What is Aspangers Autism?
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Aspergers Syndrom is a disorder on the Autistic spectrum. It disables him from social interaction and feelings. He may be very intellegent or need more academic help if he has the lower functioning version. It is not as serious as the others like PDD and Down syndrome and .... others ETC. But he may need a special class that ofers higher academics and more social skills and adult living classes. This class is called Autistic Support. hope this helps best of luck!!!
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In 1944, an Austrian pediatrician named Hans Asperger observed four children in his practice who had difficulty integrating socially. Although their intelligence appeared normal, the children lacked nonverbal communication skills, failed to demonstrate empathy with their peers, and were physically clumsy. Their way of speaking was either disjointed or overly formal, and their all-absorbing interest in a single topic dominated their conversations. Dr. Asperger called the condition “autistic psychopathy” and described it as a condition primarily marked by social isolation.[30] He also stated that "exceptional human beings must be given exceptional educational treatment, treatment which takes into account their special difficulties. Further, we can show that despite abnormality, human beings can fulfill their social role within the community, especially if they find understanding, love and guidance".[2]\n\nHans Asperger and Leo Kanner identified essentially the same population, although the group identified by Asperger was perhaps more "socially functional" than Kanner's.[37] Traditionally, Kannerian autism is characterized by significant cognitive and communicative deficiencies, including delays in or lack of language.[38] A person with AS will not show delays in language, however.\n\nAsperger’s observations, published in German, were not widely known until 1981, when an English doctor named Lorna Wing published a series of case studies of children showing similar symptoms, which she called “Asperger’s” syndrome.[3] Wing’s writings were widely published and popularized. In 1992, the tenth published edition of the World Health Organization’s diagnostic manual and the International Classification of Diseases (ICD-10) included AS, making it a distinct diagnosis.[5] Later, in 1994, the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM-IV) and the American Psychiatric Association’s diagnostic reference book also added AS.[4][39]\n\nUta Frith (an early researcher of Kannerian autism) wrote that people with AS seem to have more than a touch of autism to them.[40] Others, such as Lorna Wing and Tony Attwood, share Frith's assessment. Dr. Sally Ozonoff, of the University of California at Davis's MIND Institute, argues that there should be no dividing line between "high-functioning" autism and AS,[41] and that the fact that some people do not start to produce speech until a later age is no reason to divide the two groups because they are identical in the way they need to be treated.\n\nhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Asperger%27s_Syndrome
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Absolutely: having one 'disorder' (I'm hesitant to call autism, especially high-functioning as yours obviously is, a disorder as this is offensive to many people with autism!) does not mean you cannot have another. Here is very very recent review to confirm this:\n\nStewart ME, Barnard L, Pearson J, Hasan R, O'Brien G, 2006\n\nDepression is common in autism and Asperger syndrome, but despite this, there has been little research into this issue. This review considers the current literature on the prevalence, presentation, treatment and assessment of depression in autism and Asperger syndrome. There are diagnostic difficulties when considering depression in autism and Asperger syndrome, as the characteristics of these disorders, such as social withdrawal and appetite and sleep disturbance, are also core symptoms of depression. Impaired verbal and non-verbal communication can mask the symptoms of depression. Symptoms associated with autism and Asperger syndrome such as obsessionality and self-injury may be increased during an episode of depression. There is a clear need to develop specific tools both for diagnostic purposes and for measurement of depression in autism and Asperger syndrome in order to help alleviate the distress caused by this treatable illness.\n\nI believe you can get the full-text of that artical on www.pubmed.org http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=pubmed&dopt=Abstract&list_uids=16522713&query_hl=69&itool=pubmed_docsum\n but you may have to pay... try searching the web?\n\nAnyway, I'm pretty sure that treatment will be the basic SSRI meds, but I would of course recommend psychological methods first- much more effective in the long run, and less likely to have side-effects! Cognitive-behavioural therapy works wonders...\n\nAll the best, I hope that helps!
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When someone says "autism" they can mean one of two things.\n1. The specific term "classic" autism or "autistic disorder."  \n2. The more generally "Autism Spectrum Disorder,"  "Spectrum" being the key word.  \nAsperger's, sometimes referred to as "high functioning autism," is on the spectrum.\n\nSymptoms of Classic Autism include:\n1. severe social disabilities (little or no eye contact, difficulty understanding others think differently than themselves, etc.)\n2. little or no verbal skills, (neither my niece or nephew could talk but my niece understands a lot but my nephew didn't.)\n&  3. repetative movements like rocking & hand flapping.\n\nSymptoms of Asperger's include:\n1. social disabilities (little eye contact, difficulty reading body language & tone of voice, etc.)\n2. odd speech (There may not be delays in speech, but they may have difficulty understanding figures of speech & will often speak monotone.)\n&  3. repetative movements like rocking & hand flapping, but not as severely.  \n\nClassic Autism makes up 12 - 36 % of all the people "on the autism spectrum"\nAspergers makes up 62 - 86% of all the people "on the autism spectrum"\nThe rest (Rett's, CDC, PDD-NOS) make up less than 3%.
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Asperger syndrome, also called Asperger's syndrome, AS, or the more common shorthand Asperger's, is characterized as one of the five pervasive developmental disorders, and is commonly referred to as a form of high-functioning autism. In very broad terms, individuals with Asperger's have normal or above average intellectual capacity, with atypical or poorly developed social skills often with emotional/social development or integration happening later than usual as a result.\n\n \nAsperger described his patients as "little professors".The term "Asperger's syndrome" was coined by Lorna Wing in a 1981 medical paper. She named the syndrome after Hans Asperger, an Austrian psychiatrist and pediatrician who himself had used the term autistic psychopathy.\n\nFor a lot more, please check reference links
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aspergers is the correct spelling and there is a wealth of information out there on it.  It is a form of autism I believe.
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It all depends on the student's unique talents and interests. Often people with Asperger's Syndrome have a special interest area that could become a career. According to Dr. Temple Grandin, a college professor who has autism, "many children with autism are good at drawing, art and computer programming. These talent areas should be encouraged. I think there needs to be much more emphasis on developing the child's talents. Talents can be turned into skills that can be used for future employment."\n\nI would also recommend considering a job that has a reasonably high degree of structure, predictability, and allows the person opportunities to work alone.  \n\nA great book about this topic is "Developing Talents: Careers for Individuals with Asperger Syndrome and High-Functioning Autism" by Temple Grandin, Kate Duffy, and Tony Attwood. This book is excellent; I highly recommend it.\n\nHere are some additional resources that I hope can help.\n\nWebsites:\n\n"Ten Things Every Child with Autism Wishes You Knew" by Ellen Notbohm - http://www.southflorida.com/sfparenting/sfe-sfp-autism,0,6196233.story\n\nWebsite of Paula Kluth, Ph.D. - http://www.paulakluth.com/autism.html\n\nPositively Autism (free online magazine) - http://www.positivelyautism.com\n\nTeaching Tips for Children and Adults with Autism by Temple Grandin, Ph.D. - http://www.autism.org/temple/tips.html\n\nBooks:\n\n"Your Life is Not a Label: A Guide to Living Fully with Autism and Asperger's Syndrome" by Jerry Newport\n\n"You're Going to Love This Kid!: Teaching Students With Autism in the Inclusive Classroom" By Paula Kluth \n\n"Not Even Wrong: Adventures in Autism" By Paul Collins \n\nAny book by Temple Grandin
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It isn't just other people's body language that Aspie kids don't understand. They also don't understand the link between their own behaviors and the effect they have on other people. Cause and effect is a difficult concept (as are most abstract concepts) for them to grasp. Aspie kids often exhibit repetitive non-verbal behaviors like clapping their hands, flapping arms, tapping,swaying, rocking,scratching, rubbing etc. Most of the time these are subconscious or unconscious.
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I don't know if your looking for info specifically on the visual hypersensitivity or just on autism in general. I would recommend contacting the connections center. Dr Gutstein has developed an amazing program. You can get more info at  rdiconnect.com\n\n\nAlso there was a link on the autism research institutes website. Dr Kaplan did some pretty interesting work.
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Check and see if your community has an Easter Seals program. I am a TSS in Pennsylvania who accompanies children with autism to such activities. Most of the social activities we attend are sponsored by Easter Seals. Some communities also have summer camps for children with Autism and children with special needs. In Pennsylvania, the social activities in my area range from Therapeutic Horseback riding, bowling gymnastics, Swimming, Boche Ball just to name a few. You can also check with your local ASA chapter and see what suggestions they might have. GOOD LUCK!!
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My Uncle and his two sons have aspergers\n\nThey are all quite brilliant in their own ways, but have some quirks socially and tend to be messy and a little scatterbrained at times\n\nAspergers tends to be much milder and managable than autism\nYou can basically live a normal life \n\nSometimes we miss a blessing in disguise\nI hope you enjoy your gifted child
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I do not know the percent but if you are a doctor and you marry a scientist it is more likely that you two will have an aspergers child.  Go figure.  Aspergers makes you different but that does not mean you shouldn't have kids.  I am related to an Aspergers kid, he has echolalia and palalia ,can read at 9th grade level even though he is 8. He is bright but strange little boy, socially he is behind and sees things differently than other kids his age, has few friends, but he will grow and learn how to cope in this world and maybe be a Bill Gates.  My point?  Don't worry.  Hope he is healthy.  Or she.\n\nYou can join groups or forums for Aspergers like yourself.  It might be helpful and entertaining.
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I have been diangnosed with Asperger's Syndrome.It's a type of high functioning autisim.Here is some information I have found on all three conditions.\n\nAutism\nAutism is classified as a neurodevelopmental disorder that manifests itself in markedly abnormal social interaction, communication ability, patterns of interests, and patterns of behavior.\nAlthough the specific etiology of autism is unknown, many researchers suspect that autism results from genetically mediated vulnerabilities to environmental triggers. And while there is disagreement about the magnitude, nature, and mechanisms for such environmental factors, researchers have found at least seven major genes prevalent among individuals diagnosed as autistic. Some estimate that autism occurs in as many as one United States child in 166, however the National Institute of Mental Health gives a more conservative estimate of one in 1000[1]. For families that already have one autistic child, the odds of a second autistic child may be as high as one in twenty. Although autism is about 3 to 4 times more common in boys, girls with the disorder tend to have more severe symptoms and greater cognitive impairment. Diagnosis is based on a list of psychiatric criteria, and a series of standardized clinical tests may also be used.\nAutism may not be physiologically obvious. A complete physical and neurological evaluation will typically be part of diagnosing autism. Some now speculate that autism is not a single condition but a group of several distinct conditions that manifest in similar ways.\nBy definition, autism must manifest delays in "social interaction, language as used in social communication, or symbolic or imaginative play," with "onset prior to age 3 years", according to the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders. The ICD-10 also says that symptoms must "manifest before the age of three years." There have been large increases in the reported incidence of autism, for reasons that are heavily debated by researchers in psychology and related fields within the scientific community.\nSome children with autism have improved their social and other skills to the point where they can fully participate in mainstream education and social events, but there are lingering concerns that an absolute cure from autism is impossible with current technology. However, many autistic children and adults who are able to communicate (at least in writing) are opposed to attempts to cure their conditions, and see such conditions as part of who they are.\nThere is a great diversity in the skills and behaviors of individuals diagnosed as autistic, and physicians will often arrive at different conclusions about the appropriate diagnosis. Much of this is due to the sensory system of autistics, which is quite different from the sensory system of other people, since certain stimulations can affect an autist differently than a non-autist, and the degree to which the sensory system is affected varies wildly from one autistic person to another.\nNevertheless, professionals within pediatric care and development often look for early indicators of autism in order to initiate treatment as early as possible. However, some people do not believe in treatment for autism, either because they do not believe autism is a disorder or because they believe treatment can do more harm than good.\nSocial development\nTypically, developing infants are social beings—early in life they do such things as gaze at people, turn toward voices, grasp a finger, and even smile. In contrast, most autistic children prefer objects to faces and seem to have tremendous difficulty learning to engage in the give-and-take of everyday human interaction. Even in the first few months of life, many seem indifferent to other people because they avoid eye contact and do not interact with them as often as non-autistic children.\nChildren with autism often appear to prefer being alone to the compa
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First, I'd like to challenge the notion of a "dramatic increase" of autism.\n\nDifferent Definition, different diagnosis rate:  20 years ago, when you said "autism" you were refering to the full-blown or "strict" autism. (Rocking, head banging, little or no speach) The rate of "strict autism" hasn't changed nearly as much as the sensational stats you hear about. Now we know about a mild form of autism called Asperger's. Not only do we have a lot of kids diagnosed as Asperger's (classified under autism) but many adults are being diagnosed.  Many people suspect Bill Gates is autistic.  Some suspect Thomas Jefferson & Albert Einstein were both Asperger's.\n\nAs for vaccinations, they USED TO contain a mercury type preservative called thimerosal. They stopped putting thimerosal in children's vaccines around the year 2000. The last lots of vaccines which contain thimerosal as a preservative expired by early 2003. \n\nCAUSES:\nThere is a significant genetic factor in autism. This is evident in twin studies. If one identical twin is autistic, the second one has an 80% chance of being on the autistic spectrum. If the child isn't autistic, she is likely to have some traits, just not enough to be classified autistic. Yet with faternal twins, if one twin is autistic, the 2nd twin is no more likely to be autistic than a sibling born 10 years later! (4%)\n\nThey believe it isn't just one gene involved. It seems to be several genes that "collide" in one person to make then vunerable to autism.\n\nIt's not 100% genetic. If it was, then if one identical twin is autistic, the second one would ALWAYS be autistic.
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"Autism is classified as a neurodevelopmental disorder which manifests itself in markedly abnormal social interaction, communication ability, patterns of interests, and patterns of behavior."  Wikipedia\n\nAs to age, it used to be mostly very young children who were diagnosed with autism, but now it has become something of a catch-all diagnosis, and kids of all ages get the label.  The way I learned it in college, it meant a child who did not seem to grasp that other people were people, and instead treated them rather like objects.  They are very self-contained, which may be withdrawn or simply uninvolved with others.  Still, it seems there are mental health workers who can bring them out, get them interacting to some extent, and (perhaps more to the point) get their parents to appreciate their personalities and adapt to them.
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Yes, and love them, too.\nMy son has Asperger's.  He has many good qualities and faults that have nothing to do with the syndrome and others that seem absolutely tied to having it.  People who don't know the label "Asperger's" or understand that the difficulty the guy has isn't something he chooses to have are often reluctant to spend time with him.  He sometimes acts in ways that embarrass his siblings or alarm their friends because he is different.\nHe has a hard life.   He will never be able to benefit from the remarkable talents he has because he finds others in the world impossible to understand.\nPlease add love/worry about/pity to your list.