Asperger's syndrome: What it is 12 Articles

by Lisa Oliver

Asperger Disorder is a developmental disorder that is characterized by alack of social skills, repetitive movements and restrictive interests. Considered by some to be a form of "higher functioning" autism the symptomolog...read more

by Bob Younce

Asperger's Syndrome, sometimes known as Asperger's Disorder, is what is known as a "Pervasive Developmental Disorder." A Pervasive Developmental Disorder creates difficulties in a variety of areas for a child. Some of thes...read more

by Leonard Konis

Asperger Syndrome (AS) neurobiological or developmental disorder of specific symptoms diagnosed in children about three years of age or some cases early as infancy, part of a group of conditions called autism (Impairs soci...read more

by Imogen Rayne

Did you know that children with Asperger Syndrome can have a "normal intelligence level or language development"? They can seem normal, yet act in an odd manner, once they are in a social situations. According to Kirby (20...read more

by Aaron Noah Hoorwitz

Why autism spectrum disorders can look like defiance and what to do to help Asperger's Syndrome is one of the autism spectrum disorders that is often missed because it is diagnosed as other problems such as attention de...read more

by Jenessa Gayheart

Asperger's Syndrome: What it is I could give you a huge list of what, technically, Asperger's Syndrome is. My 11-yr-old boy is an AS child. But "what it is" really all comes down to a more basic issue. That of possi...read more

by Mandy Haxby

Asperger's syndrome is a neurological disorder that shares many of the same characteristics of autism. A person suffering with Asperger's syndrome will have problems with communication, difficulty with social relationships...read more

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by Suman Joshi

Teaching Empathy to a child with asperger syndrome Empathy means," putting oneself in others shoes and trying to understand how others are feeling their emotions". Although empathy is believed to be a built in raw emotio...read more

by Heidi Ashton

Aspergers disorder is considered to be mild autism and can disrupt an individuals ability to interact well with others. Also, one who has this disease would be very attached to routines and any disruption to a daily routi...read more

by Christine Chenery

A Brief Summary of the Asperger's Child When your child is first diagnosed as having Asperger's Syndrome (AS) what can you expect? Firstly you will think what is it?' Then you will think why me, what have I done to ...read more

by Lydia Shelley

Asperger's Syndrome is much more prevalent than we have been led to believe. More and more adults are being diagnosed with this condition, as well as High-Functioning Autism and Pervasive Developmental Disorders, Not Other...read more

by Meghan Cooper

Many people associate Asperger's Syndrome with the movie "rain man" because it is described as a "high-functioning autism." However, Asperger's is very different from the Spectrum Disorder (a term used ...read more