In the 1940’s two doctors in different countries observed children displaying similar behaviors and deficits. One of the doctors was Viennese pediatrician Dr. Hans Asperger and the other was a child psychiatrist named Leo Kanner. Dr. Kanner was the first of the two doctors to report his observations. What he described were behaviors similar to those seen in children with what we call Autistic disorder. The behaviors affected the children’s communication, social interaction and interests. Dr. Asperger later published an article discussing what he dubbed “Autistische Psychpathen im Kindesalter” which translates to “Autistic Psychopathy”. Although some behaviors overlapped, there were differences leading to the belief that these doctors were documenting two different disorders. The two most prevalent were the differences in motor and language abilities (Miller, Ozonoff). Another was Asperger’s belief that his patients were of normal or above average intelligence. It was not until 1994 that Asperger Syndrome was entered into the Diagnostics and Statistics Manual of Mental Disorders Fourth Edition (DSM IV), finally becoming an official diagnosis. At the time, Asperger Syndrome (AS) was labeled as a subcategory of autism along with autistic disorder, childhood disintegrative disorder and pervasive development disorder. Since then, the community of people with Asperger Syndrome has grown to love and better understand the disorder that they live with every day. Some of them have even affectionately named themselves “Aspies”.
...at comes naturally to most people: listening to others, looking them in the eye, and trying to understand another's point of view. Dr. Attwood believes, "Children with Asperger's Syndrome have the strong desire to have friends while recognizing their considerable difficulties with achieving and maintaining genuine friendships. Many experience ridicule, exclusion, teasing or bullying. Education programs can be used to assist them."
Many people across the world are unfamiliar with disorders associated with autism. Some people do not even know what autism actually is. Asperger’s Syndrome is one perplexing disorder, of countless, that needs to be acknowledged. Although it is one of the more well-known disorders, an understanding of Asperger’s is far from common knowledge. There is an abundance of misconceptions and people unaware of what Asperger Syndrome actually is. Being uncertain about the characteristics of a person with Asperger’s allows people to go through life not understanding the disorder itself and people who have it.
This paper was reprinted with permission of Susan Moreno on the O.A.S.I.S. (Online Asperger's Syndrome Information and Support)
Recommended by Bill Gates, I read the novel called The Rosie Project by Graeme Simsion which illustrates the way Asperger’s Syndrome manifests in a person’s everyday life. The main character, Don Tillson, suffers from Asperger’s, and as his symptoms are illustrated throughout the book, one can see two prevalent aspects of Asperger’s Syndrome. On one hand, Don exhibits highly intelligent and orderly behavior: Don is a professor of genetics and consistently shows a high level of competence and expertise in the field of genetics. In regards to his daily life, Don depends on a highly organized daily schedule that determines the activities he has to complete and at what time he must complete them. He follows his daily schedules religiously, as far as planning out every meal that he will
I was first labeled in second grade, when I was diagnosed with Asperger’s syndrome. The therapist who diagnosed me told my parents that, best case scenario, I would grow up to be an accountant. While accountancy never really appealed to me, I accepted the general idea. I believed that poor social skills were destined to stick with me, all because of that diagnosis. Having accepted this, little eight-year-old me saw no reason to better my social skills, because why should I waste time trying to change my destiny?
Aspergers is a higher functioning form of Autism although some may have it worse than others. This is more common in boy than it is in girls. When having this condition people may have a hard time talking or socializing with people they aren’t close with or don’t share the same interests with. Kids with Aspergers usually show interest in specific topics such as superheroes, cars, insects, pretty much anything. They also enjoy things like television, video games, tablets, phones, basically anything with a screen. With a screen usually comes bright lights and loud noises. People with Aspergers don’t enjoy either of these things so to keep them safe from it use sunglasses and noise blocking earmuffs.
“If you've met one person with Asperger's syndrome, you've met one person with Asperger's syndrome ... Within this condition, beneath this label, the variety of personality, of humor, of behavior, is infinite.”(Hugh Dancy). Antisocial Personality Disorder makes a person disregard other’s feelings as well as right from wrong. Asperger’s Syndrome is an Autism Spectrum Disorder that gets overlooked or confused with other disorders, like Antisocial Personality Disorder, but they are stark different. Do they actually have anything in common, or do people only see one of the many symptoms?
The third common type is Asperger's syndrome. This syndrome is defined as a condition that causes difficulties in communication and using imagination (4). In other words, people with Asperger's syndrome find it difficult to socially interact with others and have a normal conversation. Moreover, they may not understand a person's facial expressions and body language; therefore, they feel confused and anxious. People with Asperger's syndrome love routines. For example, a man may insist on completing a task in a specific order. Furthermore, a child may feel sad because of a change in the class schedule. Also, showing strong obsessive interest in a hobby is one of the characteristics of Asperger's syndrome. It appears that this syndrome affects males more than females. Like Down syndrome and Turner syndrome, Asperger's syndrome does not have a cure, and the role of treatment is to improve the patient's
Nowadays, the most common treatments for Autism is behavioral therapy. ABA therapy is a very common technique used. (Simpson) The children with Autism are taught general social skills. One way this is taught is through modeling social behaviors to them and teaching them to imitate it.
Autism is a neurodevelopmental disorder that effects the brains development. It is characterized by affecting communication, cognition and social interaction. The spectrum of the disorders ranges from a mild condition called Asperger’s syndrome to a more severe form, which severely impairer’s development. The Office of Communications and Public Liaison states that the disorder affects one and eighty-eight children, however ASD effects boys more frequently than girls (Office of Communications and Public Liaison, 2013). ASD emerges in all age, ethnic and socioeconomic groups. The significant varied character and severity of the disorder is why ASD is considered a spectrum that poses a broad range of symptoms.
Autism spectrum disorder (ASD) is known as a neurodevelopmental disorder that is capable of weakening communication, behavior and socialization. Certain types of autism might not be identified until three years of life and it happens more frequently in boys compared to girls. Autism is not curable but it can be controlled using certain type of treatments as there is no specific treatment for autism. The question arises for these articles are if the treatment used was effective? There are many types of treatments that are able to control autism and the types of treatments used in these articles were behavioral involvement which is learning system based on interference approach. This will help to lessen and uphold the target’s behavior. Complementary and alternative medicine and special diets are treatments used in autism as CAM and special diets will be able to maintain autism. Communication interventions are very useful for autism and one of the main communication treatments is speech therapy. It maintains the expressive and receptive communication of children mainly it maintains the expression and enhances symbol learning. Educational therapy plays a role in treating children with autism as it supports children through the condition of visual details.
Since Autism doesn’t present the same in each person, everyones needs are unique. Where some will excel others may drag behind, it 's important to figure out what areas need to be focused on more so than others early on so you can target them with structured programs and activities. Most people with Autism have underlying medical conditions as well as behavioral conditions so being on the correct medication and monitoring that is very important. Often times it 's recommended for children with Autism to go to therapy sessions for speech, social interaction skills, and general development. It 's extremely important to focus on social skills since that 's one of the main components of Autism is a lack or strain on social skills. Enrolling your children in specialized structured activities to help them work on their social skills is important for their